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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
1 p& ?) r$ j$ l8 t( H; [Mesenchymal stem cells inhibit proliferation and apoptosis of tumor cells: impact on$ y3 f3 H z' e% {4 S- @. U; B
in vivo tumor growth
( t) j6 | ?- j# H% YR Ramasamy1, EW-F Lam2, I Soeiro2, V Tisato1, D Bonnet3 and F Dazzi10 j5 e- F$ t! t6 [) f+ T3 @5 t1 q
1Stem Cell Biology Section, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and Division of Investigative Sciences, Imperial College Faculty of/ K/ D6 z) T/ }4 N! Q/ I+ p: D
Medicine, London, UK; 2Cancer Research UK Labs, Department of Cancer Medicine, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine,
9 d7 w2 U% J) c) |4 w* j. vLondon, UK and 3Cancer Research-UK, London Research Institute, London, UK" t# I$ G* p5 a2 E/ l! ]3 f
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have received much attention in. r& l+ G% ~$ @7 i
the field of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation because not- G6 D" [/ E8 {8 i) f/ }' D7 w
only do they support hematopoiesis but also exhibit a profound
& Y+ ~4 z$ m& nimmunosuppressive activity that can be exploited to prevent8 ?# h U& E4 i3 z" W$ Y2 Y( K
undesired alloreactivity. We have previously shown that their
$ u1 w& C4 H" T# ?) d- |! n8 |5 g3 Kimmunosuppressive activity is mainly exerted at the level of
* [% J9 Z3 i1 k- q1 }T-cell proliferation. Here, we show that MSC exhibit a similar
1 h. r; x- s0 c; x' \antiproliferative activity on tumor cells of hematopoietic and4 S! l8 k# R9 T
non hematopoietic origin. In vitro, MSC produced the transient/ R3 ~( S/ E3 G9 @
arrest of tumor cells in the G1 phase of cell cycle; this was3 c# B! ]5 i9 U# ~7 G! Q
accompanied by a reduction in the apoptotic rate even when
; w) S* S% q% Y ?3 f0 gsurvival factors were limiting. However, when tumor cells were
/ v' ^9 p5 u% u1 ginjected into non-obese diabetic–severe combined immunodeficient
0 ?, G9 \2 I% d( {8 {- L3 Cmice in conjunction with MSC, their growth was much
0 d/ d+ u, i( r/ v- Ifaster as compared to the group receiving only tumor cells. To
& l/ v- A" G) _4 J9 R0 _6 u# _explain the discrepancy between the in vitro and in vivo4 M+ ? o/ ~( K
behavior, we suggest that MSC have the ability to form a
5 N) X9 ^) _( i' W8 z J) a* N7 Xcancer stem cell niche in which tumor cells can preserve the
% v* C5 A& a' E' z; f- P' O+ j8 Upotential to proliferate and sustain the malignant process. We
9 \4 h8 \- z3 |$ d. Jconclude that the clinical use of MSC in conditions in which a% E' R6 }* D: p& q/ [9 ]! B
malignant disease is involved should be handled with extreme
- D) ^2 z! ]4 q: Ocaution.: k2 c0 S! R0 f( c
Leukemia (2007) 21, 304–310. doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2404489;1 h& Y5 N, S* @2 b/ _) _
published online 14 December 20062 ~& J- a# F1 I7 ]$ K% @; l
Keywords: mesenchymal stem cells; tumors; cell cycle; apoptosis
+ h c( j" m `9 k4 u) WIntroduction( O/ z) D6 T9 A u: V' V9 e
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) constitute a rare non-hematopoietic8 h+ ~" z+ }6 d2 p6 l$ K# E
population in the adult bone marrow (BM), which can be* U4 o* ^& R: s- g0 v
defined according to its ability to self-renew and differentiate0 d7 B, M' g" {0 V
into tissues of mesodermal origin (osteocytes, adipocytes,; Y9 b7 \# j/ P- J$ e' G* A7 [0 n
chondrocytes).1,2 They are progenitors of bone marrow stroma
0 H6 z9 K' @$ }7 L* n$ ?, a# land thus play a crucial role in supporting hematopoiesis3,4 by
) K9 w. U3 }9 m. m) S) cproviding hematopoietic progenitors, the necessary cytokines. _4 Y/ t9 P8 \, e* w
and cell contact-mediated signals to self-renew and/or differentiate.
