WO2012054501A1 - Human multipotent embryonic stem cell-like progenitor cells - Google Patents

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WO2012054501A1
WO2012054501A1 PCT/US2011/056737 US2011056737W WO2012054501A1 WO 2012054501 A1 WO2012054501 A1 WO 2012054501A1 US 2011056737 W US2011056737 W US 2011056737W WO 2012054501 A1 WO2012054501 A1 WO 2012054501A1
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  • the present invention relates to a population of precursor/progenitor cells, particularly enriched with multipotent embryonic stem cell-like mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs), and method for enriching the same.
  • MCPCs multipotent embryonic stem cell-like mesenchymal common progenitor cells
  • hESCs Human embryonic stem cells
  • hESCs Human embryonic stem cells
  • MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
  • MSCs are multipotent stem cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types. MSCs have been isolated from placenta, adipose tissue, lung, bone marrow, dental pulp, and blood. Cell types that MSCs have been shown to differentiate into in vitro or in vivo osteoblasts, chondrocytes, myocytes, adipocytes, and beta-pancreatic islets cells. MSCs were found to be rare in bone marrow, representing ⁇ 1 in 10,000 nucleated cells. Although not immortal, they have the ability to expand manyfold in culture while retaining their growth and multilineage potential. Pittenger et al.
  • mesenchymal (stem) cells were uniformly positive for SH2, SH3, CD29, CD44, CD71, CD90, CD 106, CD 120a, CD 124, and many other surface proteins, while the mesenchymal cells were negative for other markers of the hematopoietic lineage, including the lipopolysaccharide receptors CD14, CD34, and the leukocyte common antigen CD45.
  • MSCs are identified by the expression of many molecules including CD44 and CD 105 and are negative for the hematopoietic markers CD34, CD45, and CD 14.
  • amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells and human chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells could be isolated from placenta.
  • the surface antigen expression of these cells is given in Table A below, showing that they cannot express CD45, CD34, CD14 and HLA-DR (Parolini et al, Stem Cells 26: 300-311, 2008).
  • Table A Specific antigen expression at passages 2-4 for amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells and human chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells
  • Caplice (US 7,790,453 B2) taught blood-derived, adult smooth muscle progenitor cells which were positive for CD34.
  • the smooth muscle progenitor cells disclosed by Caplice are not characterized as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells and said progenitor cells have limited differentiation potential.
  • Lucas et al. (US 7,259,01 1 B2) taught isolated human pluripotent adult stem cells (PPASCs) expressing CD13, CD34, CD56, and CD117.
  • the PPASCs according to Lucas et al. did not express CD 10, CD 14, and stage specific embryonic antigen SSEA2.
  • the PPASCs are not characterized as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells, either.
  • Hariri (US 7,468,276 B2) taught isolated human placental stem cells that are OCT4 + and CD34 + .
  • the human placental stem cells disclosed by Hariri were SSEA3 " and SSEA4 " .
  • the human placental stem cells of Hariri were not characterized as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells.
  • Edinger et al. discloses non-adherent, CD34 + CD45 " stem cells isolated from placenta.
  • the placental stem cells according to Edinger et al. are non-adherent, and thus were not mesenchymal.
  • tissue engineering an enriched population of multipotent stem cells that are juvenile and prolonged self-renewal are desired.
  • the present invention provides a plurality of embryonic stem cell-like precursor cells, which is an enriched population of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs).
  • the cells are isolated from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells followed by a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CD1 17, CD133, CD201, GloboH and combination thereof, and cultured in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids, and one or more growth factors.
  • MCPCs multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells
  • the invention provides an enriched population of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs), which are identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells having at least the following characteristics: CD14 + , CD34 + , CD117 + , CD133 + (AC133 + ), CD201 + , Nesting SSEA3 + , SSEA4 + , and GloboH + .
  • MCPCs multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells
  • the invention provides a method for producing the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to the invention, comprising isolating from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells followed by a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CD1 17, CD133, CD201, GloboH and combination thereof, and culturing in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids selected from the group consisting of a corticosteroid and cholesterol and one or more growth factors selected from the group consisting of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), insulin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), IL-6, and thrombopoietin (TPO).
  • EGF epidermal growth factor
  • FGF fibroblast growth factor
  • IGF insulin-like growth factor
  • PDGF platelet-derived growth factor
  • IL-6 thrombop
  • the invention provides a composition comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to the invention encapsulated in alginate.
  • the invention provides a feeder cell layer for stem cell culture comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs of the invention.
  • the invention provides a stem cell niche comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to the invention seeded on a scaffold.
  • Fig. 1 shows the cell morphology of human placenta amnionic mesenchymal cells.
  • Fig 1A is a phase contrast image of AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells.
  • Fig IB is a phase contrast image of AM-MSCs-CD34 " cells.
  • Fig. 2 shows the profiling of cell surface marker of AM-MSCs-CD34 + and AM-MSCs-CD34 " cells; wherein Fig. 2A shows the expression of CD29, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD105, CD31, CD56, EGFR, and PDGFR; and Fig. 2B shows the expression of CD34, CD1 17, CD133, SSEA1, SSEA3, SSEA4, GloboH, and CD201.
  • FIG. 3 A provides a schematic illustration of neural and oligodendrocyte differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs.
  • Fig. 3B provides a schematic illustration of dopaminergic neuron differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs.
  • FIG. 4 shows TuJl, TH, and MAP2 expression of CD34 + or CD34 " AM-MSC after dopaminergic neuron induction
  • Fig. 4A provides TuJl (top), GFAP (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34 + AM-MSC induced neurons
  • Fig. 4B provides TuJl (top), GFAP (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34 " AM-MSC induced neurons
  • Fig. 4C provides TH (top), MAP2 (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34 + AM-MSC induced neurons
  • Fig. 4D provides TH (top), MAP2 (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34 " AM-MSC induced neurons.
  • Fig. 5 shows the cell morphology of human endometrium mesenchymal cells; wherein Fig 5A is a phase contrast image of EnMSCs-CD34 + cells; and Fig. 5B is a phase contrast image of EnMSCs-CD34 " cells.
  • Fig. 6 shows the cardiomyogenic differentiation potentials of EnMSCs-CD34 + ; wherein Fig 6A provides Troponin T (top), myosin heavy chain (MHC) (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34 + EnMSCs after cardiomyogenic induction; and Fig 6B provides Troponin T (top), myosin heavy chain (MHC) (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34 " EnMSCs after cardiomyogenic induction.
  • Fig 6A provides Troponin T (top), myosin heavy chain (MHC) (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34 " EnMSCs after cardiomyogenic induction.
  • MHC myosin heavy chain
  • DAPI bottom
  • Fig. 7 shows the numbers of expanded hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with specific surface marker(s) when co-culturing with murine MS-5 feeder, MSCs-CD34 + feeder, or MSCs-CD34 " feeder.
  • HSCs hematopoietic stem cells
  • the article “a” or “an” means one or more than one (that is, at least one) of the grammatical object of the article, unless otherwise made clear in the specific use of the article in only a singular sense.
  • a plurality of precursor cells are isolated from human somatic tissues, and identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells expressing at least CD14, CD34, CDl 17, CD133 (AC133), CD201, Nestin, SSEA3, SSEA4, and GloboH (called as "MCPCs").
  • the MCPCs may be obtained by a method comprising the steps of isolating from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells followed by a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CDl 17, CD133, CD201, GloboH, and combination thereof, and culturing in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids selected from the group consisting of a corticosteroid, cholesterol, and combination thereof, and one or more growth factors selected from the group consisting of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), insulin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), IL-6, thrombopoietin (TPO), and combination thereof.
