Ability of circulating human hematopoietic lineage negative cells to support hematopoiesis

Pilar Peris, Matthew M. Roforth, Kristy M. Nicks, Daniel Fraser, Koji Fujita, Robert L. Jilka, Sundeep Khosla, Ulrike McGregor

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Abstract

Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal is regulated by osteoblast and/or endothelial cells within the hematopoietic niche. However, the true identity of the supporting cells and the nature of the secreted factors remain uncertain. We developed a novel mouse model and analyzed whether circulating human peripheral hematopoietic lineage negative/AP+ (lin-/AP+) cells support hematopoiesis in vivo. Thus, immunocompromised (Rag) mice expressing thymidine kinase (Tk) under the control of the 3.6Col1α1 promoter (Tk-Rag) were treated with ganciclovir, resulting in osteoblast progenitor cell ablation and subsequent loss of hematopoiesis (evaluated by measuring mouse Ter119+ erythroid cells). Following hematopoietic cell depletion, human bone marrow-derived marrow stromal cells (MSCs) or lin-/AP+ cells were infused into Tk-Rag mice and compared with saline infusions. Ganciclovir significantly reduced (7.4-fold) Ter119+ cells in the bone marrow of Tk-Rag mice compared to saline injections. Infusion of either MSCs or lin-/AP+ cells into ganciclovir-treated mice resulted in a 3.3-fold and 2.7-fold increase (P < 0.01), respectively, in Ter119+ cells compared to mice receiving saline. Relative to lin-/AP- cells, lin-/AP+ cells expressed high levels of mesenchymal, endothelial, and hematopoiesis supporting genes. Thus, human peripheral blood lin-/AP+ cells represent a novel cell type capable of supporting hematopoiesis in a manner comparable to MSCs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)58-66
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of cellular biochemistry
Volume116
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

  • ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
  • HEMATOPOIESIS
  • LIN−/AP+ CELLS
  • MESENCHYMAL CELLS
  • MOUSE MODEL

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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