title: A study to identify and characterize the stem/progenitor cell in rabbit meniscus.
abstract: The repair of meniscus in the avascular zone remains a great challenge, largely owing to their limited healing capacity. Stem cells based tissue engineering provides a promising treatment option for damaged meniscus because of their multiple differentiation potential. We hypothesized that meniscus-derived stromal cells (MMSCs) may be present in meniscal tissue, and if their pluripotency and character can be established, they may play a role in meniscal healing. To test our hypothesis, we isolated MMSCs, bone marrow-derived stromal cells (BMSCs) and fibrochondrocytes from rabbits. In order to avoid bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell contamination, the parameniscal tissues and vascular zone of meniscus were removed. The characters of these three types of cells were identified by evaluating morphology, colony formation, proliferation, immunocytochemistry and multi-differentiation. Moreover, a wound in the center of rabbit meniscus was created and used to analyze the effect of BMSCs and MMSCs on wounded meniscus healing. BMSCs & MMSCs expressed the stem cell markers SSEA-4, Nanog, nucleostemin and STRO-1, while fibrochondrocytes expressed none of these markers. Morphologically, MMSCs displayed smaller cell bodies and larger nuclei than ordinary fibrochondrocytes. Moreover, it was certified that MMSCs and BMSCs were all able to differentiate into adipocytes, osteocytes, and chondrocytes in vitro. However, more cartilage formation was found in wounded meniscus filled with MMSCs than that filled with BMSCs. We showed that rabbit menisci harbor the unique cell population MMSCs that has universal stem cell characteristics and posses a tendency to differentiate into chondrocytes. Future research should investigate the mechanobiology of MMSCs and explore the possibility of using MMSCs to more effectively repair or regenerate injured meniscus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, China.
authors.forename: Shukui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Jianchao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gui
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China. gary060212@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Haiqi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
keywords: Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells; Chondrogenesis; Differentiation; Fibrochondrocytes; Meniscus-derived mesenchymal stromal cells; Mesenchymal stromal cells
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