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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Definition of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Meniscus Regeneration by the Mechanism of Action and General Amp1200 Gene Expression.

Kentaro Nakamura, Tsukasa Kitahashi, Ryo Kogawa, Yuichi Yoshino, Izumi Ogura

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. [Advances in immunomodulatory strategies for meniscal regeneration].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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Kentaro NakamuraBioscience & Engineering Laboratory, FUJIFILM Corporation, Ashigarakamigun 258-8577, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5530-8051
Tsukasa KitahashiBioscience & Engineering Laboratory, FUJIFILM Corporation, Ashigarakamigun 258-8577, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0009-0003-5106-4776
Ryo KogawaBioscience & Engineering Laboratory, FUJIFILM Corporation, Ashigarakamigun 258-8577, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8838-4376
Yuichi YoshinoBioscience & Engineering Laboratory, FUJIFILM Corporation, Ashigarakamigun 258-8577, Kanagawa, Japan.
Izumi OguraBioscience & Engineering Laboratory, FUJIFILM Corporation, Ashigarakamigun 258-8577, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Abstract

The quality control (QC) of pharmaceutical-grade cell-therapy products, such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), is challenging. Attempts to develop such products have been hampered by difficulties defining cell-type-specific characteristics and therapeutic mechanisms of action (MoAs). Although we have developed a cell therapy product, FF-31501, consisting of human synovial MSCs (SyMSCs), it was difficult to find specific markers for SyMSCs and to define the cells separately from other MSCs. The purpose of this study was to create a method for identifying and defining SyMSCs from other tissue-derived MSCs and to delve deeper into the mechanism of action of SyMSC-induced meniscus regeneration. Specifically, as a cell-type-dependent approach, we constructed a set of 1143 genes (Amp1200) reported to be associated with MSCs and established a method to evaluate them by correlating gene expression patterns. As a result, it was possible to define SyMSCs separately from other tissue-derived MSCs and non-MSCs. In addition, the gene expression analysis also highlighted TNSF-15. The in vivo rat model of meniscus injury found TNSF-15 to be an essential molecule for meniscus regeneration via SyMSC administration. This molecule and previously reported MoA molecules allowed an MoA-dependent approach to define the mechanism of action for SyMSCs. Therefore, SyMSCs for meniscus regeneration were defined by means of two approaches: the method to separate them from other MSCs and the identification of the MoA molecules. These approaches would be useful for the QC of cell therapy products.

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MeniscusMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationRegenerationAnimalsCells, CulturedHumansMaleRatsSynovial MembraneTibial Meniscus Injuriescritical quality attributesmesenchymal stem cellsmolecular mechanisms of pharmacological actionquality controlsynovium

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