  • the MCPCs of the invention adhere to a tissue culture surface, which is different from the CD34 + , CD45 " placental stem cells as disclosed in Edinger et al. (US 2008
  • the MCPCs of the invention can be isolated from human somatic tissues including but not limited to neonatal placenta (e.g. amnion, chorion, and umbilical cord), endometrium, gingival, bone marrow, and adipose.
  • the MCPCs are isolated from placenta, endometrium, and gingival. More preferably, the MCPCs are isolated from placenta amniotic tissue.
  • the MCPCs isolated from placenta amniotic tissue are called as AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells; the MCPCs isolated from endometrium are called as EnMSCs-CD34 + cells; and the MCPCs isolated from gingival are called as GMSCs-CD34 + cells.
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells, EnMSCs-CD34 + cells, and GMSCs-CD34 + cells have consistent profiling of cell surface markers expression.
  • the MCPCs exhibited sphere-like clonogenicty in early passages and expressed multipotent embryonic stem cell (ESCs) like characteristics in vitro.
  • the MCPCs of the invention are shorter than CD34 " MSCs. Specifically, the MCPCs of the invention have a higher growth rate as compared to CD34 " MSCs or unsorted MSCs, indicating that MCPCs of the invention are more proliferative and younger.
  • the MCPCs homogenously express embryonic (e.g. Oct-4, Nanog, Rex-1, Sox-2), sternness (e.g. CD1 17, CD34, CD44) surface antigens, in addition to present various lineage markers, including MSC (e.g. CD29, CD90, CD73, CD105, CD106), hem-angiogenic (e.g. AC133, CD34), myo-nurogenic (e.g. CD54, Nestin, NSE). Further, the MCPCs of the invention are prolonged self-renewal.
  • the MCPCs e.g., AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells
  • the MCPCs could retain their specific cell marker expression as CD34, CD54, CD1 17, and AC133 positive, and their MSC marker expression even after 20 passages.
  • the invention provides an enriched population of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs), which are identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells which have at least the following characteristics: CD14 + , CD34 + , CD1 17 + , CD133 + (AC133 + ), CD201 + , Nesting SSEA3 + , SSEA4 + , and GloboH + .
  • MCPCs multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells
  • the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs further have at least one of the following characteristics: CD44 + , CD54 + , CD56 + , CD105 + , CD146 + , and PDGFR + .
  • the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs are identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells, having the following characteristics: CD14 + , CD34 + , CD1 17 + , CD133 + (AC133 + ), CD201 + , Nesting SSEA3 + , SSEA4 + , GloboH + , CD44 + , CD54 + , CD56 + , CD105 + , CD146 + and PDGFR + .
  • the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs have the potentials to differentiate into cells or tissues of ectodermal lineage, mesodermal lineage, and endodermal lineage.
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 cells were examined and found that they were multipotent in differentiation of various types of somatic cells, including endoderm, mesoderm, or ectoderm cells.
  • the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs have the potentials of adipogenic differentiation, osteogenic differentiation, chondrogenic differentiation, neurogenic differentiation, cardiomyogenic differentiation, endothelial differentiation, and hepatic differentiation.
  • the invention provides a method for producing an enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs, comprising isolating from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells and a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, Nestin, CD1 17, CD133 and combination thereof; and culturing in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids and one or more growth factors.
  • the term "steroid” refers to a type of organic compound that contains a specific arrangement of four cycloalkane rings that are joined to each other.
  • the steroid used in the medium according to the method may be one selected from the group consisting of a corticosteroid, cholesterol and combination thereof.
  • corticosteroid refers to a class of steroid hormone.
  • examples of corticosteroid include but are not limited to a group A corticosteroid (e.g. hydrocortisone, hydrocortisone acetate, and cortisone acetate), a group B corticosteroid (e.g. triamcinolone acetonide, triamcinolone alcohol, and mometasone), a group C corticosteroid (e.g. betamethasone, betamethasone sodium phosphate, and dexamethasone), and a group D corticosteroid (e.g. hydrocortisone- 17-valerate, aclometasone dipropionate, and hydrocortisone- 17-butyrate).
  • group A corticosteroid e.g. hydrocortisone, hydrocortisone acetate, and cortisone acetate
  • group B corticosteroid e.g. triamcinolone
  • growth factor refers to a naturally occurring substance capable of stimulating cellular growth, proliferation and cellular differentiation, which can regulate a variety of cellular processes, and typically act as signaling molecules between cells.
  • the growth factor used in the medium according to the method may be one or more selected from the group consisting of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), insulin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), IL-6, thrombopoietin (TPO), and combination thereof.
  • the medium may be further supplemented with and one or more vitamins.
  • vitamin refers to a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism.
  • examples of vitamins include but are limited to vitamin A, vitamin B-complex, vitamin E, biotin, p-aminobenzoic acid, menadione, and combination thereof.
  • the medium may be also supplemented with one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of uracil, sodium acetate, ribose, Guanine HC1, deoxyribose, adenosine, adenine sulphate, ferric nitrate and combination thereof.
  • the cell sorting is performed by using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) flow cytometry.
  • FACS fluorescence-activated cell sorting
  • the cell sorting is a CD34, CD117, CD133, CD201, or GloboH cell antigen FACS.
  • the MCPCs may be encapsulated in alginate to form a composition.
  • a feeder cell layer for stem cell culture is provided as well.
  • the feeder cell layer comprises the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs of the invention.
  • the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs may be seeded on the scaffold to form a stem cell niche.
  • the invention provides a better source of ESC-like clonogenic stem cells that are derived from non-embryonic neonatal or adult tissue and multipotent in differentiation to various types of cells, than known sources, such as ESCs.
  • the MCPCs of the invention were found to be of proliferative ability and differentiation potentials. They are of a great potential to be used for clinical regenerative therapies.
  • the invention is further described in the following non-limiting examples.
  • Example 1 Preparation and Characterization of AM-MSCs-CD34 + Cells [0046] Amnionic Mesenchymal Cell Isolation
  • amnionic epithelial cells (Am-EpCs)
  • washed amnion membrane was cut into 2-3 cm 2 fragments and incubated in 100 ml of 0. 1% Trypsin-EDTA (Sigma; St Louis, MO) with 1 * Hanks balanced salt solution (Gibco; CAT# 14185-052; Grand Island, NY) for an about 250 cm 2 membrane, with 4 times of each 15 min reactions in water bath, at 37°C.
  • AM-MSCs Collection of clonogenic amnionic mesenchymal stromal cells
  • AM-MSCs amnionic mesenchymal cells isolation
  • the Am-EpCs depleted amnion membrane was subjected to wash with Hank's buffer one time and digested with collagenase 1A at 37°C for 45-60 minutes.
  • An appropriate volume of Hank's buffer and a 40 ⁇ nylon cell strainer were used to collect the clongenic AM-MSCs.
  • AM-MSCs were plated in CELL-BIND T75 flasks at a density of 5 ⁇ 10 4 cells per cm 2 and incubated in a 5% CO2, 37°C.
  • the collected AM-MSCs were incubated in a medium containing Medium 199 (the Ml 99 conditioned medium) [(Lonza CAT# 12-1 18F; Switzerland), supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and hydrocortisone.
  • FBS fetal bovine serum
  • EGF epidermal growth factor
  • hydrocortisone Fresh medium were changed in every 3-4 days during the purification incubation, and cells expanded to 80% confluence in 7 days.
  • the attached culturing cells were harvested with 0. 1% Trypsin-EDTA, and split into the new passage culture with a seeding density of l lO 5 cells per T75 flask.
