Fibroblasts and Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Are Phenotypically Indistinguishable.
Fibroblasts and Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Are Phenotypically Indistinguishable.
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DOI:
10.1159/000445096
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Hematti P
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作者:
Denu RA;Nemcek S;Bloom DD;Goodrich AD;Kim J;Mosher DF;Hematti P
Human mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs), derived from many different tissues, are characterized by a fibroblast-like morphology, expression of certain cell surface markers, and their ability to differentiate into adipocytes, chondrocytes, and osteoblasts. A number of studies have shown that MSCs share many characteristics with fibroblasts, however, there is no well-defined set of phenotypic characteristics that could distinguish between these two types of cells. We used four well-established human fibroblast strains from three different tissue sources and several human MSC strains from two different tissue sources to compare phenotypic and immunological characteristic of these cells. Fibroblast strains show a morphology similar to MSCs, express the same cell surface markers as MSCs, and could also differentiate into adipocytes, chondrocytes, and osteoblasts. Also, similar to MSCs, these fibroblasts were capable of suppressing T cell proliferation and modulating the immunophenotype of macrophages. We also show that MSCs deposit extracellular matrices of collagen type-I and fibronectin, and express FSP1 in patterns similar to fibroblasts. Based on currently accepted definitions for cultured human MSCs and fibroblasts, we could not find any immunophenotypic property that could make a characteristic distinction between MSCs and fibroblasts.