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Generation and characterization of multipotent stem cells from established dermal cultures

Hill, R.P.; Gledhill, K.; Gardner, A.; Higgins, C.A.; Crawford, H.; Lawrence, C.; Hutchison, C.J.; Owens, W.A.; Kara, B.; James, S.E.; Jahoda, C.A.

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Authors

R.P. Hill

K. Gledhill

A. Gardner

C.A. Higgins

H. Crawford

C. Lawrence

C.J. Hutchison

W.A. Owens

B. Kara

S.E. James

C.A. Jahoda



Abstract

Human multipotent skin derived precursor cells (SKPs) are traditionally sourced from dissociated dermal tissues; therefore, donor availability may become limiting. Here we demonstrate that both normal and diseased adult human dermal fibroblasts (DF) pre-cultured in conventional monolayers are capable of forming SKPs (termed m-SKPs). Moreover, we show that these m-SKPs can be passaged and that cryopreservation of original fibroblast monolayer cultures does not reduce m-SKP yield; however, extensive monolayer passaging does. Like SKPs generated from dissociated dermis, these m-SKPs expressed nestin, fibronectin and versican at the protein level. At the transcriptional level, m-SKPs derived from normal adult human DF, expressed neural crest stem cell markers such as p75NTR, embryonic stem cell markers such as Nanog and the mesenchymal stem cell marker Dermo-1. Furthermore, appropriate stimuli induced m-SKPs to differentiate down either mesenchymal or neural lineages resulting in lipid accumulation, calcification and S100β or β-III tubulin expression (with multiple processes). m-SKP yield was greater from neonatal foreskin cultures compared to those from adult DF cultures; however, the former showed a greater decrease in m-SKP forming capacity after extensive monolayer passaging. m-SKP yield was greater from adult DF cultures expressing more alpha-smooth muscle actin (αSMA). In turn, elevated αSMA expression correlated with cells originating from specimens isolated from biopsies containing more terminal hair follicles; however, αSMA expression was lost upon m-SKP formation. Others have shown that dissociated human hair follicle dermal papilla (DP) are a highly enriched source of SKPs. However, conversely and unexpectedly, monolayer cultured human hair follicle DP cells failed to form m-SKPs whereas those from the murine vibrissae follicles did. Collectively, these findings reveal the potential for using expanded DF cultures to produce SKPs, the heterogeneity of SKP forming potential of skin from distinct anatomical locations and ages, and question the progenitor status of human hair follicle DP cells.

Citation

Hill, R., Gledhill, K., Gardner, A., Higgins, C., Crawford, H., Lawrence, C., …Jahoda, C. (2012). Generation and characterization of multipotent stem cells from established dermal cultures. PLoS ONE, 7(11), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050742

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 24, 2012
Publication Date Nov 30, 2012
Deposit Date Jan 15, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal PLoS ONE
Publisher Public Library of Science
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 11
DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050742

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© 2012 Hill et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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