  • the collected CM-MSCs can be cultured in RPMI- 1640 (GIBCO; Grand Island, NY) supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS) (10%), sodium pyruvate (0.1 mM), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and EGF (10 ng/ml). Cells were split when they reached to 70-80% confluence, the culture medium was changed every 3-4 days.
  • FBS fetal bovine serum
  • bFGF basic fibroblast growth factor
  • EGF EGF
  • the expanded primary AM-MSCs cultured at passages 2-3 were used to label with CD34 antibody.
  • Up to 3 ⁇ 10 6 cells were sorted by a FACS Aria flow cytometry (BD Bioscience, San Jose, CA) following the manufacture's instruction.
  • CD34 positive (CD34 + ) and CD34 negative (CD34 ) cells were then analyzed, sorted, and collected.
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 + and AM-MSCs-CD34 populations were re-analyzed for the positive fraction and expanded in the Ml 99 conditioned medium as described above or the RPMI conditioned medium.
  • the cell morphology of AM-MSCs (passage 3) are given in Fig. 1, wherein the shape of AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells (Fig. 1A) is shorter than AM-MSCs-CD34 " cells (Fig. IB) and both showed stable in later passages.
  • the initial doubling time of AM-MSCs-CD34 " cells is about 42 hours, which is longer than that of AM-MSCs-CD34 + at being 34 hours.
  • the CD34 expression of AM-MSCs would be checked for each five passages in the following days. After CD34 + sorting 20 passages, CD34 + AM-MSC could still retain their specific cell marker expression as CD34, CD54, CD1 17, and CD133 (AC133) positive and their MSC marker expression.
  • CD34 + AM-MSC could express more CD117, CD133, SSEAl, SSEA3, SSEA4, Globo H, and CD201 than CD34 " AM-MSC (Fig. 2B).
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells express "early genes" including Sox-2, Oct-4, Rex-1, and Nanog, ectodermal lineage genes, e.g. neurogenic differentiation markers including Nestin, NSE, NFM, NCAM, MAP2, mesodermal lineage genes, e.g. cardiomyogenic differentiation markers including MyoD, GATA-4, and MLC-2a, and endodermal lineage genes, e.g. hepatic differentiation makers including Albumin and HGF.
  • ectodermal lineage genes e.g. neurogenic differentiation markers including Nestin, NSE, NFM, NCAM, MAP2, mesodermal lineage genes, e.g. cardiomyogenic differentiation markers including MyoD, GATA-4, and MLC-2a
  • endodermal lineage genes e.g. hepatic differentiation makers including Albumin and HGF.
  • Example 2 Induction of Differentiation
  • the AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells at the number of 2 ⁇ 10 5 at passage 5 were used for the vasculogenic differentiation induction.
  • Harvested cells were cultured in EGM-2 medium (Cambrex) for a 7 days induction.
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells at passages 4-6 were harvested for induction of cardiomyogenic differentiation.
  • a cardiomyocytic differentiation agent 5-azacytidine (Sigma) was added into the medium to make a 5 ⁇ final concentration.
  • CD34 + AM-MSCs trans differentiated easily into cardiomyocytes expressing MyoD, GATA-4, MLC-2a genes (data not shown).
  • the AM-MSCs-CD34 cells obtained by the method as mentioned in Example 1 and expanded passages 5-6 were used for multi-lineage differentiation inductions.
  • the adipogenic, osteogenic, chondrogenic, and neurogenic differentiation protocols were used by the methods given below.
  • the AM-MSCs or AM-MSCs-CD34 pre-conditioning in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM/LG, GIBCO) supplemented with 10% FBS (Hyclone) were used for the lineage differentiation cultures shown as following:
  • Adipogenesis DMEM/LG medium supplemented with 10% FBS, 0.5 mM isobutyl-methylxanthine, 1 ⁇ dexamethasone, 10 ⁇ insulin, 200 ⁇ indomethacin.
  • Osteogenesis DMEM/LG medium supplemented with 10% FBS, 0.1 ⁇ dexamethasone, 50 ⁇ ascorbate-2 -phosphate, 10 mM ⁇ -glycerolphosphate.
  • CM Chondrogenesis
  • Neurogenesis DMEM/LG medium supplemented with 5 ⁇ g/ml insulin, 200 ⁇ indomethacin, 0.5 mM isobutyl-methylxanthine. (Reagents used above for differentiation were all from Sigma; St.Louis, MO)
  • the cell density was 3 x l0 4 cells/cm 2 .
  • a higher cell density of l-2x l0 5 /10 ⁇ was used for chondrosphere formation.
  • Medium was changed every three to four days for all differentiation assays, and cells were fixed for histochemical staining after 14 days of adipogenic, osteogenic, chondrogenic differentiation. After 14 days, intracellular oil droplets were formed under Oil Red O stain, and calcified extracellular matrix was present and positive for von Kossa staining (data not shown).
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells formed cartilage ball in 3 days.
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells cultured in neurogenic differentiation medium (Zuk's protocol, P4, Day 21) exhibited neural morphology and expressed neural markers including Nestin, NSE, NFM, NCAM, and MPA2, while AM-MSCs-CD34 " cells did not (data not shown).
  • Stepl Neurosphere Formation: Cells were seeded at a density of 1000 per well with neurosphere medium (NS medium).
  • NS Medium DMEM/HG/F12 (1 : 1) + l x B27 + 20 ng/ml EGF + 20 ng/ml FGF2 +2 ⁇ g/ml Heparin.
  • Primary neurospheres (selecting mainly floating neurospheres) larger than 75 um were counted after 7 days in vitro.
  • Step2 Neural Differentiation Assay: Dissociated neurospheres to single cells by trypsin-EDTA solution and culture the cells with: DMEM/F12 + 5% FBS for 24 hrs. These cells were treated with specific neural cell differentiation medium.
  • Fig. 3A is a schematic illustration of neural and oligodendrocyte differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs.
  • Fig. 3B is a schematic illustration of dopaminergic neuron differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs.
  • CD34 + AM-MSC induced neurons were TuJl, TH, and MAP2 positive, while only a small population of CD34 " AM-MSC induced neurons expressed said markers (Fig. 4).
  • CD34 + AM-MSCs expressed early genes and showed multipotent differentiation potential. Specific gene expression of CD34 + AM-MSCs is provided in Table 2 below.
  • Example 3 EnMSCs-CD34 + cells, GMSCs-CD34 + cells, and CD34 + MSCs Enriched from Other Somatic Tissues
  • AM-MSCs-CD34 + cells, EnMSCs-CD34 + cells, and GMSCs-CD34 + cells were identified as having consistent profiling of cell surface marker expression.
  • the mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs) of the invention were CD14 + , CD34 + , Nesting CD117 + , CD133 + (AC133 + ), SSEA3 + , and SSEA4 + . Further, the MCPCs of the invention were also characterized as CD44 + , CD54 + , CD105 + ,
  • CD146 + CD146 + , or PDGFR + .
  • Table 5 Potentials of endothelial differentiation and chondrogenic differentiation.
  • EnMSCs CD34+ CD31+, KDR+, CD34+: Bigger cartilage ball (CD34+/CD34-) more tube formation. (Diameter > 2x).
  • CD34- CD31+, KDR+, less CD34-: Little cartilage ball tube formation. (Diameter ⁇ 100 ⁇ ).
  • GMSCs CD34+ CD31+, KDR+, CD34+: Bigger cartilage ball
  • CD34- CD31+, KDR+, less CD34-: Little cartilage ball tube formation. (Diameter ⁇ 100 ⁇ ).
