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Noninvasive application of mesenchymal stem cell spheres derived from hESC accelerates wound healing in a CXCL12-CXCR4 axis-dependent manner

Xiaoyan Wang1,*, Bin Jiang1,*, Huiyan Sun1,2, Dejin Zheng1, Zhenwu Zhang1, Li Yan1, Enqin Li1, Yaojiong Wu3, Ren-He Xu1,✉

1. Center of Reproduction, Development & Aging, and Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
2. School of Artificial Intelligence, Jilin University, Changchun, China
3. The Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technology, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
* These authors contributed equally.

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Wang X, Jiang B, Sun H, Zheng D, Zhang Z, Yan L, Li E, Wu Y, Xu RH. Noninvasive application of mesenchymal stem cell spheres derived from hESC accelerates wound healing in a CXCL12-CXCR4 axis-dependent manner. Theranostics 2019; 9(21):6112-6128. doi:10.7150/thno.32982. https://www.thno.org/v09p6112.htm
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from adult tissues effectively promote wound healing. However, MSC quality varies, and the quantity of MSC is limited, as MSC are acquired through donations. Moreover, the survival and functioning of dissociated MSC delivered to an inflammatory lesion are subject to challenges.

Methods: Here, spheres (EMSCSp) generated from human embryonic stem cell-derived MSC (EMSC) were directly dropped onto excised wounds in mice; the effects of EMSCSp were compared to those of dissociated EMSC (EMSCDiss). Following transplantation, we measured the extent of wound closure, dissected the histological features of the wounds, determined transcriptomic changes in cells isolated from the treated and control wounds, and evaluated the molecular mechanism of the effects of EMSC.

Results: The application of EMSCSp onto murine dermal wounds substantially increased survival and efficacy of EMSC compared to the topical application of EMSCDiss. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) of cells isolated from the wounds highlighted the involvement of CXCL12-CXCR4 signaling in the effects of EMSCSp, which was verified in EMSC via CXCL12 knockdown and in target cells (vascular endothelial cells, epithelial keratinocytes, and macrophages) via CXCR4 inhibition. Finally, we enhanced the biosafety of EMSCSp by engineering cells with an inducible suicide gene.

Conclusions: Together, these data suggest the topical application of EMSCSp as an unlimited, quality-assured, safe, and noninvasive therapy for wound healing and the CXCL12-CXCR4 axis as a key player in this treatment.

Keywords: Human embryonic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, spheroids, wound healing, CXCL12/CXCR4


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Wang, X., Jiang, B., Sun, H., Zheng, D., Zhang, Z., Yan, L., Li, E., Wu, Y., Xu, R.H. (2019). Noninvasive application of mesenchymal stem cell spheres derived from hESC accelerates wound healing in a CXCL12-CXCR4 axis-dependent manner. Theranostics, 9(21), 6112-6128. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.32982.

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Wang, X.; Jiang, B.; Sun, H.; Zheng, D.; Zhang, Z.; Yan, L.; Li, E.; Wu, Y.; Xu, R.H. Noninvasive application of mesenchymal stem cell spheres derived from hESC accelerates wound healing in a CXCL12-CXCR4 axis-dependent manner. Theranostics 2019, 9 (21), 6112-6128. DOI: 10.7150/thno.32982.

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Wang X, Jiang B, Sun H, Zheng D, Zhang Z, Yan L, Li E, Wu Y, Xu RH. Noninvasive application of mesenchymal stem cell spheres derived from hESC accelerates wound healing in a CXCL12-CXCR4 axis-dependent manner. Theranostics 2019; 9(21):6112-6128. doi:10.7150/thno.32982. https://www.thno.org/v09p6112.htm

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Wang X, Jiang B, Sun H, Zheng D, Zhang Z, Yan L, Li E, Wu Y, Xu RH. 2019. Noninvasive application of mesenchymal stem cell spheres derived from hESC accelerates wound healing in a CXCL12-CXCR4 axis-dependent manner. Theranostics. 9(21):6112-6128.

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