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ArticleCartilage2021

Hypoxic Preconditioning Enhances Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Survival in a Low Oxygen and Nutrient-Limited 3D Microenvironment.

Sun H Peck, Justin R Bendigo, John W Tobias, George R Dodge, Neil R Malhotra, Robert L Mauck, Lachlan J Smith

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Article in Cartilage, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sun H PeckDepartment of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Justin R BendigoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
John W TobiasPenn Genomic Analysis Core, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
George R DodgeMcKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Neil R MalhotraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Robert L MauckMcKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Lachlan J SmithDepartment of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5823-6073
Philadelphia VA Medical Center · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Overall: Resource-based Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Research (Overall Application)P30AR069619 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LOUIS J SOSLOWSKY · 2016 to 2026
$9.1M
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Bone Disease in the MucopolysaccharidosesR01AR071975 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SMITH, LACHLAN JAMES · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Regenerative potential of embryonic notochordal nucleus pulposus progenitorsR21AR070959 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MALHOTRA, NEIL, SMITH, LACHLAN JAMES · 2017 to 2018
$401k
Impaired BMP Signaling and Failed Bone Formation in Mucopolysaccharidosis VIIF32AR071298 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI PECK, SUN H · 2017 to 2018
$135k
Cartilage response to compression injury: A platform for therapeutics discoveryI01RX001213 · VA · PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DODGE, GEORGE R. · 2014 to 2020
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Bioactive Injectable Implants for Functional Intervertebral Disc RegenerationI01RX001321 · VA · PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Robert L Mauck, Lachlan James Smith · 2014 to 2026
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NIAMS NIH HHS F32 AR071298NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR069619NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR071975NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR070959RRD VA I01 RX001213RRD VA I01 RX001321
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSkeletal tissues such as intervertebral disc and articular cartilage possess limited innate potential to regenerate, in part due to their avascularity and low cell density. Despite recent advances in mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based disc and cartilage regeneration, key challenges remain, including the sensitivity of these cells to

designMSCs from multiple bovine donors were preconditioned in monolayer in normoxia or hypoxia, with or without TGF-β3, and the global effects on gene expression were examined using microarrays. Subsequently, the effects of preconditioning on MSC survival and extracellular matrix production were examined using low oxygen and nutrient-limited pellet culture experiments.

resultsHypoxic preconditioning resulted in upregulation of genes associated with growth, cell-cell signaling, metabolism, and cell stress response pathways, and significantly enhanced MSC survival for all donors in low oxygen and nutrient-limited pellet culture. In contrast, TGF-β3 preconditioning diminished survival. The nature and magnitude of the effects of preconditioning with either hypoxia or TGF-β3 on glycosaminoglycan production were donor dependent.

conclusionsThese results strongly support the use of hypoxic preconditioning to improve postimplantation MSC survival in avascular tissues such as disc and cartilage.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularMesenchymal Stem CellsAnimalsBone MarrowCattleHypoxiaNutrientsOxygenTransforming Growth Factor beta3NutrientsOxygenTransforming Growth Factor beta3articular cartilageglycosaminoglycansintervertebral disctherapytransforming growth factor–beta

Identifiers

PMID30971109
PMCPMC8461160
OpenAlexW2939707551

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