Definition of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Meniscus Regeneration by the Mechanism of Action and General Amp1200 Gene Expression

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Abstract (original English)

The quality control (QC) of pharmaceutical-grade cell-therapy products, such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), is challenging. Attempts to develop such products have been hampered by difficulties defining cell-type-specific characteristics and therapeutic mechanisms of action (MoAs). Although we have developed a cell therapy product, FF-31501, consisting of human synovial MSCs (SyMSCs), it was difficult to find specific markers for SyMSCs and to define the cells separately from other MSCs. The purpose of this study was to create a method for identifying and defining SyMSCs from other tissue-derived MSCs and to delve deeper into the mechanism of action of SyMSC-induced meniscus regeneration. Specifically, as a cell-type-dependent approach, we constructed a set of 1143 genes (Amp1200) reported to be associated with MSCs and established a method to evaluate them by correlating gene expression patterns. As a result, it was possible to define SyMSCs separately from other tissue-derived MSCs and non-MSCs. In addition, the gene expression analysis also highlighted TNSF-15. The in vivo rat model of meniscus injury found TNSF-15 to be an essential molecule for meniscus regeneration via SyMSC administration. This molecule and previously reported MoA molecules allowed an MoA-dependent approach to define the mechanism of action for SyMSCs. Therefore, SyMSCs for meniscus regeneration were d

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

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