Mirotsou Maria, Zhang Zhongyan, Deb Arjun, Zhang Lunan, Gnecchi Massimiliano, Noiseux Nicolas, Mu Hui, Pachori Alok, Dzau Victor
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jan 30;104(5):1643-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0610024104. Epub 2007 Jan 24.
Stem cell therapy has emerged as a promising tool for the treatment of a variety of diseases. Previously, we have shown that Akt-modified mesenchymal stem cells mediate tissue repair through paracrine mechanisms. Using a comprehensive functional genomic strategy, we show that secreted frizzled related protein 2 (Sfrp2) is the key stem cell paracrine factor that mediates myocardial survival and repair after ischemic injury. Sfrp2 is known to modulate Wnt signaling, and we demonstrate that cardiomyocytes treated with secreted frizzled related protein increase cellular beta-catenin and up-regulate expression of antiapoptotic genes. These findings reveal the key role played by Sfrp2 in mediating the paracrine effects of Akt-mesenchymal stem cells on tissue repair and identify modulation of Wnt signaling as a therapeutic target for heart disease.
干细胞疗法已成为治疗多种疾病的一种有前景的工具。此前,我们已经表明,Akt修饰的间充质干细胞通过旁分泌机制介导组织修复。通过全面的功能基因组策略,我们发现分泌型卷曲相关蛋白2(Sfrp2)是介导缺血性损伤后心肌存活和修复的关键干细胞旁分泌因子。已知Sfrp2可调节Wnt信号传导,并且我们证明用分泌型卷曲相关蛋白处理的心肌细胞可增加细胞β-连环蛋白并上调抗凋亡基因的表达。这些发现揭示了Sfrp2在介导Akt间充质干细胞对组织修复的旁分泌作用中所起的关键作用,并确定Wnt信号传导的调节作为心脏病的治疗靶点。