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Isolation of Papillary and Reticular Fibroblasts from Human Skin by Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting

Fibroblasts are a highly heterogeneous cell population implicated in the pathogenesis of many human diseases. In human skin dermis, fibroblasts have ...

Medical University of Vienna

Human skin dermis is composed of the superficial papillary dermis and the reticular dermis in the lower layers, which can easily be distinguished histologically. In vitro analyses of fibroblasts from explant cultures from superficial and lower dermal layers suggest that human skin comprises at least two fibroblast lineages with distinct morphology, expression profiles, and functions. However, while for mouse skin cell surface markers have been identified, allowing the isolation of pure populations of one lineage or the other via FACS, this has not been achieved for human skin fibroblasts. We have now discovered two cell surface markers that discriminate between papillary and reticular fibroblasts. While FAPCD90 cells display increased proliferative potential, express PDPN and NTN1, and cannot be differentiated into adipocytes, FAPCD90 fibroblasts express high levels of ACTA2, MGP, PPARγ, and CD36 and readily undergo adipogenic differentiation, a hallmark of reticular fibroblasts. Flow cytometric analysis of fibroblasts isolated from superficial and lower layers of human dermis showed that FAPCD90 cells are enriched in the papillary dermis. Altogether, functional analysis and expression profiling confirms that FAPCD90 cells represent papillary fibroblasts, whereas FAPCD90 fibroblasts derive from the reticular lineage. Although papillary and reticular fibroblasts are enriched in the upper or lower dermis, respectively, they are not spatially restricted, and the microenvironment seems to affect their function.

Lineage Identity and Location within the Dermis Determine the Function of Papillary and Reticular Fibroblasts in Human Skin.

The peripheral activation of autoreactive T cells and subsequent central nervous system (CNS) immune cell infiltration are key events relevant for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a commonly employed multiple sclerosis (MS) model, influenced by T1 and T17 mediated immunity. The phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT kinase pathway modulates outcome during EAE, with direct actions of PI3K on adaptive immunity implicated in deleterious and effects on antigen presenting cells involved in beneficial responses during EAE. Here, by genetically deleting the regulatory subunit of Class Ia PI3K, p85α, in selective myeloid cells, we aimed to resolve the impact of PI3K in EAE. While genetically deleting PI3K in LysM expressing cells exerted unremarkable effects, attenuating PI3K function in CD11c dendritic cells (DCs), promoted secretion of pathogenic EAE promoting cytokines, particularly skewing T1 and T17 immunity, while notably, improving health in EAE. Neutralizing IFN-γ activity using blocking antibodies revealed a prolonged T1 response was critical for the decreased disease of these animals. Thus, PI3K-AKT signaling in DCs acts in a paradoxical manner. While attenuating EAE associated T1 and T17 responses, it impairs health during autoimmune inflammation.

Sophie Frech

Skin,
Endothelium Research Division,
Department of Dermatology,
Skin, Endothelium Research Division, Department of Dermatology

Medical University of Vienna

Isolation of Papillary and Reticular Fibroblasts from Human Skin by Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting

Sophie Frech

Skin,Endothelium Research Division,Department of Dermatology,Skin, Endothelium Research Division, Department of Dermatology

Medical University of Vienna

Isolation of Papillary and Reticular Fibroblasts from Human Skin by Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting

Skin,
Endothelium Research Division,
Department of Dermatology,
Skin, Endothelium Research Division, Department of Dermatology