TY - JOUR
T1 - CD20-related signaling pathway is differently activated in normal and dystrophic circulating CD133+ stem cells
AU - Parolini, D.
AU - Meregalli, M.
AU - Belicchi, M.
AU - Razini, P.
AU - Lopa, R.
AU - Del Carlo, B.
AU - Farini, A.
AU - Maciotta, S.
AU - Bresolin, N.
AU - Porretti, L.
AU - Pellegrino, M.
AU - Torrente, Y.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - Among the heterogeneous population of circulating hematopoietic and endothelial progenitors, we identified a subpopulation of CD133+ cells displaying myogenic properties. Unexpectedly, we observed the expression of the B-cell marker CD20 in blood-derived CD133+ stem cells. The CD20 antigen plays a role in the modulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis through signaling pathways activation. Several observations suggest that an increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) could be involved in the etiology of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Here, we show that a CD20-related signaling pathway able to induce an increase in [Ca2+]i is differently activated after brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) stimulation of normal and dystrophic blood-derived CD133+ stem cells, supporting the assumption of a "CD20-related calcium impairment" affecting dystrophic cells. Presented findings represent the starting point toward the expansion of knowledge on pathways involved in the pathology of DMD and in the behavior of dystrophic blood-derived CD133+ stem cells.
AB - Among the heterogeneous population of circulating hematopoietic and endothelial progenitors, we identified a subpopulation of CD133+ cells displaying myogenic properties. Unexpectedly, we observed the expression of the B-cell marker CD20 in blood-derived CD133+ stem cells. The CD20 antigen plays a role in the modulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis through signaling pathways activation. Several observations suggest that an increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) could be involved in the etiology of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Here, we show that a CD20-related signaling pathway able to induce an increase in [Ca2+]i is differently activated after brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) stimulation of normal and dystrophic blood-derived CD133+ stem cells, supporting the assumption of a "CD20-related calcium impairment" affecting dystrophic cells. Presented findings represent the starting point toward the expansion of knowledge on pathways involved in the pathology of DMD and in the behavior of dystrophic blood-derived CD133+ stem cells.
KW - Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
KW - Ca
KW - CD133
KW - CD20
KW - Circulating stem cells
KW - Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
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U2 - 10.1007/s00018-009-8652-2
DO - 10.1007/s00018-009-8652-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 19153665
AN - SCOPUS:60149091558
VL - 66
SP - 697
EP - 710
JO - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
JF - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
SN - 1420-682X
IS - 4
ER -