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Isolation, Expansion, and Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Infrapatellar Fat Pad of the Goat Stifle Joint

The IFP, present in the knee joint, serves as a promising source of MSCs. The IFP is an easily accessible tissue as it is routinely resected and discarded ...

Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur

The dysfunctional nature of CD34 cells from patients with heart failure (HF) may make them unsuitable for autologous stem-cell therapy. In view of evidence that the vasoprotective axis of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) improves CD34 cell functions, we hypothesized that CD34 cells from patients with HF will be dysfunctional and that angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] would improve their function. Peripheral blood was collected from New York Heart Association class II-IV patients with HF (n = 31) and reference subjects (n = 16). CD34 cell numbers from patients with HF were reduced by 47% (P < 0.05) and also displayed 76% reduction in migratory capacity and 56% (P < 0.05) lower production of nitric oxide. These alterations were associated with increases in RAS genes angiotensin-converting enzyme and AT2R (595%, P < 0.05) mRNA levels and 80% and 85% decreases in angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and Mas mRNA levels, respectively. Treatment with Ang-(1-7) enhanced CD34 cell function through increased migratory potential and nitric oxide production, and reduced reactive oxygen species generation. These data show that HF CD34 cells are dysfunctional, and Ang-(1-7) improves their functions. This suggests that activation of the vasoprotective axis of the RAS may hold therapeutic potential for autologous stem-cell therapy in patients with HF.

Sugata Hazra

Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering,
The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine

Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur

Isolation, Expansion, and Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Infrapatellar Fat Pad of the Goat Stifle Joint

Sugata Hazra

Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering,The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine

Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur

Isolation, Expansion, and Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Infrapatellar Fat Pad of the Goat Stifle Joint

Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering,
The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine