Project description:Analysis of DNA methylation and gene expression changes during regulated endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs). Results provide information of DNA methylation and gene expression pattern during cord-blood derived EPCs differentiation. Taken together, we discovered specific set of genes regulated by hyper- and hypo-methylation during differentiation.
Project description:Analysis of DNA methylation and gene expression changes during regulated endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs). Results provide information of DNA methylation and gene expression pattern during cord-blood derived EPCs differentiation. Taken together, we discovered specific set of genes regulated by hyper- and hypo-methylation during differentiation.
Project description:Analysis of regulators of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) differentiation at gene expression level. Results provide information of gene expression pattern and critical biological processing during EPCs differentiation. Taken together, we define the network of regulators of cord blood-derived EPCs during EPCs differentiation, which can be used to identify genes involved in vascular pathology. Furthermore, we select the critical regulators and then observe these selected regulator's functionality in vitro and in vivo. Total RNA obtained from isolated cord blood-derived EPCs at different time points after the beginning of the EPCs culture under endothelial differentiation condition.
Project description:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) promote the maintenance of the endothelium by secreting vasoreparative factors. A population of EPCs known as early outgrowth cells (EOCs) are being investigated as novel cell-based therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. We previously demonstrated that the absence of liver x receptors (LXRs) is detrimental to the formation and function of EOCs under hypercholesterolemic conditions. Here, we investigate whether LXR activation in EOCs is beneficial for the treatment of atherosclerosis. EOCs were differentiated from the bone marrow of wildtype (WT) and LXR-knockout (Lxrαβ-/-) mice in the presence of vehicle or LXR agonist (GW3965). This data set is a proteomic comparison of EPCs at day 1 after isolation and day 9 of GW39565 treatment compared to day 9 of vehicle treatment.
Project description:In multiple myeloma (MM), endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) regulate tumor angiogenesis and disease progression. EPCs from 20 newly diagnosed patients with advanced MM were examined for genomic instability by RNA microarrays to assess changes in gene expression.
Project description:In multiple myeloma (MM), endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) regulate tumor angiogenesis and disease progression. EPCs from 16 newly diagnosed patients with advanced MM were examined for genomic instability by aCGH to assess chromosomal gains and losses. Data were compared to aCGH results from corresponding CD138+ tumor plasma cells from these patients.
Project description:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are circulating endothelial precursors shown to incorporate into foci of neovascularisation. Herein, we describe phenotypic characteristics of an EPC sub-type called endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs). Peripheral blood-isolated ECFCs expressed endothelial and progenitor surface antigens and displayed cobblestone-patterned colonies with clonal proliferative and angiogenic capacities in vitro. ECFCs demonstrated endothelial cell-like shear stress responses including cell alignment and PECAM-1 expression. Proteomic comparison with an endothelial reference population (human umbilical vein endothelial cells) confirmed a similar proteomic profile. Hierarchical clustering revealed two distinct ECFC clusters with differences in cell growth, proliferation and angiogenesis capacities. The cluster with compromised functionality was also associated with elevated blood pressure and impaired lipid profile. Our findings described an endothelial-like phenotype of blood-derived ECFCs with distinctive proteomic signatures based on cellular and clinical characteristics. ECFCs may aid in identifying novel mechanisms associated with cardiovascular disease risk and new targets to enhance angiogenesis.
Project description:in this study we evaluated the initial response promoted by the atherosclerotic plaque (AP) secreted factors over healthy endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), in order to understand the mechanisms underlying the neovascularization and vascular remodeling properties assigned to these cells and to use them as cell therapy in cardiovascular diseases.
Project description:The objective of this study was to reprogram peripheral blood-derived late-endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to a pluripotent state under feeder-free and defined culture conditions. Late-EPCs were retrovirally-transduced with OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, c-MYC, and iPSC colonies were derived in feeder-free and defined media conditions. EPC-iPSCs expressed pluripotent markers, were capable of differentiating to cells from all three germ-layers, and retained a normal karyotype. Transcriptome analyses demonstrated that EPC-iPSCs exhibit a global gene expression profile similar to human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). We have generated iPSCs from late-EPCs under feeder-free conditions. Thus, peripheral blood-derived late-outgrowth EPCs represent an alternative cell source for generating iPSCs. Six samples were analyzed. The gene expression profile of four iPS clones were compared to the H9 human embryonic stem cell line and the parent endothelial progenitor cell line.
Project description:Analysis of regulators of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) differentiation at gene expression level. Results provide information of gene expression pattern and critical biological processing during EPCs differentiation. Taken together, we define the network of regulators of cord blood-derived EPCs during EPCs differentiation, which can be used to identify genes involved in vascular pathology. Furthermore, we select the critical regulators and then observe these selected regulator's functionality in vitro and in vivo.