  • Table 7 Potentials of neurogenic differentiation and cardiomyogenic differentiation.
  • CD34- Myosin Heavy Chain+
  • CD34- Nestin+, Troponin T-.
  • EnMSCs CD34+ Nestin+, TuJl+, CD34+: Myosin Heavy Chain+, (CD34+/CD34-) GFAP-, Troponin T+.
  • CD34- Myosin Heavy Chain+
  • CD34- Nestin+, TuJl+, Troponin T-.
  • GMSC CD34+ Nestin+, TuJl+, CD34+: Myosin Heavy Chain+,
  • CD34- Myosin Heavy Chain+
  • CD34- Nestin+, TuJl+, Troponin T-.
  • CD34+ MSCs can be enriched from many other somatic tissues according to the method of the invention. Normally, only 2-3% of MSCs are CD34 + . After isolated and enriched in culture, percentage of CD34 + MSCs ranging from 15% to 78% depending on which tissue they were isolated from and the donor (See Table 8 below). The culture-enriched CD34 + MSCs can be subject to FACS cell sorting for further enrichment to obtain a population of MSCs enriched with 99% or more CD34+ MSCs.
  • Example 4 MCPCs as Feeder Cells
  • MCPCs of the invention were used to prepare a stromal feeder for expansion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs).
  • Stromal cells MS-5, or MSCs
  • 2 ⁇ 4 ⁇ 10 4 CD34 + mononuclear cells (M Cs) were co-cultured with feeder in 1 ml HSC medium (X- VIVO 10 + 50 ng/ml SCF + 50 ng/ml Flt-3L + (20 ng/ml)10U/ml TPO + 10 ng/ml IL-6).
  • suspension cells were counted and subjected to flow cytometry analysis (for CD34+CD38-, CD34+CD133+, CD34+CXCR4+, etc.).

Abstract

The invention provides a plurality of embryonic stem cell-like progenitor cells, which are isolated from a human tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells and a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CD117, CD133, CD201, GloboH and combination thereof, and cultured in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids and one or more growth factors. The cells of the invention express CD34 and exhibit sphere-like clonogenicity in early passages and express multipotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) like characteristics.

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TITLE
HUMAN MULTIPOTENT EMBRYONIC STEM CELL-LIKE PROGENITOR
CELLS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
[001] The present invention relates to a population of precursor/progenitor cells, particularly enriched with multipotent embryonic stem cell-like mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs), and method for enriching the same.
Description of Related Art
[002] In regenerative medicine, to identify a source of stem cells of high safety and efficacy is the first step of the development of bio materials for repairing and renewing damaged and defective tissues. Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can remain undifferentiated, if cultured under appropriate conditions, and begin to spontaneously differentiate into various types of cells, which is a good indication that a culture of embryonic stem cells is a source for producing various types of cells. However, it is not an efficient way because to control the differentiation of embryonic stem cells is required (see: Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions. Department of Health and Human Services. June 2001.).
[003] Mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, are multipotent stem cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types. MSCs have been isolated from placenta, adipose tissue, lung, bone marrow, dental pulp, and blood. Cell types that MSCs have been shown to differentiate into in vitro or in vivo osteoblasts, chondrocytes, myocytes, adipocytes, and beta-pancreatic islets cells. MSCs were found to be rare in bone marrow, representing ~1 in 10,000 nucleated cells. Although not immortal, they have the ability to expand manyfold in culture while retaining their growth and multilineage potential. Pittenger et al. (Science 284, 143 (1999)) discloses that isolated mesenchymal (stem) cells were uniformly positive for SH2, SH3, CD29, CD44, CD71, CD90, CD 106, CD 120a, CD 124, and many other surface proteins, while the mesenchymal cells were negative for other markers of the hematopoietic lineage, including the lipopolysaccharide receptors CD14, CD34, and the leukocyte common antigen CD45. MSCs are identified by the expression of many molecules including CD44 and CD 105 and are negative for the hematopoietic markers CD34, CD45, and CD 14. [004] It was reported that amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells and human chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells could be isolated from placenta. The surface antigen expression of these cells is given in Table A below, showing that they cannot express CD45, CD34, CD14 and HLA-DR (Parolini et al, Stem Cells 26: 300-311, 2008).
[005] Table A. Specific antigen expression at passages 2-4 for amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells and human chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells
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[006] Caplice (US 7,790,453 B2) taught blood-derived, adult smooth muscle progenitor cells which were positive for CD34. However, the smooth muscle progenitor cells disclosed by Caplice are not characterized as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells and said progenitor cells have limited differentiation potential.
[007] Lucas et al. (US 7,259,01 1 B2) taught isolated human pluripotent adult stem cells (PPASCs) expressing CD13, CD34, CD56, and CD117. The PPASCs according to Lucas et al. did not express CD 10, CD 14, and stage specific embryonic antigen SSEA2. The PPASCs are not characterized as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells, either.
[008] Hariri (US 7,468,276 B2) taught isolated human placental stem cells that are OCT4+ and CD34+. The human placental stem cells disclosed by Hariri were SSEA3" and SSEA4". The human placental stem cells of Hariri were not characterized as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells.
[009] Edinger et al. (US 2008/0206343 Al) discloses non-adherent, CD34+CD45" stem cells isolated from placenta. The placental stem cells according to Edinger et al. are non-adherent, and thus were not mesenchymal.
[0010] For tissue engineering, an enriched population of multipotent stem cells that are juvenile and prolonged self-renewal are desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention provides a plurality of embryonic stem cell-like precursor cells, which is an enriched population of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs). The cells are isolated from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells followed by a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CD1 17, CD133, CD201, GloboH and combination thereof, and cultured in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids, and one or more growth factors. It was unexpectedly found in the invention that a polulation of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (called as "MCPCs") expressed CD34, , which is different from known human mesenchymal stromal (stem) cells as not expressing CD34. The MCPCs cells of the invention exhibited sphere-like clonogenicty in early passages and expressed multipotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) like characteristics.
[0011] In one aspect, the invention provides an enriched population of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs), which are identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells having at least the following characteristics: CD14+, CD34+, CD117+, CD133+ (AC133+), CD201+, Nesting SSEA3+, SSEA4+, and GloboH+.
[0012] In another aspect, the invention provides a method for producing the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to the invention, comprising isolating from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells followed by a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CD1 17, CD133, CD201, GloboH and combination thereof, and culturing in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids selected from the group consisting of a corticosteroid and cholesterol and one or more growth factors selected from the group consisting of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), insulin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), IL-6, and thrombopoietin (TPO).
[0013] In one further aspect, the invention provides a composition comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to the invention encapsulated in alginate.
[0014] In yet aspect, the invention provides a feeder cell layer for stem cell culture comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs of the invention.
[0015] In further yet aspect, the invention provides a stem cell niche comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to the invention seeded on a scaffold.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of the invention, will be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.
[0017] Fig. 1 shows the cell morphology of human placenta amnionic mesenchymal cells. Fig 1A is a phase contrast image of AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells. Fig IB is a phase contrast image of AM-MSCs-CD34" cells.
[0018] Fig. 2 shows the profiling of cell surface marker of AM-MSCs-CD34+ and AM-MSCs-CD34" cells; wherein Fig. 2A shows the expression of CD29, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD105, CD31, CD56, EGFR, and PDGFR; and Fig. 2B shows the expression of CD34, CD1 17, CD133, SSEA1, SSEA3, SSEA4, GloboH, and CD201.
[0019] Fig. 3 A provides a schematic illustration of neural and oligodendrocyte differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs.
