Mesenchymal Cell News Volume 13.43 | Nov 2 2021

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    Mesenchymal Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 13.43 – 2 November, 2021
    TOP STORY

    Safety, Tolerability, and Activity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells versus Placebo in Multiple Sclerosis (MESEMS): A Phase II, Randomised, Double-Blind Crossover Trial

    Bone marrow-derived MSC treatment was safe and well tolerated but did not show an effect on gadolinium-enhancing lesions, an MRI surrogate marker of acute inflammation, in patients with active forms of multiple sclerosis, at week 24.
    [Lancet Neurology]

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    Mechanics-Driven Nuclear Localization of YAP Can Be Reversed by N-Cadherin Ligation in Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Researchers developed a material and culture system for modifying and measuring the degree to which cells retained cumulative effects of mechanosensing.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Neuroinflammation in Primary Cultures of the Rat Spinal Dorsal Horn Is Attenuated in the Presence of Adipose Tissue–Derived Medicinal Signaling Cells (AdMSCs) in a Co-Cultivation Model

    Scientists applied the recently established mixed neuroglial primary cell culture of the rat superficial dorsal horn (SDH) to investigate the effects of adipose MSCs on the inflammatory response of SDH cells.
    [Molecular Neurobiology]

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    The Regulatory Effect of Hyaluronan on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells’ Fate Modulates Their Interaction with Cancer Cells In Vitro

    Investigators explored breast cancer and glioblastoma multiforme cell lines MDA-MB-321 and U87-MG and evaluated the impact of hyaluronan on tumor-promoting features of bone marrow-derived MSCs, and their interaction with tumor cells.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Exosomes from Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promoted Osteogenic Differentiation by Delivering miR-196a That Targeted Dickkopf-1 to Activate Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

    Researchers demonstrated that exosomes extracted from bone marrow MSCs (BMSC-exo) significantly promoted HFOB1.19 differentiation to osteoblasts.
    [Bioengineered]

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    Lung Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Influenced by Th2 Cytokines Mobilize Neutrophils and Facilitate Metastasis by Producing Complement C3

    Pre-metastatic niche formation is critical for the colonization of disseminated cancer cells in distant organs. The authors found that lung MSCs at the pre-metastatic stage possessed potent metastasis-promoting activity.
    [Nature Communications]

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    EIF4A3-Induced Circular RNA PRKAR1B Promotes Osteosarcoma Progression by miR-361-3p-Mediated Induction of FZD4 Expression

    Scientists found that circPRKAR1B enhanced osteosarcoma (OS) cell proliferation, migration, and promoted OS epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Management of Intrauterine Adhesions Using Human Amniotic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Promote Endometrial Regeneration and Repair through Notch Signaling

    Investigators examined the function of Notch signaling in intrauterine adhesions treatment with human amniotic MSC (hAMSC) transplantation, and found that it mediated the differentiation of hAMSCs into endometrial epithelial cells, thus promoting endometrial regeneration and repair.
    [Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine]

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    Wip1 Regulates the Immunomodulatory Effects of Murine Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus via Targeting IFN-α/BST2

    The authors investigated the effects of wild-type p53-induce phosphatase 1 (Wip1) on regulating MSCs immunosuppressive capacities in type 1 diabetes mellitus mice.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    Intramuscular Injection of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Activates Anabolic and Catabolic Systems in Mouse Skeletal Muscle

    Researchers measured changes in mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling, the ubiquitin–proteasome system, and autophagy-lysosome system-related factors after a single intramuscular injection of MSCs with green fluorescence protein into mouse muscles.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Human Umbilical Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Mixed with Hyaluronan Transplantation Decreased Cartilage Destruction in a Rabbit Osteoarthritis Model

    The authors evaluated the capability of human umbilical cord MSCs mixed with hyaluronan to treat osteoarthritis in a rabbit model.
    [Stem Cells International]

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    miR-20a Overexpression in Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promotes Therapeutic Efficacy in Murine Lupus Nephritis by Regulating Autophagy

    Scientists investigated the efficacy of miR-20a overexpressing adipose-derived stem cell transplantation in murine lupus nephritis and explored potential molecular mechanisms.
    [Stem Cells International]

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    Deferoxamine Preconditioning Enhances the Protective Effects of Stem Cells in Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease

    After induction of the Alzheimer’s disease model, rats were transplanted with deferoxamine-preconditioned adipose-derived MSCs or untreated cells.
    [Life Sciences]

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    REVIEWS

    Adipogenic Progenitors in Different Organs: Pathophysiological Implications

    The authors summarize some of the knowledge regarding the presence of adipose tissue in particular tissues, describing the composition of its adipogenic precursors, and the interactions responsible for the development of organ pathologies.
    [Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders]

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    Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes for Drug Delivery

    Investigators review the studies on exosomes secreted by MSCs (MSC-EXOs) for drug delivery, summarize the characteristics of MSC-EXOs, and introduce the primary production and purification methods and drug loading methods to provide solutions for existing problems and suggestions for future studies.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    Insights of Extracellular Vesicles of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Prospective Cell-Free Regenerative Medicine for Neurodegenerative Disorders

    Due to paucity of standard protocols in extraction procedures of extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their pharmacological properties and mechanisms, the development of new EV dependent therapies is challenging.
    [Molecular Neurobiology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Vitti Labs Announces FDA Approval of IND Application for Phase II Clinical Trial of Combination Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Exosome Treatment of Novel Corona Virus Infection (COVID-19)

    Vitti Labs announced that the US FDA has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to conduct Phase II Clinical Trials using a combination of umbilical cord MSCs and umbilical cord MSC exosomes for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome associated with COVID-19.
    [Vitti Labs (PR Newswire, Inc.)]

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