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ArticleBioengineering & translational medicine2023

Integrated role of human thymic stromal cells in hematopoietic stem cell extravasation.

Sara A Watson, Yousef Javanmardi, Luca Zanieri, Somayeh Shahreza, Roberta Ragazzini, Paola Bonfanti, Emad Moeendarbary

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Article in Bioengineering & translational medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara A WatsonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering UCL London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3730-9357
Yousef JavanmardiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering UCL London UK.
Luca ZanieriEpithelial Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Lab The Francis Crick Institute London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-3058
Somayeh ShahrezaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering UCL London UK.
Roberta RagazziniEpithelial Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Lab The Francis Crick Institute London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2186-293X
Paola BonfantiEpithelial Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Lab The Francis Crick Institute London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9655-3766
Emad MoeendarbaryDepartment of Mechanical Engineering UCL London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-3907
The Francis Crick Institute · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_17180Medical Research Council MR/R006237/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human thymus is the site of T-cell maturation and induction of central tolerance. Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-derived progenitors are recruited to the thymus from the fetal liver during early prenatal development and from bone marrow at later stages and postnatal life. The mechanism by which HSCs are recruited to the thymus is poorly understood in humans, though mouse models have indicated the critical role of thymic stromal cells (TSC). Here, we developed a 3D microfluidic assay based on human cells to model HSC extravasation across the endothelium into the extracellular matrix. We found that the presence of human TSC consisting of cultured thymic epithelial cells (TEC) and interstitial cells (TIC) increases the HSC extravasation rates by 3-fold. Strikingly, incorporating TEC or TIC alone is insufficient to perturb HSC extravasation rates. Furthermore, we identified complex gene expressions from interactions between endothelial cells, TEC and TIC modulates the HSCs extravasation. Our results suggest that comprehensive signaling from the complex thymic microenvironment is crucial for thymus seeding and that our system will allow manipulation of these signals with the potential to increase thymocyte migration in a therapeutic setting.

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drug discovery and developmentlymphoid progenitorsmicrofluidic devicesorgan‐mimetic systemsregenerative medicinethymus on a chiptissue engineering

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