Pharmacological tools to mobilise mesenchymal stromal cells into the blood promote bone formation after surgery.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-21-2020
Publication Title
NPJ Regenerative Medicine
Abstract
Therapeutic approaches requiring the intravenous injection of autologous or allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are currently being evaluated for treatment of a range of diseases, including orthopaedic injuries. An alternative approach would be to mobilise endogenous MSCs into the blood, thereby reducing costs and obviating regulatory and technical hurdles associated with development of cell therapies. However, pharmacological tools for MSC mobilisation are currently lacking. Here we show that β3 adrenergic agonists (β3AR) in combination with a CXCR4 antagonist, AMD3100/Plerixafor, can mobilise MSCs into the blood in mice and rats. Mechanistically we show that reversal of the CXCL12 gradient across the bone marrow endothelium and local generation of endocannabinoids may both play a role in this process. Using a spine fusion model we provide evidence that this pharmacological strategy for MSC mobilisation enhances bone formation.
Volume
5
First Page
3
Last Page
3
Recommended Citation
Fellous TG, Redpath AN, Fleischer MM, Gandhi S, Hartner SE, Newton MD, François M, Wong SP, Gowers KHC, Fahs AM, Possley DR, Bonnet D, Urquhart P, Nicolaou A, Baker KC, Rankin SM. Pharmacological tools to mobilise mesenchymal stromal cells into the blood promote bone formation after surgery. NPJ Regen Med. 2020 Feb 21;5:3. doi: 10.1038/s41536-020-0088-1. PMID: 32133156; PMCID: PMC7035363.
DOI
10.1038/s41536-020-0088-1
ISSN
2057-3995
PubMed ID
32133156