TY - JOUR
T1 - Omentum-derived stromal cells improve myocardial regeneration in pig post-infarcted heart through a potent paracrine mechanism
AU - De Siena, Rocco
AU - Balducci, Luigi
AU - Blasi, Antonella
AU - Montanaro, Manuela Gessica
AU - Saldarelli, Marilisa
AU - Saponaro, Vittorio
AU - Martino, Carmela
AU - Logrieco, Gaetano
AU - Soleti, Antonio
AU - Fiobellot, Simona
AU - Madeddu, Paolo
AU - Rossi, Giacomo
AU - Ribatti, Domenico
AU - Crovace, Antonio
AU - Cristini, Silvia
AU - Invernici, Gloria
AU - Parati, Eugenio Agostino
AU - Alessandri, Giulio
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Cell-based therapy could be a valid option to treat myocardial infarct (MI). Adipose-derived stromal cells (ADStCs) have demonstrated tissue regenerative potential including cardiomyogenesis. Omentum is an extremely rich source of visceral fat and its accumulation seems to correlate with cardiovascular diseases. We investigated the capacity of human fat Omentum-derived StCs (FOStCs) to affect heart function upon acute infarct in pigs induced by permanent ligation of the anterior interventricular artery (IVA). We demonstrated for the first time that the local injection of 50×106 of FOStCs ameliorates the functional parameters of post-infarct heart. Most importantly, histology of FOStCs treated hearts demonstrated a substantial improvement of cardiomyogenesis. In culture, FOStCs produced an impressive number and amount of angiogenic factors and cytokines. Moreover, the conditioned medium of FOStCs (FOStCs-CM) stimulates in vitro cardiac endothelial cells (ECs) proliferation and vascular morphogenesis and inhibits monocytes, EC activation and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Since FOStCs in vivo did not trans-differentiate into cardiomyocyte-like cells, we conclude that FOStCs efficacy was presumably mediated by a potent paracrine mechanism involving molecules that concomitantly improved angiogenesis, reduced inflammation and prevented cardiomyocytes death. Our results highlight for the first time the important role that human FOStCs may have in cardiac regeneration.
AB - Cell-based therapy could be a valid option to treat myocardial infarct (MI). Adipose-derived stromal cells (ADStCs) have demonstrated tissue regenerative potential including cardiomyogenesis. Omentum is an extremely rich source of visceral fat and its accumulation seems to correlate with cardiovascular diseases. We investigated the capacity of human fat Omentum-derived StCs (FOStCs) to affect heart function upon acute infarct in pigs induced by permanent ligation of the anterior interventricular artery (IVA). We demonstrated for the first time that the local injection of 50×106 of FOStCs ameliorates the functional parameters of post-infarct heart. Most importantly, histology of FOStCs treated hearts demonstrated a substantial improvement of cardiomyogenesis. In culture, FOStCs produced an impressive number and amount of angiogenic factors and cytokines. Moreover, the conditioned medium of FOStCs (FOStCs-CM) stimulates in vitro cardiac endothelial cells (ECs) proliferation and vascular morphogenesis and inhibits monocytes, EC activation and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Since FOStCs in vivo did not trans-differentiate into cardiomyocyte-like cells, we conclude that FOStCs efficacy was presumably mediated by a potent paracrine mechanism involving molecules that concomitantly improved angiogenesis, reduced inflammation and prevented cardiomyocytes death. Our results highlight for the first time the important role that human FOStCs may have in cardiac regeneration.
KW - Fat
KW - Heart infarct
KW - Omentum
KW - Stromal cells
KW - Transplantation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.02.009
DO - 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.02.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 20156437
AN - SCOPUS:77953193727
VL - 316
SP - 1804
EP - 1815
JO - Experimental Cell Research
JF - Experimental Cell Research
SN - 0014-4827
IS - 11
ER -