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. 2015 Dec 9;10(12):e0144226.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144226. eCollection 2015.

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Obtained from Synovial Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells on a Matrigel Coating Exhibited Enhanced Proliferation and Differentiation Potential

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Obtained from Synovial Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells on a Matrigel Coating Exhibited Enhanced Proliferation and Differentiation Potential

Yu-Liang Zheng et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells (iPSC-MSCs) serve as a promising source for cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine. However, optimal methods for transforming iPSCs into MSCs and the characteristics of iPSC-MSCs obtained from different methods remain poorly understood. In this study, we developed a one-step method for obtaining iPSC-MSCs (CD146+STRO-1+ MSCs) from human synovial fluid MSC-derived induced iPSCs (SFMSC-iPSCs). CD146-STRO-1-SFMSCs were reprogrammed into iPSCs by transduction with lentivirus-mediated Sox2, Oct-3/4, klf4, and c-Myc. SFMSC-iPSCs were maintained with mTeSR1 medium in Matrigel-coated culture plates. Single dissociated cells were obtained by digesting the SFMSC-iPSCs with trypsin. The dissociated cells were then plated into Matrigel-coated culture plate with alpha minimum essential medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 1× Glutamax, and the ROCK inhibitor Y-27632. Cells were then passaged in standard cell culture plates with alpha minimum essential medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and 1× Glutamax. After passaging in vitro, the cells showed a homogenous spindle-shape similar to their ancestor cells (SFMSCs), but with more robust proliferative activity. Flow cytometric analysis revealed typical MSC surface markers, including expression of CD73, CD90, CD105, and CD44 and lack of CD45, CD34, CD11b, CD19, and HLA-DR. However, these cells were positive for CD146 and stro-1, which the ancestor cells were not. Moreover, the cells could also be induced to differentiate in osteogenic, chondrogenic, and adipogenic lineages in vitro. The differentiation potential was improved compared with the ancestor cells in vitro. The cells were not found to exhibit oncogenicity in vivo. Therefore, the method presented herein facilitated the generation of STRO-1+CD146+ MSCs from SFMSC-iPSCs exhibiting enhanced proliferation and differentiation potential.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. SFMSCs.
(A–C) Microscopic image showing the typical morphology of SFMSCs. (D–F) Immunofluorescent staining of SFMSCs showing positive expression of STRO-1 at passage 2. (G–I) Immunofluorescent staining of SFMSCs showing decreased expression of STRO-1 at passage 6. Scale bars = 100 μm.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Flow cytometric analysis of SFMSCs and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs.
Both SFCs and SFMSCs expressed typical MSCs surface markers, including CD90, CD44, CD105, and CD73. CD45, CD34, CD11b, CD19, and HLA-DR were not detected on the surfaces of these cells. SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs expressed CD146. The black lines represent negative controls, and the red lines are the results for the experimental groups.
Fig 3
Fig 3. Induction of iPSCs from SFMSCs (Patient A).
(A) Microscopic image showing the morphology of SFMSCs after transfection for 4 days. (B) Microscopic image showing the morphology of SFMSCs after transfection for 20 days. (C) Typical image of hES cell-like colony after culture with Matrigel and mTeSR1 medium culture. (D) High-magnification image of SFMSC-iPSCs. (E) Staining of SFMSC-iPSCs showing positive expression of alkaline phosphatase. (F) Floating culture of SFMSC-iPSCs at day 8. Immunofluorescent staining of SFMSC-iPSCs showing positive expression of NANOG (G), OCT-4 (H), SOX-2 (I), SSEA-4 (J), TRA-1-60 (K), and TRA-1-81 (L). Scale bars = 100 μm.
Fig 4
Fig 4. SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs.
(A–C) Microscopic image showing the typical morphology of SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs. (D–F) Immunofluorescent staining of SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs showing positive expression of STRO-1 at passage 3. Scale bars = 100 μm.
Fig 5
Fig 5. Cell growth curve and senescence assay of SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs and SFMSCs.
Fig 6
Fig 6. Multipotent differentiation of SFMSCs and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs.
Alizarin red staining identified calcium deposits in SFMSCs (A, G, M) and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs (B, H, N) after osteogenic induction for 28 days. Lipid droplets were observed in SFMSCs (C, I, O) and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs (D, J, P) after culture in adipogenic induction medium for 28 days by sudan black B staining. Cartilage nodules formed by SFMSCs (E, K, Q) and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs (F, L, R) after chondrogenic induction for 21 days. OCN (S) and RUNX-2 (T) gene expression in SFMSCs and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs after osteogenic induction for 21 days. LPL (U) and PPARG2 (V) gene expression in SFMSCs and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs after adipogenic induction for 28 days. SOX9 (W) gene expression and GAG (X) protein expression in SFMSCs and SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs after chondrogenic induction for 21 days.
Fig 7
Fig 7. Karyotype analysis of SFMSC-iPSC-MSCs.
Fig 8
Fig 8. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of teratomas derived from SFMSC-iPSCs (Patient A).
Scale bars = 100 μm.

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This study was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation of China (81271115), http://isisn.nsfc.gov.cn/egrantweb/.