7 S7 I% o F% k7 ?# M) b5 It has also been widely demonstrated that MSC exhibit
& K% _ c4 q# [- Ia potent immunosuppressive activity, which targets virtually all' ~+ l- p; R3 s2 M+ y2 \- m
types of immune cells of both lymphoid and myeloid lineage.
r2 Y" z3 |5 \8 y* s* sThere is evidence that such a broad activity results from a* V9 x/ @5 q$ U* E( J4 h: x
selective inhibition of cell cycle at early stages of cell
' M4 g1 ?# @/ G! Scommitment (G0/G1)6 and whereas cell proliferation is vigorously2 z5 }. S! e+ H* l7 l" Z( h
reduced, most of immune effectors functions are( R6 R2 P2 r3 k1 g: z
substantially preserved.; Z: L+ \8 J0 z4 B
Because of these properties, MSC have been tested for
1 e1 C9 \0 m+ m7 E L2 vtherapeutic applications in the field of hemopoietic stem cell
# j* q; q6 O! ]$ g; s; d(HSC) transplantation whereby preliminary evidence suggests
: v+ _5 L& n8 F8 U, Mthat they improve HSC engraftment7 and suppress graft-versushost
5 J; _, j4 Z8 s& c1 x3 n! u9 Xdisease after allogeneic HSC transplantation.8,9 Large
5 Q! B2 m6 x3 C) {unphysiological numbers of MSC are apparently required for
5 R1 f% T* E7 Q; Hclinical efficacy. As these therapeutic applications often involve" Y% o4 z ^1 Z6 J) X
malignant conditions, investigating the effect of MSC on tumor
8 Q( z; M+ d+ tcells is mandatory. Furthermore, such a question becomes
9 X3 V3 x4 l# W Xcritical in view of the fact that the development and progression2 p$ M) X& W9 S
of some tumors depends on the surrounding stroma, which% ^8 d4 v4 O3 \, I4 r# J8 A
consists of cells deriving from bone marrow stromal precursors.) C( P4 O7 o6 z [
Several studies have outlined a direct effect of stromal fibroblasts5 g" n' t X# ^
in cancer initiation and progression, especially in epithelial
+ I0 a* V5 T! @1 f" b% wtumors.10,11' `3 P) x* _( B6 |4 }; X
Although some studies have observed that these cells inhibit
9 V& z# b, ~! Ntumor growth in murine12 and rat13,14 models, others have/ }% |3 B% v% y- X$ k+ v
demonstrated an opposite effect.15,16 Depending on the system
* d9 G- K% T z9 t6 Tused, MSC have been shown to favor tumor growth either by
3 h0 f0 o3 E0 W1 dpromoting their invasive abilities via the activation of matrix
( y ~- }/ |( R$ Gmetalloproteinases15 and neoangiogenesis16 or by preventing
% A& \8 ?& d: ~% v$ H6 j5 T/ ~5 _tumor cells recognition by the immune system.17 Regardless of
% ^/ F% w) d& y7 zthe effect on tumor growth and progression, most studies have8 b$ ~( E1 w) A! H, v, P |0 ^
documented a selective migration of MSC to the tumor site and- z' U8 j1 C/ @7 [( [3 W% m. D& V
this property has been successfully exploited in animal models
% D, k4 `; J! `% qto deliver therapeutic molecules using MSC transduced with+ |6 I; _, E+ O1 F& e) i
specific genes.183 g' C; }5 e5 A) G% Q$ M
Here, we show that although human MSC exhibit a potent
, N$ ~0 m* I! _6 n, H: C1 fantiproliferative activity in vitro on different tumor cell lines, this4 O8 K8 l- b C$ g* T/ d
effect is transient and when assessed in vivo, it results in
# x* c7 W+ x. `facilitation of tumor engraftment and growth. Similarly to what
5 I# h. O5 t- B) Z/ Sobserved for T cells, MSC induce the downregulation of cyclin
( d9 R5 I" m# ]D2 and thus halt tumor cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle.$ u7 D2 G0 P4 d/ E1 r$ i0 L4 ~: R
Such a effect is transient and reduces the proportion of
# b- x# ^% m/ {. z* t$ X3 ]spontaneous apoptosis associated with proliferation. Our findings+ p( Q* A- s3 L
suggest that MSC may preserve the self-renewal ability of& _+ k# g$ }, v. I8 i7 N6 A. @
cancer cells and a new mechanism by which stromal environment
Z" U) F7 I' @; Dcan influence the course of malignant diseases. The
: x5 w2 c7 X0 E, \% I Iclinical use of large doses of MSC in the treatment strategies of
* L1 x* h1 A8 L) p* W- y5 R; Bmalignant conditions might therefore favor the establishment of* A( V- u6 x, i0 i7 J$ U8 i0 [" A
a tumor niche with long-term proliferative potential.
