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. 2016 Oct;5(19):2555-2565.
doi: 10.1002/adhm.201600308. Epub 2016 Aug 29.

Exosomes from Cardiomyocyte Progenitor Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Stimulate Angiogenesis Via EMMPRIN

Krijn R Vrijsen  1 , Janita A Maring  2 , Steven A J Chamuleau  1   3 , Vera Verhage  1 , Emma A Mol  1 , Janine C Deddens  1 , Corina H G Metz  1   3 , Kirsten Lodder  2 , Esther C M van Eeuwijk  1 , Susan M van Dommelen  4 , Pieter A Doevendans  1   3   5 , Anke M Smits  2 , Marie-José Goumans  6 , Joost P G Sluijter  7   8   9
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Exosomes from Cardiomyocyte Progenitor Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Stimulate Angiogenesis Via EMMPRIN

Krijn R Vrijsen et al. Adv Healthc Mater. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

To date, cellular transplantation therapy has not yet fulfilled its high expectations for cardiac repair. A major limiting factor is lack of long-term engraftment of the transplanted cells. Interestingly, transplanted cells can positively affect their environment via secreted paracrine factors, among which are extracellular vesicles, including exosomes: small bi-lipid-layered vesicles containing proteins, mRNAs, and miRNAs. An exosome-based therapy will therefore relay a plethora of effects, without some of the limiting factors of cell therapy. Since cardiomyocyte progenitor cells (CMPC) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) induce vessel formation and are frequently investigated for cardiac-related therapies, the pro-angiogenic properties of CMPC and MSC-derived exosome-like vesicles are investigated. Both cell types secrete exosome-like vesicles, which are efficiently taken up by endothelial cells. Endothelial cell migration and vessel formation are stimulated by these exosomes in in vitro models, mediated via ERK/Akt-signaling. Additionally, these exosomes stimulated blood vessel formation into matrigel plugs. Analysis of pro-angiogenic factors revealed high levels of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN). Knockdown of EMMPRIN on CMPCs leads to a diminished pro-angiogenic effect, both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, CMPC and MSC exosomes have powerful pro-angiogenic effects, and this effect is largely mediated via the presence of EMMPRIN on exosomes.

Keywords: EMMPRIN; angiogenesis; cardiomyocyte progenitor cells; extracellular vesicles; mesenchymal stem cells.

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