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. 2009 Aug 15;88(3):346-53.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181ae5ba2.

Bone repair by transplantation of hTERT-immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells in mice

Hiroyuki Nakahara  1 , Haruo Misawa, Takahiro Hayashi, Eisaku Kondo, Takeshi Yuasa, Yasuhiro Kubota, Masayuki Seita, Hironobu Kawamoto, Wael A R A Hassan, Reham A R A Hassan, Shahid M Javed, Masato Tanaka, Hirosuke Endo, Hirofumi Noguchi, Shinichi Matsumoto, Katsuyoshi Takata, Yuichi Tashiro, Shuhei Nakaji, Toshifumi Ozaki, Naoya Kobayashi
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Bone repair by transplantation of hTERT-immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells in mice

Hiroyuki Nakahara et al. Transplantation. .

Abstract

Background: Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are multipotent stem cells found in the adult bone marrow that have the capacity to differentiate into various mesenchymal cell types. The hMSCs may provide a potential therapy to restore damaged tissues or organs of mesenchymal origin; however, a drawback is their limited life span in vitro.

Methods: We immortalized normal hMSCs with retrovirally transmitted human telomerase reverse transcriptase cDNA. One of the immortalized clones (YKNK-12) was established, and the biological characteristics were investigated in vitro and in vivo.

Results: YKNK-12 cells were capable of differentiating adipocytes, osetoblasts, and chondrocytes. Osteogenically differentiated YKNK-12 cells produced significant levels of growth factors BMP4, BMP6, FGF6, FGF7, transforming growth factor-beta1, and transforming growth factor-beta3.. Microcomputer tomography T and soft X-ray assays showed an excellent calvarial bone healing in mice after transplantation of osteogenically differentiated YKNK-12 cells. These cells expressed human-specific osteocalcin and increased the gene expression of runt-related transcription factor 2, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and osterix in the bone regenerating area. YKNK-12 cell transplant corrected the bone defect without inducing any adverse effects.

Conclusions: We conclude that hMSCs immortalized by transduction with human telomerase reverse transcriptase may provide an unlimited source of cells for therapeutic use in bone regeneration.

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