' m I+ a, P2 AMaterials and methods) S, a/ } o) X- g7 ]/ D
Generation of MSC' j* Z6 K+ f8 p* L, W
Ten to 20 ml of BM suspensions cells were obtained from
( ~& C+ k' u/ _6 G2 t9 gnormal donors, ranging in age from 20 to 50 years. All samples: ~: q5 l& P+ k- X; o, E+ C1 w1 o
were obtained with written, informed consent in accordance
! J8 ]8 y5 F/ |& k& ~ethical committee requirements. To isolate MSC, ficolled BM
* n9 u5 D7 N N, \6 O9 t; M* Mmononuclear cells (Ficoll-Paque, Amersham-Phamarcia, Piscataway,% d. V6 R# o% n
NJ, USA) were plated in 25 cm2 flasks (Costar, Cambridge,
# c5 {% A& b$ Y+ K9 T: @5 |& oMA, USA) at a concentration of 1106/ml in
% a( Y; b; O% F) p; ~/ t+ EDulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM), with high
) ]- q& p% k! Z% y: l1 O* uglucose concentration, GLUTAMAX I (Gibco BRL, Gaitherburg,
* m9 D, F- W; n) Q6 m" o1 p! n/ @MD, USA), 10% fetal bovine serum (Stem Cell Technology Inc.,4 ]4 A. C0 V! E2 a# u( D
London, UK), 100 U/ml penicillin and 100 mg/ml streptomycin
$ ]) x6 W) ]2 v(Gibco BRL). After 72 h incubation at 371C in a 5% CO2# p% ?" m0 @) Q7 M' ]1 j8 X( o% a
atmosphere, non-adherent cells were removed. When 70–80%! Z; x. m/ V3 z2 I( i/ @7 n8 _# |
confluent, adherent cells were trypsinized and expanded for 3–5/ `$ O, S$ i; ]! e
weeks. Before their use in the experiments, MSC were checked4 _ I3 O( Q" w8 T4 K
for positivity of CD105, CD106, CD73, HLA-class I, and the( I3 V4 L6 t0 m( `
lack of expression of CD45.
6 f u$ S1 @; W3 h* s6 o: ITumor cell lines1 \6 O: c) G' M2 q9 N) G
BV173 is derived from a lymphoid blast crisis of chronic
. ^( q+ J1 [ @$ a6 A: W Rmyeloid leukemia (CML);19 K562 is an undifferentiated erythroleukemia2 V g( U; J- S
cell line derived from a CML in blast crisis;204 G+ m% N6 s/ h5 w) g
KG1a is an undifferentiated blast cell line from acute0 `2 O; F, _6 [# V+ u
myelogenous leukemia;21 the Jurkat cell is a human T-cell; \* X i L: W Z- r
leukemia line22 and COLO 320DM (CC3) is a semi-adherent
! Y) ^: {. W2 i% o8 \ h5 o n# Ccolon adenocarcinoma cell line.23 The Epstein–Barr virus -) ?% R& u2 P ~1 T2 E
infected B cell line wS9-B-LCL/B was provided by G Lombardi- M6 Z5 y# d8 j
(King’s College, London, UK), whereas the small-cell lung J1 e. h8 {; j* o. j* k
cancer cell line UCH10 is a kind gift of P Beverley (Edward `. |5 X2 q3 K0 H( r
Janner Institute, Berkshire, UK). All cells were grown in7 a5 t) f2 x5 b& M* n8 R
Rosewell’s Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) (Gibco, BRL)
' J# G. s. Y; vsupplemented 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Labtech International,4 u7 G) s1 h" p7 R; d, ?
