Language:
English
In:
Stem Cell Reports, 09 September 2014, Vol.3(3), pp.414-422
Description:
Standardization of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) remains a major obstacle in regenerative medicine. Starting material and culture expansion affect cell preparations and render comparison between studies difficult. In contrast, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) assimilate toward a ground state and may therefore give rise to more standardized cell preparations. We reprogrammed MSCs into iPSCs, which were subsequently redifferentiated toward MSCs. These iPS-MSCs revealed similar morphology, immunophenotype, in vitro differentiation potential, and gene expression profiles as primary MSCs. However, iPS-MSCs were impaired in suppressing T cell proliferation. DNA methylation (DNAm) profiles of iPSCs maintained donor-specific characteristics, whereas tissue-specific, senescence-associated, and age-related DNAm patterns were erased during reprogramming. iPS-MSCs reacquired senescence-associated DNAm during culture expansion, but they remained rejuvenated with regard to age-related DNAm. Overall, iPS-MSCs are similar to MSCs, but they reveal incomplete reacquisition of immunomodulatory function and MSC-specific DNAm patterns—particularly of DNAm patterns associated with tissue type and aging. Wagner and colleagues redifferentiated MSC-derived iPSCs toward MSCs. These iPS-MSCs reveal similar morphology, immunophenotype, and in vitro differentiation potential as primary MSCs, but they were impaired in suppressing T cell proliferation. Furthermore, there are marked differences in DNA methylation profiles that can, at least partially, be attributed to persistent reset of tissue-specific and age-related DNA methylation changes.
Keywords:
Biology
ISSN:
2213-6711
E-ISSN:
2213-6711
DOI:
10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.07.003
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