Flk-1+Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiate into Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells and Ameliorate Muscular Dystrophy in MDX Mice
- 1 October 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Stem Cells and Development
- Vol. 16 (5), 695-706
- https://doi.org/10.1089/scd.2006.0118
Abstract
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe hereditary disease characterized by the absence of dystrophin on the sarcolemma of muscle fiber. This absence results in widespread muscle damage and satellite cell activation. After depletion of the satellite cell pool, skeletal muscle is then invariably replaced by connective tissue, leading to progressive muscle weakness. Herein, we isolated Flk-1+ mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from adult adipose tissue and induced them to differentiate into skeletal muscle cells in culture. Within mdx mice, an animal model of DMD, adipose tissue-derived Flk-1+ MSCs (AD-MSCs) homed to and differentiated into cells that repaired injured muscle tissue. This repair correlated with reconstitution of dystrophin expression on the damaged fibers. Flk-1+ AD-MSCs also differentiated into muscle satellite cells. This differentiation may have accounted for long-term reconstitution. These cells also differentiated into endothelial cells, thereby possibly improving fiber regeneration as a result of the induced angiogenesis. Therefore, Flk-1+ AD-MSC transplants may repair muscular dystrophy.Keywords
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