Sussex, UK) and 1% antibiotic/antimycotic solution
, v) _8 m8 n8 `' q {. _(Gibco, BRL). Cells were incubated at 371C in 5% CO2
8 q0 ~% d7 h. S2 q( c* thumidified cell culture incubator and fed every 2 days.
) k# e" _9 {3 T# hProliferation assays9 _, e# I" H* g4 \
Cell proliferation assays were performed in round-bottom 96-
% C+ ~ m$ H8 v' l! ^" P4 rwell plates (Costar, Cambridge, MA, USA) in a total volume of$ v$ l% |; _7 n9 r2 t$ p- J
0.2 ml RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum
0 O& [& i. ]7 t# U9 m, U( H(FCS), GLUTAMAX I (Gibco, BRL, Life Technologies Ltd, UK),
( r- M2 v |- j* G& \50 U/ml penicillin and 50 mg/ml streptomycin. A total of 0.5 mCi/
& {4 }( v5 ^3 T3 a0 nwell of [3H]-thymidine (ICN, Costa Mesa, CA, USA) was added
6 K3 ^2 C; h7 W7 a3 Eafter 5 days of culture and the cells were harvested 18 h later
* P9 s v1 Q0 `% `3 qonto glass fiber filters using an LKB 96 well-harvester (Wallac
+ r( y2 g- v- k3 VOy, Turku, Finland). [3H]thymidine uptake was measured on an a! O% [, T# d/ ]
LKB Betaplate counter (Wallac Oy). The results are expressed as, m# E3 `, u0 f: z0 W4 Q
mean count per minute for triplicate cultures (standard errors1 M$ k$ B* P4 s. S$ v6 ^
were routinely o10%).
7 r2 C" V& Q, [5 o1 b2 O% m7 eImmunophenotype
5 ?8 s! m5 C( g( s4 T( d: u& dFor surface marker immunophenotyping, cells were incubated% R4 k; a3 [. a9 Y) @7 {+ f. W
with the specific monoclonal antibody for 300 at room
. v7 I! l& X( N( ]4 }temperature and then analyzed after extensive washing with
, Z% G. |" l: e* y+ K: ]% {phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Background fluorescence was
) D# h' c" M7 Osubtracted after analyzing unstained cells and cells stained with$ m% S9 I4 B0 _. G7 W
the relevant isotype control.7 L2 n* B7 n' E3 q2 h. K% g
For cell cycle analysis, bromodeoxyuridine (BrDU; Sigma
8 S& a# M8 P FAldrich, St Louis, MO, USA) was added to cell cultures for 1 h& u9 w- k3 A4 N" _1 }! {
before cell harvest and fixed in 70% ethanol. Fixed cells were" u0 K# m# u4 n# U, m, h4 d9 [
treated with 0.5% Triton-X-2M HCl (Sigma Aldrich) for 30 min
# u* }3 p# C6 M) G; zto denature the DNA and neutralized by sodium tetraborate/ P" ?6 u E" u( {5 ^( h! O2 X% \
(Na2B4O7 10H2O, pH 8.5, Sigma Aldrich). Cells were stained* t; t0 k% E9 _
with 5 ml of anti-BrDU-fluoroscein isothiocyanate antibody; after9 X3 t+ @) E( H; @& @
30 min, 1ml of PBS containing 5 mg/ml propidium iodide (PI;
* m& E7 d3 \7 A0 h+ SSigma, St Louis, USA) was added before flow cytometry analysis
2 X. i% G* g+ l; C8 k0 Fusing a fluorescence-activated cell sortiong (FACS) Calibur
% N% x4 t1 l# K' jcytofluorimeter (Becton Dickinson, San Jose, CA, USA).
! v9 S" {' v! C3 T. P# y/ JMice
" z7 z/ V7 K# k9 z5 K% m! f; QNon-obese diabetic–severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/% R: L" ~- C2 z+ N8 j
SCID) mice used in vivo study were obtained from Jackson5 G9 j. f9 `% U6 j* n4 _
Laboratories (Bar Harbor, ME, USA), bred and maintained in a9 w; i: B- @+ H( R
pathogen-free environment at Cancer Research UK Laboratories.