[0020] Fig. 3B provides a schematic illustration of dopaminergic neuron differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs.
[0021] Fig. 4 shows TuJl, TH, and MAP2 expression of CD34+ or CD34" AM-MSC after dopaminergic neuron induction, wherein Fig. 4A provides TuJl (top), GFAP (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34+ AM-MSC induced neurons; Fig. 4B provides TuJl (top), GFAP (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34" AM-MSC induced neurons; Fig. 4C provides TH (top), MAP2 (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34+ AM-MSC induced neurons; And Fig. 4D provides TH (top), MAP2 (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34" AM-MSC induced neurons.
[0022] Fig. 5 shows the cell morphology of human endometrium mesenchymal cells; wherein Fig 5A is a phase contrast image of EnMSCs-CD34+ cells; and Fig. 5B is a phase contrast image of EnMSCs-CD34" cells.
[0023] Fig. 6 shows the cardiomyogenic differentiation potentials of EnMSCs-CD34+; wherein Fig 6A provides Troponin T (top), myosin heavy chain (MHC) (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34+ EnMSCs after cardiomyogenic induction; and Fig 6B provides Troponin T (top), myosin heavy chain (MHC) (middle), and DAPI (bottom) immunofluorescence staining images of CD34" EnMSCs after cardiomyogenic induction.
[0024] Fig. 7 shows the numbers of expanded hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with specific surface marker(s) when co-culturing with murine MS-5 feeder, MSCs-CD34+ feeder, or MSCs-CD34" feeder.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0025] As used herein, the article "a" or "an" means one or more than one (that is, at least one) of the grammatical object of the article, unless otherwise made clear in the specific use of the article in only a singular sense.
[0026] According to the invention, it is unexpectedly found that a plurality of precursor cells are isolated from human somatic tissues, and identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells expressing at least CD14, CD34, CDl 17, CD133 (AC133), CD201, Nestin, SSEA3, SSEA4, and GloboH (called as "MCPCs"). The MCPCs may be obtained by a method comprising the steps of isolating from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells followed by a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CDl 17, CD133, CD201, GloboH, and combination thereof, and culturing in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids selected from the group consisting of a corticosteroid, cholesterol, and combination thereof, and one or more growth factors selected from the group consisting of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), insulin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), IL-6, thrombopoietin (TPO), and combination thereof. The MCPCs of the invention adhere to a tissue culture surface, which is different from the CD34+, CD45" placental stem cells as disclosed in Edinger et al. (US 2008/0206343 Al).
[0027] The MCPCs of the invention can be isolated from human somatic tissues including but not limited to neonatal placenta (e.g. amnion, chorion, and umbilical cord), endometrium, gingival, bone marrow, and adipose. Preferably, the MCPCs are isolated from placenta, endometrium, and gingival. More preferably, the MCPCs are isolated from placenta amniotic tissue. According to the invention, the MCPCs isolated from placenta amniotic tissue are called as AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells; the MCPCs isolated from endometrium are called as EnMSCs-CD34+ cells; and the MCPCs isolated from gingival are called as GMSCs-CD34+ cells. Specifically, AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells, EnMSCs-CD34+ cells, and GMSCs-CD34+ cells have consistent profiling of cell surface markers expression. In the invention, the MCPCs exhibited sphere-like clonogenicty in early passages and expressed multipotent embryonic stem cell (ESCs) like characteristics in vitro. Morphologically, the MCPCs of the invention are shorter than CD34" MSCs. Specifically, the MCPCs of the invention have a higher growth rate as compared to CD34" MSCs or unsorted MSCs, indicating that MCPCs of the invention are more proliferative and younger.
[0028] According to the invention, the MCPCs homogenously express embryonic (e.g. Oct-4, Nanog, Rex-1, Sox-2), sternness (e.g. CD1 17, CD34, CD44) surface antigens, in addition to present various lineage markers, including MSC (e.g. CD29, CD90, CD73, CD105, CD106), hem-angiogenic (e.g. AC133, CD34), myo-nurogenic (e.g. CD54, Nestin, NSE). Further, the MCPCs of the invention are prolonged self-renewal. According to some embodiments of the invention, the MCPCs (e.g., AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells) could retain their specific cell marker expression as CD34, CD54, CD1 17, and AC133 positive, and their MSC marker expression even after 20 passages.
[0029] Accordingly, the invention provides an enriched population of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs), which are identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells which have at least the following characteristics: CD14+, CD34+, CD1 17+, CD133+ (AC133+), CD201+, Nesting SSEA3+, SSEA4+, and GloboH+.
[0030] According to the invention, the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs further have at least one of the following characteristics: CD44+, CD54+, CD56+, CD105+, CD146+, and PDGFR+. In one embodiment of the invention, the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs are identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells, having the following characteristics: CD14+, CD34+, CD1 17+, CD133+ (AC133+), CD201+, Nesting SSEA3+, SSEA4+, GloboH+, CD44+, CD54+, CD56+, CD105+, CD146+ and PDGFR+.
[0031] According to the invention, the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs have the potentials to differentiate into cells or tissues of ectodermal lineage, mesodermal lineage, and endodermal lineage. In one embodiment of the invention, AM-MSCs-CD34 cells were examined and found that they were multipotent in differentiation of various types of somatic cells, including endoderm, mesoderm, or ectoderm cells.
[0032] In one embodiment of the invention, the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs have the potentials of adipogenic differentiation, osteogenic differentiation, chondrogenic differentiation, neurogenic differentiation, cardiomyogenic differentiation, endothelial differentiation, and hepatic differentiation.
[0033] In addition, the invention provides a method for producing an enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs, comprising isolating from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells and a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, Nestin, CD1 17, CD133 and combination thereof; and culturing in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids and one or more growth factors.
[0034] As used herein, the term "steroid" refers to a type of organic compound that contains a specific arrangement of four cycloalkane rings that are joined to each other. In the invention, the steroid used in the medium according to the method may be one selected from the group consisting of a corticosteroid, cholesterol and combination thereof.
[0035] As used herein, the term "corticosteroid" refers to a class of steroid hormone. Examples of corticosteroid include but are not limited to a group A corticosteroid (e.g. hydrocortisone, hydrocortisone acetate, and cortisone acetate), a group B corticosteroid (e.g. triamcinolone acetonide, triamcinolone alcohol, and mometasone), a group C corticosteroid (e.g. betamethasone, betamethasone sodium phosphate, and dexamethasone), and a group D corticosteroid (e.g. hydrocortisone- 17-valerate, aclometasone dipropionate, and hydrocortisone- 17-butyrate).
[0036] The term "growth factor" as used herein refers to a naturally occurring substance capable of stimulating cellular growth, proliferation and cellular differentiation, which can regulate a variety of cellular processes, and typically act as signaling molecules between cells. In the invention, the growth factor used in the medium according to the method may be one or more selected from the group consisting of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), insulin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), IL-6, thrombopoietin (TPO), and combination thereof.
[0037] According to some embodiments of the invention, the medium may be further supplemented with and one or more vitamins.
[0038] As used herein, the term "vitamin" refers to a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism. In the invention, examples of vitamins include but are limited to vitamin A, vitamin B-complex, vitamin E, biotin, p-aminobenzoic acid, menadione, and combination thereof.
[0039] In the invention, the medium may be also supplemented with one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of uracil, sodium acetate, ribose, Guanine HC1, deoxyribose, adenosine, adenine sulphate, ferric nitrate and combination thereof.
[0040] In preferred embodiments of the invention, the cell sorting is performed by using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) flow cytometry. Preferably, the cell sorting is a CD34, CD117, CD133, CD201, or GloboH cell antigen FACS.
