Serum-Induced Proliferation of Human Cardiac Stem Cells Is Modulated via TGFβRI/II and SMAD2/3

The ageing phenotype is strongly driven by the exhaustion of adult stem cells (ASCs) and the accumulation of senescent cells. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and heart failure (HF) are strongly linked to the ageing phenotype and are the leading cause of death. As the human heart is considered as an organ with low regenerative capacity, treatments targeting the rejuvenation of human cardiac stem cells (hCSCs) are of great interest. In this study, the beneficial effects of human blood serum on proliferation and senescence of hCSCs have been investigated at the molecular level. We show the induction of a proliferation-related gene expression response by human blood serum at the mRNA level. The concurrent differential expression of the TGFβ target and inhibitor genes indicates the participation of TGFβ signalling in this context. Surprisingly, the application of TGFβ1 as well as the inhibition of TGFβ type I and type II receptor (TGFβRI/II) signalling strongly increased the proliferation of hCSCs. Likewise, both human blood serum and TGFβ1 reduced the senescence in hCSCs. The protective effect of serum on senescence in hCSCs was enhanced by simultaneous TGFβRI/II inhibition. These results strongly indicate a dual role of TGFβ signalling in terms of the serum-mediated effects on hCSCs. Further analysis via RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) revealed the participation of Ras-inactivating genes wherefore a prevention of hyperproliferation upon serum-treatment in hCSCs via TGFβ signalling and Ras-induced senescence is suggested. These insights may improve treatments of heart failure in the future.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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International journal of molecular sciences - 25(2024), 2 vom: 12. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schmidt, Kazuko E [VerfasserIn]
Höving, Anna L [VerfasserIn]
Kiani Zahrani, Sina [VerfasserIn]
Trevlopoulou, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Knabbe, Cornelius [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Christian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ageing
Human blood serum
Human cardiac stem cells
Journal Article
Proliferation
RNA-Seq
SMAD2 protein, human
Senescence
Smad2 Protein
TGFβ1
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms25020959

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367465205