8 z% x! y& x3 M/ k! Y$ x8 ?1 ?- {Mice used were between 6 and 10 weeks of age and all
4 K' w0 j# D$ k7 O R. j( k9 qprocedures were carried out in accordance with the Home
5 P) Q4 k' k4 w, rOffice Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act of 1986. Mice did not, F2 K: k; Y) [$ E( K% l
receive any conditioning before receiving the cells that were
6 H, `" C( j! e9 \administered subcutaneously in a total volume of 0.2 ml sterile7 X; \9 z! O' J7 m3 w% }
phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). At autopsy, spleen, liver, BM,
( O! v! W. A" h# e2 ]lymph nodes and the tumor (when applicable) were removed1 q1 H) g. a: ^9 n4 `
and fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin solution for8 f1 |5 J) J- `5 k" ^0 a9 W. u
histologic preparations (BM was decalcified in 10% formalin/
0 M/ E" k, U6 I% r' m' H W5% formic acid).7 Q" _' `; |2 ~. \
Western blotting
1 `/ C- O1 j$ M0 e0 d" |Cell suspensions were lysed in Nonidet P-40 lysis buffer (1%
9 [, K/ y* H* Q/ c' VNonidet P-40, 100mM NaCl, 20mM Tris-HCl pH 7.4, 10mM
3 i, @* u G" c6 P4 FNaF, 1mM sodium orthovanadate, 30 nM Na-glycerophosphate)$ w% d. A% z, l4 A2 n1 {. g
and protease inhibitors (Roche Applied Science, Basel, Switzerland)/ s5 W0 }. n4 r J( B% g
in ice for 15 min. Protein concentration was determined by5 ?- c0 U0 @8 j6 ^- b( a% o3 q7 t
Bio-Rad Dc protein assay (BioRad Lab Ltd, Hertfordshire, UK)./ J. H0 b1 \& \* P
Twenty five micro grams of proteins were electrophoretically1 J! M/ y3 f% n! V9 Q( ^' }
separated by 7 and 10% SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
0 M7 t! c, `. f(SDS-PAGE) gels (Invitrogen-Novex, Carlsbad, CA, USA),
) X: E5 v7 @9 K7 `( m `/ D; u5 q/ `transferred onto Protran Nitrocellulose transfer membranes- t3 {9 {# E& D; a6 e; w: c
(Schleicher and Schnell) and the membranes were incubated
& H# S; r: e% }& M+ p" Iwith the following primary antibodies: cdk4, cyclin D2, cyclin* ]& T# ~( [# h6 n$ m1 l
E, cyclin A, p27Kip1 and actin as control (Santa Cruz* z- W6 i/ d+ `+ n5 Q$ X
Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, USA). The immune. T6 q7 Q0 E) }2 y
complexes were detected using horseradish peroxidase-linked, b/ t$ A& C/ P* C+ B+ |
anti-mouse or anti-rabbit conjugates as appropriate (DAKO,
& v6 p+ B! e( N3 i* Q3 m5 SGlostrup, Denmark) and visualized using enhanced chemiluminescence# P8 @& r* R" Y+ M5 o
detection system (Amersham Biosciences, Amersham,
3 |% h4 E: y. v% D. o, q; vUK).8 E% u) j4 T3 ~% y, b& V
Results+ R5 m0 F7 ~* i4 d* J# z
MSC inhibit the proliferation of malignant cells of2 O6 } \! _6 P% W
hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic origin
5 c- m3 H! x7 y) b# K9 m% D) o0 W2 NWe studied the effect of MSC on the proliferative activity of
9 G/ h- ~# j$ L. S: q. x7 [" k% ?malignant cells of different lineages. Tumor cell lines of
! D$ C) h& C2 G9 g1 H4 B* K+ chematopoietic (BV173, K562, Jurkat, KG1a and wS9-B-LCL)5 ~; N2 e A+ [" s9 g
and non-hematopoietic (UCH10 and CC3) origin were cultivated,
7 { ^* N# d. _1 e9 C" hat different ratios, in the presence of MSC and tested for
: E1 [1 \! _" @their proliferative activity after 3 days of co-culture. MSC. z: C. o5 K1 ]4 g
