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Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities
BACKGROUND: The term endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is currently used to refer to cell populations which are quite dissimilar in terms of biological properties. This study provides a detailed molecular fingerprint for two EPC subtypes: early EPCs (eEPCs) and outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs)....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881111/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20465783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-8794-3-18 |
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author | Medina, Reinhold J O'Neill, Christina L Sweeney, Mark Guduric-Fuchs, Jasenka Gardiner, Tom A Simpson, David A Stitt, Alan W |
author_facet | Medina, Reinhold J O'Neill, Christina L Sweeney, Mark Guduric-Fuchs, Jasenka Gardiner, Tom A Simpson, David A Stitt, Alan W |
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description | BACKGROUND: The term endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is currently used to refer to cell populations which are quite dissimilar in terms of biological properties. This study provides a detailed molecular fingerprint for two EPC subtypes: early EPCs (eEPCs) and outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs). METHODS: Human blood-derived eEPCs and OECs were characterised by using genome-wide transcriptional profiling, 2D protein electrophoresis, and electron microscopy. Comparative analysis at the transcript and protein level included monocytes and mature endothelial cells as reference cell types. RESULTS: Our data show that eEPCs and OECs have strikingly different gene expression signatures. Many highly expressed transcripts in eEPCs are haematopoietic specific (RUNX1, WAS, LYN) with links to immunity and inflammation (TLRs, CD14, HLAs), whereas many transcripts involved in vascular development and angiogenesis-related signalling pathways (Tie2, eNOS, Ephrins) are highly expressed in OECs. Comparative analysis with monocytes and mature endothelial cells clusters eEPCs with monocytes, while OECs segment with endothelial cells. Similarly, proteomic analysis revealed that 90% of spots identified by 2-D gel analysis are common between OECs and endothelial cells while eEPCs share 77% with monocytes. In line with the expression pattern of caveolins and cadherins identified by microarray analysis, ultrastructural evaluation highlighted the presence of caveolae and adherens junctions only in OECs. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence that eEPCs are haematopoietic cells with a molecular phenotype linked to monocytes; whereas OECs exhibit commitment to the endothelial lineage. These findings indicate that OECs might be an attractive cell candidate for inducing therapeutic angiogenesis, while eEPC should be used with caution because of their monocytic nature. |
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spelling | pubmed-28811112010-06-05 Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities Medina, Reinhold J O'Neill, Christina L Sweeney, Mark Guduric-Fuchs, Jasenka Gardiner, Tom A Simpson, David A Stitt, Alan W BMC Med Genomics Research article BACKGROUND: The term endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is currently used to refer to cell populations which are quite dissimilar in terms of biological properties. This study provides a detailed molecular fingerprint for two EPC subtypes: early EPCs (eEPCs) and outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs). METHODS: Human blood-derived eEPCs and OECs were characterised by using genome-wide transcriptional profiling, 2D protein electrophoresis, and electron microscopy. Comparative analysis at the transcript and protein level included monocytes and mature endothelial cells as reference cell types. RESULTS: Our data show that eEPCs and OECs have strikingly different gene expression signatures. Many highly expressed transcripts in eEPCs are haematopoietic specific (RUNX1, WAS, LYN) with links to immunity and inflammation (TLRs, CD14, HLAs), whereas many transcripts involved in vascular development and angiogenesis-related signalling pathways (Tie2, eNOS, Ephrins) are highly expressed in OECs. Comparative analysis with monocytes and mature endothelial cells clusters eEPCs with monocytes, while OECs segment with endothelial cells. Similarly, proteomic analysis revealed that 90% of spots identified by 2-D gel analysis are common between OECs and endothelial cells while eEPCs share 77% with monocytes. In line with the expression pattern of caveolins and cadherins identified by microarray analysis, ultrastructural evaluation highlighted the presence of caveolae and adherens junctions only in OECs. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence that eEPCs are haematopoietic cells with a molecular phenotype linked to monocytes; whereas OECs exhibit commitment to the endothelial lineage. These findings indicate that OECs might be an attractive cell candidate for inducing therapeutic angiogenesis, while eEPC should be used with caution because of their monocytic nature. BioMed Central 2010-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC2881111/ /pubmed/20465783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-8794-3-18 Text en Copyright ©2010 Medina et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research article Medina, Reinhold J O'Neill, Christina L Sweeney, Mark Guduric-Fuchs, Jasenka Gardiner, Tom A Simpson, David A Stitt, Alan W Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities |
title | Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities |
title_full | Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities |
title_fullStr | Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities |
title_full_unstemmed | Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities |
title_short | Molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities |
title_sort | molecular analysis of endothelial progenitor cell (epc) subtypes reveals two distinct cell populations with different identities |
topic | Research article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881111/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20465783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-8794-3-18 |
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