Kim Cha Yeon, Jeong Cholong, Han Youngjin, Hwang Changmo
Department of Convergence Medicine, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2025 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s13770-025-00739-4.
BACKGROUND: Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a major pathological process underlying retinal degenerative diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration. While anti-VEGF therapies are widely used, limitations in response and vascular instability necessitate new approaches that promote both antiangiogenic effects and barrier restoration. METHODS: A dual-cell therapy strategy was developed using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) genetically modified to overexpress Tie2 and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) engineered to secrete Angiopoietin-1 (Ang1). Antiangiogenic efficacy was evaluated using scratch assays, Transwell migration, and tube formation under VEGF stimulation. A retina-mimetic 2.5D co-culture system incorporating iPSC-derived RPE cells and mCherry-labeled ECs was used to assess endothelial invasion and epithelial barrier preservation. RESULTS: Tie2/Ang1-modified cells significantly suppressed angiogenic behavior. Transwell migration showed OD595 crystal violet absorbance decreased from 3.54 ± 0.27 (control HUVEC) to 1.28 ± 0.08 (Tie2 overexpressed HUVEC in MSC Ang1 conditioned medium) under VEGF stimulation (p < 0.01). Tube formation area cultured in VEGF dropped from 1.25 ± 0.05 in control group to 0.74 ± 0.07 in Tie2 overexpressed group cultured with MSC-Ang1 conditioned medium (p < 0.01). In the retina-mimetic model, EC infiltration to the RPE monolayer across Transwell membrane decreased from 52.2 ± 8.5% in control HUVEC to 5.6 ± 4.3% with HUVEC-Tie2 + Ang1 conditioned medium under VEGF (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that co-delivery of Ang1 and Tie2 via engineered ECs and MSCs synergistically inhibits VEGF-induced angiogenesis and choroidal migration while protecting epithelial barrier function. The retina-mimetic co-culture platform further validates the translational relevance of this dual-cell approach as a regenerative and antiangiogenic strategy in retinal vascular disease.
背景:脉络膜新生血管(CNV)是湿性年龄相关性黄斑变性等视网膜退行性疾病的主要病理过程。虽然抗VEGF疗法被广泛应用,但在疗效和血管稳定性方面的局限性使得需要新的方法来促进抗血管生成作用和屏障修复。 方法:开发了一种双细胞治疗策略,使用经基因改造过表达Tie2的人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)和经工程改造分泌血管生成素-1(Ang1)的间充质干细胞(MSCs)。在VEGF刺激下,使用划痕试验、Transwell迁移试验和管形成试验评估抗血管生成疗效。使用包含诱导多能干细胞衍生的视网膜色素上皮(RPE)细胞和mCherry标记的内皮细胞(ECs)的视网膜模拟2.5D共培养系统来评估内皮细胞侵袭和上皮屏障保护情况。 结果:Tie2/Ang1修饰的细胞显著抑制血管生成行为。在VEGF刺激下,Transwell迁移试验显示OD595结晶紫吸光度从3.54±0.27(对照HUVEC)降至1.28±0.08(在MSCs Ang1条件培养基中过表达Tie2的HUVEC)(p<0.01)。在VEGF中培养的管形成面积从对照组的1.25±0.05降至与MSCs-Ang1条件培养基一起培养的过表达Tie2组的0.74±0.07(p<0.01)。在视网膜模拟模型中,在VEGF作用下,穿过Transwell膜向内皮单层的EC浸润从对照HUVEC的52.2±8.5%降至使用HUVEC-Tie2+Ang1条件培养基时的5.6±4.3%(p<0.001)。 结论:本研究表明,通过工程化的ECs和MSCs共同递送Ang1和Tie2可协同抑制VEGF诱导的血管生成和脉络膜迁移,同时保护上皮屏障功能。视网膜模拟共培养平台进一步验证了这种双细胞方法作为视网膜血管疾病的再生和抗血管生成策略的转化相关性。
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