exhibited a dose-dependent antiproliferative effect on all cell
1 M" y0 f/ M# Clines investigated (Figure 1a and b).
1 s9 Y" S, E$ F2 eSoluble factors are involved into the anti-proliferative
6 h, a/ c8 W4 y5 ceffect exerted by MSC
) p, E9 q9 x3 m4 b; dIt has been shown that soluble factors contribute to the! K, E' I, U0 G8 v: E
immunosuppressive effect of human MSC.24,25 To examine
# z) [& v/ U9 Z0 Owhether the MSC-induced inhibition of tumor cells proliferation( L" C0 Z0 j# T2 i2 S" \/ f
was mediated by soluble factors, MSC were cultured physically
. I( N5 X8 p# n. D+ z" Wseparated from BV173 cells using a transwell system or replaced
, {/ | _! j1 B& B4 zby their culture supernatants. An inhibitory effect was detected
2 {7 P3 S+ I6 k+ _" L. pMSC influence tumor cell proliferation and apoptosis8 K% p! _, A2 @, Y; J* y; Q
R Ramasamy et al' |9 u. h9 n( L6 u/ w& a9 q
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* V d+ L. Q! c! ~$ T+ G# K# W2 Q, HLeukemia1 B1 b4 ~' v+ ]1 ^/ \
tumor proliferation (data not shown), thus reasonably excluding
; B5 [0 |1 [* n# x* ~a role of TGFb in the MSC mediated inhibitory effect.) o; _# j' {; x ]5 F J. h4 p
MSC favor tumor growth in vivo
$ g! `. @2 |# F7 G; C5 L. yTo investigate the effect of MSC on the in vivo growth of tumor4 b7 j9 c5 i( z/ M6 }
cells, we assessed in NOD-SCID mice the kinetic growth of3 H2 Y. r- y5 y$ v
tumor cells in presence of MSC. Mice received 106 BV173 cells
0 G) C5 k3 Y2 mwith or without 0.5106 MSC by subcutaneous injection. After9 B4 u$ k. l9 Z9 u4 i& C
8 weeks, in three different experiments, the 75% of the mice coinjected, R, l8 w6 i. `1 q+ J
with BV173 and MSC developed tumors at the site of4 a8 K8 z9 b+ s
injection, whereas only the 12% of animals receiving BV173" }& V! f5 M, J0 _7 I
alone showed signs of tumor growth (Figure 2a). The tumor cell
& R6 t9 B0 h+ Z$ K1 I1 osuspensions expressed the phenotype of human B cells and did
7 S% S- {1 |: F) U+ {$ Q8 B8 s% G9 }& ^not contain any detectable levels of MSC as assessed by CD1051 B0 Z# i: d% }6 U
staining (Figure 2b). BM from all mice was finally evaluated for% _ B6 l- C8 f r4 r& D
the engraftment of tumor cells and MSC. Of the mice receiving4 S% h" F3 T* T
MSC, only those which developed the tumor showed a small; R/ ^) m, w7 B, `3 c( @
proportion of MSC in their BM as identified by the co-expression
9 @4 W" l8 V! \4 v/ x$ D: xof CD105 and human major histocompatibility complex (MHC)* Y0 \1 k; c- J1 k' ~4 ^3 o
class I. No presence of tumor cells (CD19þ/human MHC class/ F: l# z( ~, t- ^
Iþ coexpression) was detected in the BM of any of the animals,% c/ x9 E a2 d0 u* {
irrespective of whether they had developed the tumor
) e8 L# G9 d G! Q5 y1 j; i(Figure 3a). However, when BM cells were cultivated for 2, J4 ~3 f0 v+ E$ z) Z/ R7 r; C
weeks, a population with the phenotypic features of BV173 took7 q# m# [, G) M) Q& F- Y
over (Figure 3b). At subsequent analysis, these cells exhibiting
/ I) ?. X0 {3 `7 |# l3 windefinite self-renewal ability in vitro.
4 d' ] W9 G% }' I( [' _0 BMSC transiently arrest tumor cells in the G1 phase of the
) P9 }1 P/ P7 Y; p% `! d tcell cycle
; p* [. E7 c7 q9 i W* T7 wIn order to explain the discrepancy between the in vitro and0 i% ?7 ^% g' _
in vivo findings, we characterized the effect of MSC on the cell |
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