Analyzing Sex-Specific Dimorphism in Human Skeletal Stem Cells

Sex-related differences are a current topic in contemporary science. In addition to hormonal regulation, cell-autonomous mechanisms are important in bone homeostasis and regeneration. In this study, human skeletal stem cells (SSCs) from female and male adults were cultured and analyzed with immunological assays and osteogenic differentiation assessments. Female SSCs exhibited a mean doubling time of 100.6 h, whereas male SSCs displayed a mean doubling time of 168.0 h. Immunophenotyping revealed the expression of the stem cell markers Nestin, CD133, and CD164, accompanied by the neural-crest marker SOX9. Furthermore, multiparameter flow cytometric analyses revealed a substantial population of multipotent SSCs, comprising up to 80% in both sexes. An analysis of the osteogenic differentiation potential demonstrated a strong mineralization in both male and female SSCs under physiological conditions. Recognizing the prevailing association of bone diseases with inflammatory processes, we also analyzed the osteogenic potential of SSCs from both sexes under pro-inflammatory conditions. Upon TNF-α and IL-1β treatment, we observed no sexual dimorphism on osteogenesis. In summary, we demonstrated the successful isolation and characterization of SSCs capable of rapid osteogenic differentiation. Taken together, in vitro cultured SSCs might be a suitable model to study sexual dimorphisms and develop drugs for degenerative bone diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cells - 12(2023), 23 vom: 22. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Niemann, Tarek [VerfasserIn]
Joneleit, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Storm, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Nacke, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Wähnert, Dirk [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Vordemvenne, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Barbara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Inflammation
Journal Article
NF-κB
Osteogenic differentiation
Proliferation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sex dimorphism
Skeletal stem cells

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 31.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells12232683

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365579270