[0041] According to the invention, the MCPCs may be encapsulated in alginate to form a composition.
[0042] According to the invention, a feeder cell layer for stem cell culture is provided as well. The feeder cell layer comprises the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs of the invention. Alternatively, the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs may be seeded on the scaffold to form a stem cell niche.
[0043] Accordingly, the invention provides a better source of ESC-like clonogenic stem cells that are derived from non-embryonic neonatal or adult tissue and multipotent in differentiation to various types of cells, than known sources, such as ESCs. The MCPCs of the invention were found to be of proliferative ability and differentiation potentials. They are of a great potential to be used for clinical regenerative therapies. The invention is further described in the following non-limiting examples.
[0044] Human tissues used in the following examples were obtained using a protocol approved by Institutional Review Board of Cathay General Hospital & Taipei Medical University Institutional Review Board.
[0045] Example 1: Preparation and Characterization of AM-MSCs-CD34+ Cells [0046] Amnionic Mesenchymal Cell Isolation
[0047] (1) Isolation of amnion membrane: [0048] Amnion membrane (about 300 cm2, n = 9) was stripped from chorion, washed in 3 χ 150 ml changes of 1 xHank's buffer to remove blood.
[0049] (2) Removal of the amnionic epithelial cells:
[0050] To deplete the amnionic epithelial cells (Am-EpCs), washed amnion membrane was cut into 2-3 cm2 fragments and incubated in 100 ml of 0. 1% Trypsin-EDTA (Sigma; St Louis, MO) with 1 * Hanks balanced salt solution (Gibco; CAT# 14185-052; Grand Island, NY) for an about 250 cm2 membrane, with 4 times of each 15 min reactions in water bath, at 37°C.
[0051 ] (3) Collection of clonogenic amnionic mesenchymal stromal cells (AM-MSCs):
[0052] For the amnionic mesenchymal cells (AM-MSCs) isolation, the Am-EpCs depleted amnion membrane was subjected to wash with Hank's buffer one time and digested with collagenase 1A at 37°C for 45-60 minutes. An appropriate volume of Hank's buffer and a 40 μιη nylon cell strainer were used to collect the clongenic AM-MSCs.
[0053] (4) Incubation of AM-MSCs:
[0054] After a 170g centrifugation, AM-MSCs were plated in CELL-BIND T75 flasks at a density of 5 χ 104 cells per cm2 and incubated in a 5% CO2, 37°C. The collected AM-MSCs were incubated in a medium containing Medium 199 (the Ml 99 conditioned medium) [(Lonza CAT# 12-1 18F; Switzerland), supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and hydrocortisone. Fresh medium were changed in every 3-4 days during the purification incubation, and cells expanded to 80% confluence in 7 days. The attached culturing cells were harvested with 0. 1% Trypsin-EDTA, and split into the new passage culture with a seeding density of l lO5 cells per T75 flask.
[0055] Alternatively, the collected CM-MSCs can be cultured in RPMI- 1640 (GIBCO; Grand Island, NY) supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS) (10%), sodium pyruvate (0.1 mM), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and EGF (10 ng/ml). Cells were split when they reached to 70-80% confluence, the culture medium was changed every 3-4 days.
[0056] Flow Cytometry Analysis
[0057] For FACS analysis, freshly harvested AM-MSCs were trypsinized and incubated with aliquot florescence (FITC or PE) conjugated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), suggested by the manufacturer, for 30 minutes at 4°C in 100 μΐ phosphate buffer. Cell markers were tested including for the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) lineage (CD29, CD90, CD73, CD105, CD106, Vimentin), sternness (CD34, CD44, CD1 17), hem-angiogenic (AC133, CD34), myo-neurogenic (CD54, Nestin), and myofibroblast markers (Vimentin, alpha smooth muscle actin). Cells were analyzed using a FACSCanto flow cytometry system (BD Bioscience, San Jose, CA). The flow-cytometric data were processed with FCS Express V3 software (De Novo; Canada).
[0058] Flow Cytometry Sorting
[0059] For isolation of the CD34+ AM-MSCs sub-population, the expanded primary AM-MSCs cultured at passages 2-3 were used to label with CD34 antibody. Up to 3 χ 106 cells were sorted by a FACS Aria flow cytometry (BD Bioscience, San Jose, CA) following the manufacture's instruction. CD34 positive (CD34+) and CD34 negative (CD34 ) cells were then analyzed, sorted, and collected.
[0060] In brief, 3-4 χ 106 harvested third passage AM-MSCs were trypsinized and labelled with PE-conjugated CD34 suggested by the manufacturer, for 15 minutes at room temperature in 100 μΐ phosphate buffer. Then filtered cells through a 40 μιη nylon cell strainer (Becton, Dickinson and Company CAT# 352235) and sorting AM-MSCs-CD34+ and AM-MSCs-CD34" populations with BD FACS Aria. After sorting, the AM-MSCs-CD34+ and AM-MSCs-CD34" populations were re-analyzed for the positive fraction and expanded in the Ml 99 conditioned medium as described above or the RPMI conditioned medium. The cell morphology of AM-MSCs (passage 3) are given in Fig. 1, wherein the shape of AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells (Fig. 1A) is shorter than AM-MSCs-CD34" cells (Fig. IB) and both showed stable in later passages. The initial doubling time of AM-MSCs-CD34" cells is about 42 hours, which is longer than that of AM-MSCs-CD34+ at being 34 hours. The CD34 expression of AM-MSCs would be checked for each five passages in the following days. After CD34+ sorting 20 passages, CD34+ AM-MSC could still retain their specific cell marker expression as CD34, CD54, CD1 17, and CD133 (AC133) positive and their MSC marker expression. It was found that the high expression each of CD and gene markers other than CD34 could be observed in the cells at each passage, but the expression of CD34 (50-60%) of the cells at passage 1 was less than those of passages 3 or 9 (about 100%). Both CD34+ and CD34" sorted AM-MSC expressed CD29, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD105, EGFR positive, and CD31 negative. However, CD34+ AM-MSC expressed more CD56 and PDGFR than CD34" AM-MSC. See Figure 2A. Further, CD34+ AM-MSC could express more CD117, CD133, SSEAl, SSEA3, SSEA4, Globo H, and CD201 than CD34" AM-MSC (Fig. 2B). Specific gene expression was also examined by RT-PCR (data not shown). The results show that AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells express "early genes" including Sox-2, Oct-4, Rex-1, and Nanog, ectodermal lineage genes, e.g. neurogenic differentiation markers including Nestin, NSE, NFM, NCAM, MAP2, mesodermal lineage genes, e.g. cardiomyogenic differentiation markers including MyoD, GATA-4, and MLC-2a, and endodermal lineage genes, e.g. hepatic differentiation makers including Albumin and HGF.
[0061] Example 2: Induction of Differentiation
[0062] (1) Vasculogenic differentiation
[0063] The AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells at the number of 2 χ 105 at passage 5 were used for the vasculogenic differentiation induction. Harvested cells were cultured in EGM-2 medium (Cambrex) for a 7 days induction. Analysis of the capillary formation was performed using Matrigel (BD Biosciences). Specifically, after the induction culture, the AM-MSCs-CD34+ were trypsinized and plated onto Matrigel coated (Matrigel: M199 = 1 : 1) 24 well cluster, with a cell density of 105 cells per well. Capillary-like structures were observed by optical microscopy after 2, 4, 24, and 48 hours in the following 3 days.
