Abstract
Stromal cell-derived factor 1-alpha (SDF) is a potent bone marrow chemokine capable of recruiting circulating progenitor populations to injured tissue. SDF has known angiogenic capabilities, but bone marrow-derived cellular contributions to tissue regeneration remain controversial. Bone marrow from DsRed-transgenic donors was transplanted into recipients to lineage-trace circulating cells after myocardial infarction (MI). SDF was delivered post-MI, and hearts were evaluated for recruitment and plasticity of bone marrow-derived populations. SDF treatment improved ventricular function, border zone vessel density, and CD31+ cell frequency post-MI. Bone marrow-derived endothelial cells were observed; these cells arose through both cell fusion and transdifferentiation. Circulating cells also adopted cardiomyocyte fates, but such events were exceedingly rare and almost exclusively resulted from cell fusion. SDF did not significantly alter the proportion of circulating cells that adopted non-hematopoietic fates. Mechanistic insight into the governance of circulating cells is essential to realizing the full potential of cytokine therapies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 274-284 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding Information This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [R01 HL089315-01 to Y.J.W., S10OD010344-01A1 to Stanford Center for In Vivo Imaging] and the American Heart Association [14POST20380744 to A.B.G.]
Publisher Copyright:
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Other keywords
- Angiogenesis
- Bone marrow
- Cell fusion
- Myocardial infarction
- Regeneration