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ArticleStem cells translational medicine2017

Enhanced Cardioprotection by Human Endometrium Mesenchymal Stem Cells Driven by Exosomal MicroRNA-21.

Kan Wang, Zhi Jiang, Keith A Webster, Jinghai Chen, Hengxun Hu, Yu Zhou, Jing Zhao, Lihan Wang, Yingchao Wang, Zhiwei Zhong and 9 more

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Article in Stem cells translational medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 188 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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188 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 273 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kan WangDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhi JiangDepartment of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, People's Republic of China.
Keith A WebsterVascular Biology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Jinghai ChenCardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Hengxun HuDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yu ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Lihan WangDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yingchao WangDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhiwei ZhongDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Cheng NiDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Qingju LiDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Charlie XiangZhejiang-California International Nanosystems Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ling ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Rongrong WuDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Wei ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Hong YuDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xinyang HuDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jian'an WangDepartment of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhejiang Lab · CNGuizhou Provincial People's Hospital · CNUniversity of Miami · USZhejiang International Studies University · CN

Funding

Regulated Therapeutic Angiogenesis: for Ischemic DiseaseR01HL072924 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI WEBSTER, KEITH A · 2003 to 2014
$3.2M
Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Receptor Targeting and FunctioningR03AA020101 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI CALDWELL, KEVIN K. · 2010 to 2011
$148k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL072924NIAAA NIH HHS R03 AA020101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our group recently reported positive therapeutic benefit of human endometrium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (EnMSCs) delivered to infarcted rat myocardium, an effect that correlated with enhanced secretion of protective cytokines and growth factors compared with parallel cultures of human bone marrow MSCs (BMMSCs). To define more precisely the molecular mechanisms of EnMSC therapy, in the present study, we assessed in parallel the paracrine and therapeutic properties of MSCs derived from endometrium, bone marrow, and adipose tissues in a rat model of myocardial infarction (MI). EnMSCs, BMMSCs, and adipose-derived MSCs (AdMSCs) were characterized by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Paracrine and cytoprotective actions were assessed in vitro by coculture with neonatal cardiomyocytes and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. A rat MI model was used to compare cell therapy by intramyocardial injection of BMMSCs, AdMSCs, and EnMSCs. We found that EnMSCs conferred superior cardioprotection relative to BMMSCs or AdMSCs and supported enhanced microvessel density. Inhibitor studies indicated that the enhanced paracrine actions of EnMSCs were mediated by secreted exosomes. Analyses of exosomal microRNAs (miRs) by miR array and quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed that miR-21 expression was selectively enhanced in exosomes derived from EnMSCs. Selective antagonism of miR-21 by anti-miR treatment abolished the antiapoptotic and angiogenic effects of EnMSCs with parallel effects on phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), a miR-21 target and downstream Akt. The results of the present study confirm the superior cardioprotection by EnMSCs relative to BMMSCs or AdMSCs and implicates miR-21 as a potential mediator of EnMSC therapy by enhancing cell survival through the PTEN/Akt pathway. The endometrium might be a preferential source of MSCs for cardiovascular cell therapy. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2017;6:209-222.

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Cardiotonic AgentsEndometriumExosomesMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroRNAsAdipose TissueAnimalsBone Marrow CellsEndocytosisFemaleHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMaleModels, BiologicalMyocardial InfarctionMyocytes, CardiacCardiotonic AgentsMicroRNAsMIRN21 microRNA, humanAdiposeBone marrowCell therapyEndometriumMesenchymal stem cellsMyocardial infarction

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PMID28170197
PMCPMC5442741
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