[0064] (2) Cardiomyogenic differentiation
[0065] Sorted AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells at passages 4-6 were harvested for induction of cardiomyogenic differentiation. The AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells were incubated overnight in the growth medium [EGM-2:M199 (v:v = 1 :3) supplemented with 10% FBS, and MEM nonessential amino acids (l x) (GIBCO)]. On the next morning, cells were transferred into the cardiomyogenic differentiation medium, [IMDM (GIBCO): Ham's F12 nutrient mixture with GlutaMAX-1 (GIBCO) (v:v = 1 : 1) supplemented 2% horse serum (GIBCO), l x MEM nonessential amino acids, l x insulin-transferrin-selenium (GIBCO)] with a cell density of 104 per cm2. After 6-8 hours, a cardiomyocytic differentiation agent, 5-azacytidine (Sigma) was added into the medium to make a 5 μΜ final concentration. 4ul/ml of 5-azacytidine (0.25 mM) stock solution was added into the differentiation medium daily, and changed back to the differentiation medium without 5-azacytidine on the day 4. On day six of the differentiation assay, ascorbic acid (10~4 M) (Sigma) and TGF-βΙ (1 ng/ml) (PeoproTech) were added to the medium. From this point forward, ascorbic acid and TGF-βΙ were supplemented every other days and twice weekly, respectively. The medium were changed every 2-3 days, depending on the medium pH changes. Cell debris should be removed by PBS washes, when medium changes. The Cardiomyogenic AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells were fixed for histochemical staining after 28-day differentiation culture. By a 5-azacytidine myogenic induction, CD34+ AM-MSCs (P5) trans differentiated easily into cardiomyocytes expressing MyoD, GATA-4, MLC-2a genes (data not shown). After cardiomyogenic differentiation 28 days and examined by histochemical staining, both CD34+ and CD34" AM-MSCs expressed myosin heavy chain (MHC), but only induced CD34+ AM-MSCs formed typical cardiomyocyte morphology and expressed terminal differentiated marker Troponin T (data not shown).
[0066] (3) Hepatic differentiation
[0067] The expressions of hepatic differentiation cell markers were given in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Expressions of hepatic differentiation cell markers of AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells (passage 6).
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(4) Adipogenic, osteogenic, and chondrogenic differentiation
[0069] The AM-MSCs-CD34 cells obtained by the method as mentioned in Example 1 and expanded passages 5-6 were used for multi-lineage differentiation inductions. The adipogenic, osteogenic, chondrogenic, and neurogenic differentiation protocols were used by the methods given below. [0070] The AM-MSCs or AM-MSCs-CD34 pre-conditioning in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM/LG, GIBCO) supplemented with 10% FBS (Hyclone) were used for the lineage differentiation cultures shown as following:
1) Adipogenesis (AM): DMEM/LG medium supplemented with 10% FBS, 0.5 mM isobutyl-methylxanthine, 1 μΜ dexamethasone, 10 μΜ insulin, 200 μΜ indomethacin.
2) Osteogenesis (OM): DMEM/LG medium supplemented with 10% FBS, 0.1 μΜ dexamethasone, 50 μΜ ascorbate-2 -phosphate, 10 mM β-glycerolphosphate.
3) Chondrogenesis (CM): DMEM/LG medium supplemented with 1% FBS, 6.25 μ§/πύ insulin, 10 ng/ml TGF-βΙ (R&D), 50 nM ascorbate-2-phosphate.
4) Neurogenesis (NM): DMEM/LG medium supplemented with 5 μg/ml insulin, 200 μΜ indomethacin, 0.5 mM isobutyl-methylxanthine. (Reagents used above for differentiation were all from Sigma; St.Louis, MO)
[0071] For adipogenic, osteogenic, and neurogenic differentiation, the cell density was 3 x l04 cells/cm2. For chondrogenic differentiation, a higher cell density of l-2x l05/10 μΐ was used for chondrosphere formation. Medium was changed every three to four days for all differentiation assays, and cells were fixed for histochemical staining after 14 days of adipogenic, osteogenic, chondrogenic differentiation. After 14 days, intracellular oil droplets were formed under Oil Red O stain, and calcified extracellular matrix was present and positive for von Kossa staining (data not shown). In chondrogenic differentiation, AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells formed cartilage ball in 3 days. AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells cultured in neurogenic differentiation medium (Zuk's protocol, P4, Day 21) exhibited neural morphology and expressed neural markers including Nestin, NSE, NFM, NCAM, and MPA2, while AM-MSCs-CD34" cells did not (data not shown).
[0072] (5) Neurogenic differentiation
[0073] Stepl : Neurosphere Formation: Cells were seeded at a density of 1000 per well with neurosphere medium (NS medium). NS Medium: DMEM/HG/F12 (1 : 1) + l x B27 + 20 ng/ml EGF + 20 ng/ml FGF2 +2 μg/ml Heparin. Primary neurospheres (selecting mainly floating neurospheres) larger than 75 um were counted after 7 days in vitro. Step2: Neural Differentiation Assay: Dissociated neurospheres to single cells by trypsin-EDTA solution and culture the cells with: DMEM/F12 + 5% FBS for 24 hrs. These cells were treated with specific neural cell differentiation medium. The medium used for neuronal differentiation was DMEM/F12 supplemented with 2% FBS, 10 ng/ml PDGF, 50 ng/ml BNDF, and 50 ng/ml GDNF. Fig. 3A is a schematic illustration of neural and oligodendrocyte differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs. Fig. 3B is a schematic illustration of dopaminergic neuron differentiation of CD34 sorted MSCs.
[0074] After 7 to 9 days, the differentiation capacity was verified by using immunofluorescence staining (GFAP conjugated with FITC, Hochest 33258, and TuJl conjugated with rhodamine). After primary neurosphere formation, CD34+ and CD34" AM-MSC both expressed TuJl (neuron specific marker). However, the GFAP (glia specific marker) expression was dim for CD34+ AM-MSC induced neurons. On the other hand, some CD34" AM-MSC induced neuron expressed GFAP, which suggests that some induced CD34" AM-MSC cells differentiate into neurons while some of them differentiate into glia cells. In B27 induction, CD34+ AM-MSC expressed Gale, and TuJl, but not GFAP. For dopaminergic neuron differentiation, as detected by immunofluorescence staining, CD34+ AM-MSC induced neurons were TuJl, TH, and MAP2 positive, while only a small population of CD34" AM-MSC induced neurons expressed said markers (Fig. 4).
[0075] (6) Conclusion
[0076] CD34+ AM-MSCs expressed early genes and showed multipotent differentiation potential. Specific gene expression of CD34+ AM-MSCs is provided in Table 2 below.
[0077] Table 2. Summary of CD34+ AM-MSCs gene expression.
Figure imgf000016_0001
[0078] Example 3: EnMSCs-CD34+ cells, GMSCs-CD34+ cells, and CD34+ MSCs Enriched from Other Somatic Tissues
[0079] Primary endometrial and gingival tissues were collected from donors from Taipei medical hospital and Dr. Wells Dental clinic follows the IRB guide line. EnMSCs and GMSCs were obtained from endometrial and gingival tissues, respectively, by similar process set forth in Example 1. EnMSCs and GMSCs were then subject to CD34 sorting.
[0080] Phase contrast images of CD34 sorted human endometrium derived mesenchymal stem cells (P5) are given in Fig. 5. The morphology of EnMSCs-CD34+ cells was very similar to AM-MSCs-CD34+. Further, as provided in Table 3 below,
AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells, EnMSCs-CD34+ cells, and GMSCs-CD34+ cells were identified as having consistent profiling of cell surface marker expression.
