2024
Stem cell migration drives lung repair in living mice
Chioccioli M, Liu S, Magruder S, Tata A, Borriello L, McDonough J, Konkimalla A, Kim S, Nouws J, Gonzalez D, Traub B, Ye X, Yang T, Entenberg D, Krishnaswamy S, Hendry C, Kaminski N, Tata P, Sauler M. Stem cell migration drives lung repair in living mice. Developmental Cell 2024, 59: 830-840.e4. PMID: 38377991, PMCID: PMC11003834, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStem cell migrationCell migrationAlveolar type 2 cellsAlveolar unitsStem cell motilityAlveolar type 1 cellsStem cell activityCellular response to injuryResponse to injuryType 2 cellsMotile phenotypeType 1 cellsCell motilityLung repairImpaired regenerationGenetic depletionCell activationAT2Stem cellsTissue repairAT1Longitudinal imagingInjuryMotilityCellular resolution
2020
Reconstructed Single-Cell Fate Trajectories Define Lineage Plasticity Windows during Differentiation of Human PSC-Derived Distal Lung Progenitors
Hurley K, Ding J, Villacorta-Martin C, Herriges MJ, Jacob A, Vedaie M, Alysandratos KD, Sun YL, Lin C, Werder RB, Huang J, Wilson AA, Mithal A, Mostoslavsky G, Oglesby I, Caballero IS, Guttentag SH, Ahangari F, Kaminski N, Rodriguez-Fraticelli A, Camargo F, Bar-Joseph Z, Kotton DN. Reconstructed Single-Cell Fate Trajectories Define Lineage Plasticity Windows during Differentiation of Human PSC-Derived Distal Lung Progenitors. Cell Stem Cell 2020, 26: 593-608.e8. PMID: 32004478, PMCID: PMC7469703, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2019.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsHuman pluripotent stem cellsLung progenitorsSingle-cell RNACell fate trajectoriesDistal lung progenitorsEndodermal fateLentiviral barcodingSelf-renewal capacityDevelopmental plasticityWnt responseNKX2-1Stem cellsStable phenotypeAlveolar epithelial type 2 cellsProgenitorsFacultative progenitorsPlasticity windowContinuous state Hidden Markov ModelsEpithelial type 2 cellsDifferentiationFateAEC2sType 2 cellsBarcoding
2017
Modified mesenchymal stem cells using miRNA transduction alter lung injury in a bleomycin model
Huleihel L, Sellares J, Cardenes N, Álvarez D, Faner R, Sakamoto K, Yu G, Kapetanaki MG, Kaminski N, Rojas M. Modified mesenchymal stem cells using miRNA transduction alter lung injury in a bleomycin model. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2017, 313: l92-l103. PMID: 28385811, PMCID: PMC5538868, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00323.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBleomycinBone Marrow CellsCollagenCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksHumansInterleukin-6Leukocyte Common AntigensLung InjuryMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsRNA, MessengerSurvival AnalysisTransduction, GeneticTransfectionWeight LossConceptsBone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMesenchymal stem cellsLung fibrosisLate administrationBleomycin modelMiR-154Different preclinical modelsStem cellsCD45-positive cellsMurine bleomycin modelMarrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsInitial weight lossLower survival rateAshcroft scoreLung injuryBleomycin instillationFibrotic changesCytokine expressionMice groupsLung tissueOH-prolinePreclinical modelsProtective effectTreatment groupsSurvival rate
2015
Mesenchymal stem cells use extracellular vesicles to outsource mitophagy and shuttle microRNAs
Phinney DG, Di Giuseppe M, Njah J, Sala E, Shiva S, St Croix CM, Stolz DB, Watkins SC, Di YP, Leikauf GD, Kolls J, Riches DW, Deiuliis G, Kaminski N, Boregowda SV, McKenna DH, Ortiz LA. Mesenchymal stem cells use extracellular vesicles to outsource mitophagy and shuttle microRNAs. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8472. PMID: 26442449, PMCID: PMC4598952, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArrestinsBlotting, WesternCell-Derived MicroparticlesExosomesExtracellular VesiclesFlow CytometryHumansMacrophagesMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMicroRNAsMicroscopy, ElectronMitochondriaMitophagyMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Oxidative StressReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionSilicosisToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 9Toll-Like ReceptorsConceptsMesenchymal stem cellsStem cellsDomain-containing protein 1Stem cell nicheHealthy mitochondrial functionHaematopoietic stem cellsCell nichePlasma membraneToll-like receptor signalingIntracellular oxidative stressMitochondrial functionExtracellular vesiclesMicro RNAsReceptor signalingProtein 1MitophagyMSC survivalMitochondriaOxidative stressMacrophage functionVesiclesCellsRecent studiesMacrophage activationMacrophages
