Bone marrow transplantation restores epidermal basement membrane protein expression and rescues epidermolysis bullosa model mice.
Attempts to treat congenital protein deficiencies using bone marrow-derived cells have been reported. These efforts have been based on the concepts of stem cell plasticity. However, it is considered more difficult to restore structural proteins than to restore secretory enzymes. This study aims to clarify whether bone marrow transplantation (BMT) treatment can rescue epidermolysis bullosa (EB) caused by defects in keratinocyte structural proteins. BMT treatment of adult collagen XVII (Col17) knockout mice induced donor-derived keratinocytes and Col17 expression associated with the recovery of hemidesmosomal structure and better skin manifestations, as well improving the survival rate. Both hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells have the potential to produce Col17 in the BMT treatment model. Furthermore, human cord blood CD34(+) cells also differentiated into keratinocytes and expressed human skin component proteins in transplanted immunocompromised (NOD/SCID/gamma(c)(null)) mice. The current conventional BMT techniques have significant potential as a systemic therapeutic approach for the treatment of human EB.
Fujita
Yasuyuki
Y
Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Abe
Riichiro
R
Inokuma
Daisuke
D
Sasaki
Mikako
M
Hoshina
Daichi
D
Natsuga
Ken
K
Nishie
Wataru
W
McMillan
James R
JR
Nakamura
Hideki
H
Shimizu
Tadamichi
T
Akiyama
Masashi
M
Sawamura
Daisuke
D
Shimizu
Hiroshi
H
D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D004817:Epidermis; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D016513:Mice, SCID; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000172:deficiency; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000097805:Collagen Type XVII
D001324:Autoantigens; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens; D000097805:Collagen Type XVII