Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium

Abstract Background The synovial membrane adjacent to the articular cartilage is home to synovial mesenchymal progenitor cell (sMPC) populations that have the ability to undergo chondrogenesis. While it has been hypothesized that multiple subtypes of stem and progenitor cells exist in vivo, there is...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asmaa Affan, Nedaa Al-Jezani, Pamela Railton, James N. Powell, Roman J. Krawetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2495-2
_version_ 1828882372994531328
author Asmaa Affan
Nedaa Al-Jezani
Pamela Railton
James N. Powell
Roman J. Krawetz
author_facet Asmaa Affan
Nedaa Al-Jezani
Pamela Railton
James N. Powell
Roman J. Krawetz
author_sort Asmaa Affan
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Background The synovial membrane adjacent to the articular cartilage is home to synovial mesenchymal progenitor cell (sMPC) populations that have the ability to undergo chondrogenesis. While it has been hypothesized that multiple subtypes of stem and progenitor cells exist in vivo, there is little evidence supporting this hypothesis in human tissues. Furthermore, in most of the published literature on this topic, the cells are cultured before derivation of clonal populations. This gap in the literature makes it difficult to determine if there are distinct MPC subtypes in human synovial tissues, and if so, if these sMPCs express any markers in vivo/in situ that provide information in regards to the function of specific MPC subtypes (e.g. cells with increased chondrogenic capacity)? Therefore, the current study was undertaken to determine if any of the classical MPC cell surface markers provide insight into the differentiation capacity of sMPCs. Methods Clonal populations of sMPCs were derived from a cohort of patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) and patients at high risk to develop OA using indexed cell sorting. Tri-differentiation potential and cell surface receptor expression of the resultant clones was determined. Results A number of clones with distinct differentiation potential were derived from this cohort, yet the most common cell surface marker profile on MPCs (in situ) that demonstrated chondrogenic potential was determined to be CD90+/CD44+/CD73+. A validation cohort was employed to isolate cells with only this cell surface profile. Isolating cells directly from human synovial tissue with these three markers alone, did not enrich for cells with chondrogenic capacity. Conclusions Therefore, additional markers are required to further discriminate the heterogeneous subtypes of MPCs and identify sMPCs with functional properties that are believed to be advantageous for clinical application.
first_indexed 2024-12-13T10:27:08Z
format Article
id doaj.art-b6610d8a778f4b4e817ae81dc3a770ab
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1471-2474
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-13T10:27:08Z
publishDate 2019-03-01
publisher BMC
record_format Article
series BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
spelling doaj.art-b6610d8a778f4b4e817ae81dc3a770ab2022-12-21T23:51:00ZengBMCBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders1471-24742019-03-0120111210.1186/s12891-019-2495-2Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synoviumAsmaa Affan0Nedaa Al-Jezani1Pamela Railton2James N. Powell3Roman J. Krawetz4McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of CalgaryMcCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of CalgaryUniversity of Calgary, Department of SurgeryMcCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of CalgaryMcCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of CalgaryAbstract Background The synovial membrane adjacent to the articular cartilage is home to synovial mesenchymal progenitor cell (sMPC) populations that have the ability to undergo chondrogenesis. While it has been hypothesized that multiple subtypes of stem and progenitor cells exist in vivo, there is little evidence supporting this hypothesis in human tissues. Furthermore, in most of the published literature on this topic, the cells are cultured before derivation of clonal populations. This gap in the literature makes it difficult to determine if there are distinct MPC subtypes in human synovial tissues, and if so, if these sMPCs express any markers in vivo/in situ that provide information in regards to the function of specific MPC subtypes (e.g. cells with increased chondrogenic capacity)? Therefore, the current study was undertaken to determine if any of the classical MPC cell surface markers provide insight into the differentiation capacity of sMPCs. Methods Clonal populations of sMPCs were derived from a cohort of patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) and patients at high risk to develop OA using indexed cell sorting. Tri-differentiation potential and cell surface receptor expression of the resultant clones was determined. Results A number of clones with distinct differentiation potential were derived from this cohort, yet the most common cell surface marker profile on MPCs (in situ) that demonstrated chondrogenic potential was determined to be CD90+/CD44+/CD73+. A validation cohort was employed to isolate cells with only this cell surface profile. Isolating cells directly from human synovial tissue with these three markers alone, did not enrich for cells with chondrogenic capacity. Conclusions Therefore, additional markers are required to further discriminate the heterogeneous subtypes of MPCs and identify sMPCs with functional properties that are believed to be advantageous for clinical application.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2495-2Synovial progenitor cellsHeterogeneityHipOsteoarthritisClonal analysis
spellingShingle Asmaa Affan
Nedaa Al-Jezani
Pamela Railton
James N. Powell
Roman J. Krawetz
Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Synovial progenitor cells
Heterogeneity
Hip
Osteoarthritis
Clonal analysis
title Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium
title_full Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium
title_fullStr Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium
title_full_unstemmed Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium
title_short Multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium
title_sort multiple mesenchymal progenitor cell subtypes with distinct functional potential are present within the intimal layer of the hip synovium
topic Synovial progenitor cells
Heterogeneity
Hip
Osteoarthritis
Clonal analysis
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2495-2
work_keys_str_mv AT asmaaaffan multiplemesenchymalprogenitorcellsubtypeswithdistinctfunctionalpotentialarepresentwithintheintimallayerofthehipsynovium
AT nedaaaljezani multiplemesenchymalprogenitorcellsubtypeswithdistinctfunctionalpotentialarepresentwithintheintimallayerofthehipsynovium
AT pamelarailton multiplemesenchymalprogenitorcellsubtypeswithdistinctfunctionalpotentialarepresentwithintheintimallayerofthehipsynovium
AT jamesnpowell multiplemesenchymalprogenitorcellsubtypeswithdistinctfunctionalpotentialarepresentwithintheintimallayerofthehipsynovium
AT romanjkrawetz multiplemesenchymalprogenitorcellsubtypeswithdistinctfunctionalpotentialarepresentwithintheintimallayerofthehipsynovium