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- Title
Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Overexpressing RANK-Fc or CXCR4 Prevents Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Mice.
- Authors
Sun Wook Cho; Hyun Jin Sun; Jae-Yeon Yang; Ju Yeon Jung; Jee Hyun An; Hwa Young Cho; Hyung Jin Choi; Sang Wan Kim; Seong Yeon Kim; Dohee Kim; Chan Soo Shin
- Abstract
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of fracture. We studied the effects of transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) overexpressing receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK)-Fc and CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4) using retrovirus on ovariectomy (OVX)-induced bone loss in mice. Ten-week-old adult female C57BL/6 mice were divided into six groups as follows: Sham-operated mice treated with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) (Sham-op + PBS); OVX mice intravenously transplanted with syngeneic MSCs overexpressing RANK-Fc-DsRED and CXCR4-GFP (RANK-Fc + CXCR4); RANK-Fc-DsRED and GFP (RANK-Fc + GFP); CXCR4-GFP and DsRED (CXCR4 + RED); DsRED and GFP (RED + GFP); or treated with PBS only (OVX + PBS). Measurement of BMD showed that introduction of RANK-Fc resulted in significant protection against OVX-induced bone loss compared to treatment with PBS (−0.1% versus −6.2%, P < 0.05) at 8 weeks after cell infusion. CXCR4 + RED group also significantly prevented bone loss compared to OVX + PBS group (2.7% versus −6.2%, P < 0.05). Notably, the effect of RANK-Fc + CXCR4 was greater than that of RANK-Fc + GFP (4.4% versus −0.1%, P < 0.05) while it was not significantly different from that in CXCR4 + RFP group (4.4% versus 2.7%, P = 0.055) at 8 weeks. Transplantation of MSCs with control virus (RED + GFP group) also resulted in amelioration of bone loss compared to OVX + PBS group (−1.7% versus −6.2%, P < 0.05). Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis for GFP from bone tissue revealed enhanced cell trafficking to bone by co-overexpression of CXCR4. In conclusion, we have demonstrated that intravenous transplantation of syngeneic MSCs overexpressing CXCR4 could promote increased in vivo cell trafficking to bone in OVX mice, which could in itself protect against bone loss but also enhance the therapeutic effects of RANK-Fc.
- Subjects
OSTEOPOROSIS; BONE fracture prevention; BONE density; RETROVIRUSES; LABORATORY mice; OVARIECTOMY; STEM cell transplantation
- Publication
Molecular Therapy, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 11, p1979
- ISSN
1525-0016
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/mt.2009.153