Zhang Shilin, Li Jierong, Li Chunjing, Xie Xumin, He Jun, Ling Fengsheng, Li Bowei, Wu Huayan, Li Zhilin, Zhen Jianwei, Liu Guoqing
Department of Urology, Foshan Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Foshan 528000, China.
Regen Ther. 2023 Dec 14;25:77-84. doi: 10.1016/j.reth.2023.12.002. eCollection 2024 Mar.
Angiogenesis plays an important role in the repair of urethral injury, and stem cells and their secretomes can promote angiogenesis. We obtained pediatric urethral mesenchymal stem-like cells (PU-MSLCs) in an earlier study. This project studied the pro-angiogenic effect of PU-MSLC-derived small extracellular vesicles (PUMSLC-sEVs) and the underlying mechanisms.
PUMSLCs and PUMSLC-sEVs were cultivated and identified. Then, biological methods such as the ethynyl deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation assay, Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, scratch wound assay, Transwell assay, and tube formation assay were used to study the effect of PUMSLC-sEVs on the proliferation, migration, and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). We explored whether the proangiogenic effect of PUMSLC-sEVs is related to CD73 and whether adenosine (ADO, a CD73 metabolite) promoted angiogenesis. GraphPad Prism 8 software was used for data analysis.
We observed that PUMSLC-sEVs significantly promoted the proliferation, migration, and tube-forming abilities of HUVECs. PUMSLC-sEVs delivered CD73 molecules to HUVECs to promote angiogenesis. The angiogenic ability of HUVECs was enhanced after treatment with extracellular ADO produced by CD73, and PUMSLC-sEVs further promoted angiogenesis by activating Adenosine Receptor A2A (A2AR).
These observations suggest that PUMSLC-sEVs promote angiogenesis, possibly through activation of the CD73/ADO/A2AR signaling axis.
血管生成在尿道损伤修复中起重要作用,干细胞及其分泌产物可促进血管生成。我们在早期研究中获得了小儿尿道间充质干细胞样细胞(PU-MSLCs)。本项目研究了PU-MSLC衍生的小细胞外囊泡(PUMSLC-sEVs)的促血管生成作用及其潜在机制。
培养并鉴定PUMSLCs和PUMSLC-sEVs。然后,采用诸如乙炔基脱氧尿苷(EdU)掺入试验、细胞计数试剂盒-8(CCK-8)试验、划痕试验、Transwell试验和管形成试验等生物学方法,研究PUMSLC-sEVs对人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)增殖、迁移和管形成的影响。我们探讨了PUMSLC-sEVs的促血管生成作用是否与CD73相关,以及腺苷(ADO,一种CD73代谢产物)是否促进血管生成。使用GraphPad Prism 8软件进行数据分析。
我们观察到PUMSLC-sEVs显著促进了HUVECs的增殖、迁移和管形成能力。PUMSLC-sEVs将CD73分子传递给HUVECs以促进血管生成。用CD73产生的细胞外ADO处理后,HUVECs的血管生成能力增强,并且PUMSLC-sEVs通过激活腺苷受体A2A(A2AR)进一步促进血管生成。
这些观察结果表明,PUMSLC-sEVs可能通过激活CD73/ADO/A2AR信号轴促进血管生成。