Therapeutic effect of TSG-6 engineered iPSC-derived MSCs on experimental periodontitis in rats: A pilot study

Heng Yang, Raydolfo M. Aprecio, Xiaodong Zhou, Qi Wang, Wu Zhang, Yi Ding, Yiming Li

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Abstract

Background: We derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from rat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and transduced them with tumor necrosis factor alpha-stimulated gene-6 (TSG-6), to test whether TSG-6 overexpression would boost the therapeutic effects of iPSC-derived MSCs in experimental periodontitis. Methods: A total of 30 female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups: healthy control group (Group-N, n = 5), untreated periodontitis group (Group-P, n = 5), iPS-MSCs-treated and iPSC-MSCs/TSG-6-treated periodontitis groups (Group-P1 and P2, n = 10 per group). Experimental periodontitis was established by ligature and infection with Porphyromonas gingivalis around the maxillae first molar bilaterally. MSC-like cells were generated from rat iPSCs, and transducted with TSG-6. iPSC-MSCs or iPSC-MSCs/TSG-6 were administrated to rats in Group-P1 or P2 intravenously and topically, once a week for three weeks. Blood samples were obtained one week post-injection for the analysis of serum pro-inflammatory cytokines. All animals were killed 3 months post-treatment; maxillae were then dissected for histological analysis, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining, and morphological analysis of alveolar bone loss. Results: Administration of iPSC-MSC/TSG-6 significantly decreased serum levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in the Group-P2 rats (65.78 pg/ml and 0.56 pg/ml) compared with those in Group-P (168.31 pg/ml and 1.15 pg/ml respectively) (p<0.05). Both alveolar bone loss and the number of TRAP-positive osteoclasts showed a significant decrease in rats that received iPSCMSC/ TSG-6 treatment compared to untreated rats in Group-P (p<0.05), Conclusions: We demonstrated that overexpression of TSG-6 in rat iPSC-derived MSCs were capable of decreasing inflammation in experimental periodontitis and inhibiting alveolar bone resorption. This may potentially serve as an alternative stem-cell-based approach in the treatment and regeneration of periodontal tissues.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere100285
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 30 2014

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General

Keywords

  • Gene Expression
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Transduction, Genetic
  • Maxilla/metabolism
  • Rats
  • Interleukin-1beta/blood
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis/pathogenicity
  • Animals
  • Osteoclasts/microbiology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood
  • Molar/metabolism
  • Cell Engineering
  • Female
  • Periodontitis/genetics
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Administration, Topical
  • Alveolar Bone Loss/genetics
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections/genetics
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Disease Models, Animal

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