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ArticleStem cell reports2024

Human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cell ex vivo gene therapy with synaptic organizer CPTX for spinal cord injury.

Yusuke Saijo, Narihito Nagoshi, Momotaro Kawai, Takahiro Kitagawa, Yu Suematsu, Masahiro Ozaki, Munehisa Shinozaki, Jun Kohyama, Shinsuke Shibata, Kosei Takeuchi and 3 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2024. 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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13 authors.

Yusuke SaijoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Narihito NagoshiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Electronic address: nagoshi@2002.jukuin.keio.ac.jp.
Momotaro KawaiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Takahiro KitagawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Yu SuematsuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Masahiro OzakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Munehisa ShinozakiDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Jun KohyamaDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Shinsuke ShibataDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Division of Microscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
Kosei TakeuchiDepartment of Medical Cell Biology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazago-Karimata, Nagakute, Aichi 430-1195, Japan.
Masaya NakamuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Michisuke YuzakiDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Hideyuki OkanoDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Electronic address: hidokano@keio.jp.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) has shown promise in spinal cord injury (SCI) model animals. Establishing a functional synaptic connection between the transplanted and host neurons is crucial for motor function recovery. To boost therapeutic outcomes, we developed an ex vivo gene therapy aimed at promoting synapse formation by expressing the synthetic excitatory synapse organizer CPTX in hiPSC-NS/PCs. Using an immunocompromised transgenic rat model of SCI, we evaluated the effects of transplanting CPTX-expressing hiPSC-NS/PCs using histological and functional analyses. Our findings revealed a significant increase in excitatory synapse formation at the transplantation site. Retrograde monosynaptic tracing indicated extensive integration of transplanted neurons into the surrounding neuronal tracts facilitated by CPTX. Consequently, locomotion and spinal cord conduction significantly improved. Thus, ex vivo gene therapy targeting synapse formation holds promise for future clinical applications and offers potential benefits to individuals with SCI.

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Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsCell DifferentiationGenetic TherapyHumansRatsRecovery of FunctionSpinal CordStem Cell Transplantationcell transplantationCPTXex vivo gene therapyhiPSCsSCIspinal cord injurysynapse formationsynapse organizer

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PMID38366597
PMCPMC10937157

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