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ArticleRegenerative therapy2025

Identification of mesenchymal stem cell populations with high osteogenic potential using difference in cell division rate.

Maya Watanabe, Yukiyo Asawa, Dan Riu, Tomoaki Sakamoto, Kazuto Hoshi, Atsuhiko Hikita

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Maya WatanabeDepartment of Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Yukiyo AsawaDivision of Tissue Engineering, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Dan RiuDivision of Tissue Engineering, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Tomoaki SakamotoDivision of Tissue Engineering, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Kazuto HoshiDepartment of Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Atsuhiko HikitaDivision of Tissue Engineering, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.

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Abstract

Introduction: In bone regenerative medicine, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely investigated for their potential in bone regeneration. However, MSCs are a heterogeneous cell population containing a variety of cell types, making it difficult to obtain a homogeneous MSC population sufficient for tissue regeneration. Our group previously reported that by selecting rapidly dividing human auricular chondrocytes, it was possible to enrich for more chondrogenic cells. In this study, we aimed to identify a highly osteogenic MSC population by using a similar approach for mouse bone marrow MSCs. Methods: Mouse bone marrow MSCs were fluorescently labeled with carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) and sorted according to the fluorescence intensity using flow cytometry on day 3 after labeling. To compare the ability to produce bone matrix Results: Differences in the growth rate of the fractionated cells were maintained after culture. Results of osteogenic differentiation culture and alizarin red staining showed more extensive mineral deposition in the slow cell group than in the fast cell group. Calcium quantification also showed higher absorbance in the slow cell group compared to the fast cell group, indicating higher osteogenic differentiation potential in the slow cell group. Furthermore, real-time qPCR analysis showed that osteocalcin expression was higher in the slow cell group in cells immediately after preparative differentiation. In addition, the expression of osteocalcin and sclerostin were higher in the slow cells after osteogenic differentiation. Conclusion: The slow cell population contains many highly differentiated cells that are already more deeply committed to the bone lineage, suggesting that they have higher osteogenic differentiation potential than the fast cell population. This study will contribute to the realization of better bone regenerative medicine by utilizing the high osteogenic differentiation potential of the slow cell population.

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Cell division rateFlow cytometryMesenchymal stem cellsOsteogenic differentiationRegenerative medicine

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