2014
Aging Mesenchymal Stem Cells Fail to Protect Because of Impaired Migration and Antiinflammatory Response
Bustos ML, Huleihel L, Kapetanaki MG, Lino-Cardenas CL, Mroz L, Ellis BM, McVerry BJ, Richards TJ, Kaminski N, Cerdenes N, Mora AL, Rojas M. Aging Mesenchymal Stem Cells Fail to Protect Because of Impaired Migration and Antiinflammatory Response. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 189: 787-798. PMID: 24559482, PMCID: PMC4061541, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201306-1043oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived MSCsMesenchymal stem cellsChemokine receptorsAcute lung injuryAcute lung diseaseSite of injuryAge-dependent decreaseBone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMarrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsInflammatory response genesSuch age-related changesAge-related phenomenonStem cellsAge-related changesAdoptive transferLung injuryEndotoxemic miceLung diseaseAntiinflammatory responseFunctional impairmentMore inflammationProtective effectOld miceParacrine mechanismsAlveolar epithelium
2013
Activation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Impacts Their Therapeutic Abilities in Lung Injury by Increasing Interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-1RN Levels
Bustos ML, Huleihel L, Meyer EM, Donnenberg AD, Donnenberg VS, Sciurba JD, Mroz L, McVerry BJ, Ellis BM, Kaminski N, Rojas M. Activation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Impacts Their Therapeutic Abilities in Lung Injury by Increasing Interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-1RN Levels. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2013, 2: 884-895. PMID: 24089414, PMCID: PMC3808203, DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2013-0033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeAnti-inflammatory effectsBone marrow aspirateReceptor antagonistMarrow aspiratesMesenchymal stem cellsBronchoalveolar lavage inflammatory cellsIL-1 receptor antagonistHuman mesenchymal stem cellsLung injury scoreRespiratory distress syndromeAnti-inflammatory capacityExpression of interleukinStem cellsARDS patientsLung inflammationLung injuryDistress syndromeEndotoxemic micePulmonary edemaInflammatory cellsInjury scoreClinical trialsEffective therapyImmunomodulatory phenotype
2009
Pluripotency genes overexpressed in primate embryonic stem cells are localized on homologues of human chromosomes 16, 17, 19, and X
Ben-Yehudah A, Navara CS, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, Castro CA, Oliver S, Chensny LJ, Richards TJ, Kaminski N, Schatten G. Pluripotency genes overexpressed in primate embryonic stem cells are localized on homologues of human chromosomes 16, 17, 19, and X. Stem Cell Research 2009, 4: 25-37. PMID: 19854689, PMCID: PMC2818202, DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2009.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsChromosome 16Chromosome 17Human chromosome 16Human chromosome 17Stem cellsDifferentiated parental cellsPrimate embryonic stem cellsPluripotency genesDifferentiated progenySpecific genesGene expressionGenesParental cellsTeratoma cellsHomologuesEmbryosCellsSkin fibroblastsPluripotencySpecific candidatesESCsProgenyOverexpression
2007
Pedigreed Primate Embryonic Stem Cells Express Homogeneous Familial Gene Profiles
Navara CS, Mich‐Basso J, Redinger CJ, Ben‐Yehudah A, Jacoby E, Kovkarova‐Naumovski E, Sukhwani M, Orwig K, Kaminski N, Castro CA, Simerly CR, Schatten G. Pedigreed Primate Embryonic Stem Cells Express Homogeneous Familial Gene Profiles. Stem Cells 2007, 25: 2695-2704. PMID: 17641389, PMCID: PMC4357318, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsPrimate ESCsPrimate embryonic stem cellsExpression profilesStem cellsHeterogeneous gene expression profilesReliable expression profilesStable diploid karyotypeGene expression profilesMouse ESCsRhesus embryosHESC linesBiological limitationsPluripotency markersDiploid karyotypeGene profilesAnonymous originsBiomedical promiseBiological similaritiesESCHalf siblingsDisparate originsFull siblingsMouse strains