Specifically, the mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs) of the invention were CD14+, CD34+, Nesting CD117+, CD133+ (AC133+), SSEA3+, and SSEA4+. Further, the MCPCs of the invention were also characterized as CD44+, CD54+, CD105+,
CD146+, or PDGFR+.
[0081] Table 3. Cell surface markers expression of MCPCs and CD34" MSCs. Percentage of FACS markers expression: -: 0-20%, +: 20-40%, ++: 40-80%, +++: 80-100%.
Figure imgf000017_0001
CD34 +++ - +++ - +++ -
CD54 +++ + +++ + +++ +
PDGFR ++ + ++ + ++ +
Nestin +++ + +++ + +++ +
CD14 +++ - +++ - +++ -
CD117 +++ - +++ - +++ -
AC133 +++ - +++ - +++ -
CD 146 +++ - +++ - +++ -
[0082] The comparison on cell morphologies and cell doubling times of MCPCs and CD34" MSCs are given in Table 4 below.
[0083] Table 4. Comparison of cell morphology and cell doubling time.
Figure imgf000018_0001
[0084] Potentials of endothelial differentiation and chondrogenic differentiation of MCPCs and CD34" MSCs are given in Table 5 below.
[0085] Table 5. Potentials of endothelial differentiation and chondrogenic differentiation.
Figure imgf000018_0002
tube formation. (Diameter < 100 μιη).
EnMSCs CD34+: CD31+, KDR+, CD34+: Bigger cartilage ball (CD34+/CD34-) more tube formation. (Diameter > 2x).
CD34-: CD31+, KDR+, less CD34-: Little cartilage ball tube formation. (Diameter < 100 μιη).
GMSCs CD34+: CD31+, KDR+, CD34+: Bigger cartilage ball
(CD34+/CD34-) more tube formation. (Diameter > 2x).
CD34-: CD31+, KDR+, less CD34-: Little cartilage ball tube formation. (Diameter < 100 μιη).
[0086] Comparison of embryonic gene expression of MCPCs and CD34" MSCs are given in Table 6 below. MCPCs of the invention showed stronger embryonic gene expression than CD34" MSCs.
[0087] Table 6. Comparison of embryonic gene expression
Figure imgf000019_0001
[0088] Potentials of neurogenic differentiation and cardiomyogenic differentiation of MCPCs and CD34" MSCs are given in Table 7 below. The cardiomyogenic marker immunofluorescence staining images of EnMSCs are as shown in Fig. 6.
[0089] Table 7. Potentials of neurogenic differentiation and cardiomyogenic differentiation.
Neurogenic Differentiation Cardiomyogenic Differentiation AM-MSCs CD34+: Nestin+, TuJl+, CD34+: Myosin Heavy Chain+, (CD34+/CD34-) GFAP-, typical neuron Troponin T+.
forming. CD34-: Myosin Heavy Chain+,
CD34-: Nestin+, Troponin T-.
TuJl (less+), GFAP-
EnMSCs CD34+: Nestin+, TuJl+, CD34+: Myosin Heavy Chain+, (CD34+/CD34-) GFAP-, Troponin T+.
neurosphere-like structure. CD34-: Myosin Heavy Chain+,
CD34-: Nestin+, TuJl+, Troponin T-.
GFAP-
GMSC CD34+: Nestin+, TuJl+, CD34+: Myosin Heavy Chain+,
(CD34+/CD34-) GFAP-, Troponin T+.
neurosphere-like structure. CD34-: Myosin Heavy Chain+,
CD34-: Nestin+, TuJl+, Troponin T-.
GFAP-
[0090] CD34+ MSCs can be enriched from many other somatic tissues according to the method of the invention. Normally, only 2-3% of MSCs are CD34+. After isolated and enriched in culture, percentage of CD34+ MSCs ranging from 15% to 78% depending on which tissue they were isolated from and the donor (See Table 8 below). The culture-enriched CD34+ MSCs can be subject to FACS cell sorting for further enrichment to obtain a population of MSCs enriched with 99% or more CD34+ MSCs.
[0091 ] Table 8. Enrichment of Stem/progenitor marker and gene expressions in Human Tissue MSCs
Figure imgf000020_0001
Bone Marrow 20 -30 (-25)
Adipose 15 - 30 (-23)
[0092] Example 4: MCPCs as Feeder Cells
[0093] MCPCs of the invention were used to prepare a stromal feeder for expansion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Stromal cells (MS-5, or MSCs) were seeded in plate and wait for confluence to become feeder. 2~4χ 104 CD34+ mononuclear cells (M Cs) were co-cultured with feeder in 1 ml HSC medium (X- VIVO 10 + 50 ng/ml SCF + 50 ng/ml Flt-3L + (20 ng/ml)10U/ml TPO + 10 ng/ml IL-6). After 7 days or 14 days, suspension cells were counted and subjected to flow cytometry analysis (for CD34+CD38-, CD34+CD133+, CD34+CXCR4+, etc.).
[0094] The results are shown in Fig. 7. When co-culturing with the MCPCs (AM-MSCs-CD34+ cells) feeder, more engrafting CD34+CD38- primitive HSCs were obtained, as compared to murine MS-5 feeder or MSCs-CD34" feeder.
[0095] Although the present invention is illustrated by the above embodiments, these embodiments are not used to limit the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. An enriched population of multipotent human mesenchymal common progenitor cells (MCPCs), which are identified as mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells, having at least the following characteristics: CD14+, CD34+, CD117+, CD133+ (AC133+), CD201+, Nesting SSEA3+, SSEA4+ and GloboH+.
2. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, wherein the MCPCs further have at least one of the following characteristics: CD44+, CD54+, CD56+, CD105+, CD146+, and PDGFR+.
3. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, which exhibit sphere-like clonogenicty in early passages and express multipotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) like characteristics.
4. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, which are mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells having the following characteristics: CD14+, CD34+, CD117+, CD133+ (AC133+), CD201+, Nesting SSEA3+, SSEA4+, GloboH+, CD44+, CD54+, CD56+, CD105+, CD146+ and
PDGFR+.
5. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, which is isolated from a human somatic tissue.
6. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 5, wherein the human somatic tissue is selected from the group consist of amnion, chorion, umbilical cord, endometrium, gingival, bone marrow, and adipose.
7. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 6, where the human somatic tissue is amnion.
8. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, which has the potentials to differentiate into ectodermal cells, mesodermal cells, and endodermal cells.
9. The enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, which has the potentials of adipogenic differentiation, osteogenic differentiation, chondrogenic differentiation, neurogenic differentiation, cardiomyogenic differentiation, endothelial differentiation, and hepatic differentiation.
10. A method for producing the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, comprising: isolating from a human somatic tissue by a systemic screening of human mesenchymal stromal stem/progenitor cells followed by a cell sorting by a cell antigen selected from the group consisting of CD34, CD117, CD133, CD201, GloboH and combination thereof; and
culturing in a medium supplemented with at least one or more steroids and one or more growth factors.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the human somatic tissue is selected from the group consist of amnion, chorion, umbilical cord, endometrium, gingival, bone marrow, and adipose
12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the cell sorting is a fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) flow cytometry.
13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the steroid is one selected from the group consisting of a corticosteroid, cholesterol and combination thereof.
14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the growth factor is one selected from the group consisting of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), insulin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), IL-6, thrombopoietin (TPO), and combination thereof.
15. A composition comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1, which are encapsulated in alginate.
16. A feeder cell layer for stem cell culture comprising the enriched population of multipotent human MCPCs according to claim 1.
17. A stem cell niche comprising the enriched population of multipotent human
MCPCs according to claim 1 seeded on a scaffold.
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