title: Isolation and characterisation of mesenchymal stem cells from adult mouse bone marrow.
abstract: The future use of adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for human therapies depends on the establishment of preclinical studies with other mammals such as mouse. Surprisingly, purification and characterisation of murine MSCs were only poorly documented. The aim of this study was to purify mouse MSCs from adult bone marrow and to functionally characterise their abilities to differentiate along diverse lineages. Adherent cells from adult C57Bl/6J mouse bone marrow were depleted of granulo-monocytic cells and subsequently allowed to grow on fibronectin-coated dishes in presence of fetal bovine serum and growth factors. The growing fibroblastoid cell population primarily consisted of spindle- and star-shaped cells with significant renewal capacity as they were cultured until 30 passages (about 60 doubling population). We fully demonstrated the MSC phenotype of these cells by inducing them to differentiate along osteoblastic, adipocytic, and chondrocytic pathways. Mouse MSCs (mMSCs) sharing the same morphological and functional characteristics as human MSCs can be successfully isolated from adult bone marrow without previous mouse or bone marrow treatment. Therefore, mMSCs will be an important tool to study the in vivo behaviour and fate of this cell type after grafting in mouse pathology models.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U318, Grenoble, France. ptropel@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tropel
authors.forename: Danièle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Noël
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Platet
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: Alim-Louis
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Benabid
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D019070:Cell Lineage; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008819:Mice, Nude; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers