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BACKGROUND The increasing usage of statins (the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) has revealed a number of unexpected beneficial effects,including a reduction in cancer risk. METHODS We investigated the direct anticancer effects of different statins approved for clinical use on human breast and brain cancer cells. We also explored the effects of statins on cancer cells using in silico simulations. RESULTS In vitro studies showed that cerivastatin,pitavastatin,and fluvastatin were the most potent anti-proliferative,autophagy inducing agents in human cancer cells including stem cell-like primary glioblastoma cell lines. Consistently,pitavastatin was more effective than fluvastatin in inhibiting U87 tumour growth in vivo. Intraperitoneal injection was much better than oral administration in delaying glioblastoma growth. Following statin treatment,tumour cells were rescued by adding mevalonate and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate. Knockdown of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthetase-1 also induced strong cell autophagy and cell death in vitro and reduced U87 tumour growth in vivo. These data demonstrate that statins main effect is via targeting the mevalonate synthesis pathway in tumour cells. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates the potent anticancer effects of statins. These safe and well-tolerated drugs need to be further investigated as cancer chemotherapeutics in comprehensive clinical studies. View Publication

Crystalline Mg-Zinc (Zn)-Strontium (Sr) ternary alloys consist of elements naturally present in the human body and provide attractive mechanical and biodegradable properties for a variety of biomedical applications. The first objective of this study was to investigate the degradation and cytocompatibility of four Mg-4Zn-xSr alloys (x=0.15,0.5,1.0,1.5wt%; designated as ZSr41A,B,C,and D respectively) in the direct culture with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) in vitro. The second objective was to investigate,for the first time,the early-stage inflammatory response in cultured HUVECs as indicated by the induction of vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). The results showed that the 24-h in vitro degradation of the ZSr41 alloys containing a β-phase with a Zn/Sr at% ratio ∼1.5 was significantly faster than the ZSr41 alloys with Zn/Sr at% ∼1. Additionally,the adhesion density of HUVECs in the direct culture but not in direct contact with the ZSr41 alloys for up to 24h was not adversely affected by the degradation of the alloys. Importantly,neither culture media supplemented with up to 27.6mM Mg(2+) ions nor media intentionally adjusted up to alkaline pH 9 induced any detectable adverse effects on HUVEC responses. In contrast,the significantly higher,yet non-cytotoxic,Zn(2+) ion concentration from the degradation of ZSr41D alloy was likely the cause for the initially higher VCAM-1 expression on cultured HUVECs. Lastly,analysis of the HUVEC-ZSr41 interface showed near-complete absence of cell adhesion directly on the sample surface,most likely caused by either a high local alkalinity,change in surface topography,and/or surface composition. The direct culture method used in this study was proposed as a valuable tool for studying the design aspects of Zn-containing Mg-based biomaterials in vitro,in order to engineer solutions to address current shortcomings of Mg alloys for vascular device applications. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Magnesium (Mg) alloys specifically designed for biodegradable implant applications have been the focus of biomedical research since the early 2000s. Physicochemical properties of Mg alloys make these metallic biomaterials excellent candidates for temporary biodegradable implants in orthopedic and cardiovascular applications. As Mg alloys continue to be investigated for biomedical applications,it is necessary to understand whether Mg-based materials or the alloying elements have the intrinsic ability to direct an immune response to improve implant integration while avoiding cell-biomaterial interactions leading to chronic inflammation and/or foreign body reactions. The present study utilized the direct culture method to investigate for the first time the in vitro transient inflammatory activation of endothelial cells induced by the degradation products of Zn-containing Mg alloys. View Publication

BACKGROUND The robust generation of human hematopoietic progenitor cells from induced or embryonic pluripotent stem cells would be beneficial for multiple areas of research,including mechanistic studies of hematopoiesis,the development of cellular therapies for autoimmune diseases,induced transplant tolerance,anticancer immunotherapies,disease modeling,and drug/toxicity screening. Over the past years,significant progress has been made in identifying effective protocols for hematopoietic differentiation from pluripotent stem cells and understanding stages of mesodermal,endothelial,and hematopoietic specification. Thus,it has been shown that variations in cytokine and inhibitory molecule treatments in the first few days of hematopoietic differentiation define primitive versus definitive potential of produced hematopoietic progenitor cells. The majority of current feeder-free,defined systems for hematopoietic induction from pluripotent stem cells include prolonged incubations with various cytokines that make the differentiation process complex and time consuming. We established that the application of Wnt agonist CHIR99021 efficiently promotes differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells in the absence of any hematopoietic cytokines to the stage of hemogenic endothelium capable of definitive hematopoiesis. METHODS The hemogenic endothelium differentiation was accomplished in an adherent,serum-free culture system by applying CHIR99021. Hemogenic endothelium progenitor cells were isolated on day 5 of differentiation and evaluated for their endothelial,myeloid,and lymphoid potential. RESULTS Monolayer induction based on GSK3 inhibition,described here,yielded a large number of CD31(+)CD34(+) hemogenic endothelium cells. When isolated and propagated in adherent conditions,these progenitors gave rise to mature endothelium. When further cocultured with OP9 mouse stromal cells,these progenitors gave rise to various cells of myeloid lineages as well as natural killer lymphoid,T-lymphoid,and B-lymphoid cells. CONCLUSION The results of this study substantiate a method that significantly reduces the complexity of current protocols for hematopoietic induction,offers a defined system to study the factors that affect the early stages of hematopoiesis,and provides a new route of lymphoid and myeloid cell derivation from human pluripotent stem cells,thus enhancing their use in translational medicine. View Publication

Brefeldin A (BFA) is a natural product that affects the structure and function of the Golgi apparatus and is in development for cancer chemotherapy. We observed that a wide range of cancer cells could undergo DNA fragmentation associated with apoptosis after BFA treatment. This DNA fragmentation was induced within 15 h in HL60 leukemia cells and after 48 h in K562 leukemia and HT-29 colon carcinoma cells with BFA concentrations as low as 0.1 microM. The DNA fragmentation had the typical internucleosomal pattern in HL60 and HT-29 cells. Apoptotic cells were also detected by microscopy. BFA-induced apoptosis is p53-independent as HL60 and K562 cells are p53 null and HT-29 are p53 mutant cells. BFA could potentiate UCN-01 and staurosporine-induced DNA fragmentation in HL60 cells. Cyclin B1/Cdc2 kinase activity decreased after BFA treatment in HL60 cells,indicating that BFA-induced DNA fragmentation was independent of a cyclin B1/Cdc2 kinase upregulation pathway. Cycloheximide could not prevent BFA-induced DNA fragmentation in HL60 cells,suggesting that protein synthesis is not needed for HL60 cells to undergo apoptosis. On the contrary,cycloheximide blocked BFA-induced DNA fragmentation in HT-29 cells,indicating that apoptosis in HT-29 cells requires macromolecular synthesis. Cell-free system experiments suggested that cytosolic proteins play an important role in triggering DNA fragmentation during apoptosis induced by BFA. Our results show that transduction signaling pathways play central roles in apoptotic regulation. View Publication

Nuclear factor,erythroid 2-like 2 (Nrf2) is a master transcription factor for cellular defense against endogenous and exogenous stresses by regulating expression of many antioxidant and detoxification genes. Here,we show that Nrf2 acts as a key pluripotency gene and a regulator of proteasome activity in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Nrf2 expression is highly enriched in hESCs and dramatically decreases upon differentiation. Nrf2 inhibition impairs both the self-renewal ability of hESCs and re-establishment of pluripotency during cellular reprogramming. Nrf2 activation can delay differentiation. During early hESC differentiation,Nrf2 closely colocalizes with OCT4 and NANOG. As an underlying mechanism,our data show that Nrf2 regulates proteasome activity in hESCs partially through proteasome maturation protein (POMP),a proteasome chaperone,which in turn controls the proliferation of self-renewing hESCs,three germ layer differentiation and cellular reprogramming. Even modest proteasome inhibition skews the balance of early differentiation toward mesendoderm at the expense of an ectodermal fate by decreasing the protein level of cyclin D1 and delaying the degradation of OCT4 and NANOG proteins. Taken together,our findings suggest a new potential link between environmental stress and stemness with Nrf2 and the proteasome coordinately positioned as key mediators. View Publication

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can differentiate into notochordal cell (NC)-like cells when cultured in the presence of natural porcine nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue matrix. The method promises massive production of high-quality,functional cells to treat degenerative intervertebral discs (IVDs). Based on our previous work,we further examined the effect of cell-NP matrix contact and culture medium on the differentiation,and further assessed the functional differentiation ability of the generated NC-like. The study showed that direct contact between hiPSCs and NP matrix can promote the differentiation yield,whilst both the contact and non-contact cultures can generate functional NC-like cells. The generated NC-like cells are highly homogenous regarding the expression of notochordal marker genes. A culture medium containing a cocktail of growth factors (FGF,EGF,VEGF and IGF-1) also supported the notochordal differentiation in the presence of NP matrix. The NC-like cells showed excellent functional differentiation ability to generate NP-like tissue which was rich in aggrecan and collagen type II; and particularly,the proteoglycan to collagen content ratio was as high as 12.5-17.5 which represents a phenotype close to NP rather than hyaline cartilage. Collectively,the present study confirmed the effectiveness and flexibility of using natural NP tissue matrix to direct notochordal differentiation of hiPSCs,and the potential of using the generated NC-like cells for treating IVD degeneration. View Publication

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are capable of unlimited self-renewal and can generate nearly all cells in the body. Changes induced by different LSD1 activities on the regulation of hiPSC self-renewal and differentiation and the mechanism underlying such changes were determined. We used two different LSD1 inhibitors (phenelzine sulfate and tranylcypromine) and RNAi technique to inhibit LSD1 activity,and we obtained hiPSCs showing 71.3%,53.28%,and 31.33% of the LSD1 activity in normal hiPSCs. The cells still maintained satisfactory self-renewal capacity when LSD1 activity was at 71.3%. The growth rate of hiPSCs decreased and cells differentiated when LSD1 activity was at approximately 53.28%. The hiPSCs were mainly arrested in the G0/G1 phase and simultaneously differentiated into endodermal tissue when LSD1 activity was at 31.33%. Teratoma experiments showed that the downregulation of LSD1 resulted in low teratoma volume. When LSD1 activity was below 50%,pluripotency of hiPSCs was impaired,and the teratomas mainly comprised endodermal and mesodermal tissues. This phenomenon was achieved by regulating the critical balance between histone methylation and demethylation at regulatory regions of several key pluripotent and developmental genes. View Publication

CRISPR/Cas9-induced site-specific DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can be repaired by homology-directed repair (HDR) or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathways. Extensive efforts have been made to knock-in exogenous DNA to a selected genomic locus in human cells; which,however,has focused on HDR-based strategies and was proven inefficient. Here,we report that NHEJ pathway mediates efficient rejoining of genome and plasmids following CRISPR/Cas9-induced DNA DSBs,and promotes high-efficiency DNA integration in various human cell types. With this homology-independent knock-in strategy,integration of a 4.6 kb promoterless ires-eGFP fragment into the GAPDH locus yielded up to 20% GFP+ cells in somatic LO2 cells,and 1.70% GFP+ cells in human embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Quantitative comparison further demonstrated that the NHEJ-based knock-in is more efficient than HDR-mediated gene targeting in all human cell types examined. These data support that CRISPR/Cas9-induced NHEJ provides a valuable new path for efficient genome editing in human ESCs and somatic cells. View Publication

Epigenomic regulation is likely to be important in the maintenance of genomic integrity of human pluripotent stem cells,however,the mechanisms are unknown. We explored the epigenomes and transcriptomes of human pluripotent stem cells before and after spontaneous transformation to abnormal karyotypes and in correlation to cancer cells. Our results reveal epigenetic silencing of Catalase,a key regulator of oxidative stress and DNA damage control in abnormal cells. Our findings provide novel insight into the mechanisms associated with spontaneous transformation of human pluripotent stem cells towards malignant fate. The same mechanisms may control the genomic stability of cells in somatic tissues. View Publication

Genetic comparison between human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells has been hampered by genetic variation. To solve this problem,we have developed an isogenic system that allows direct comparison of induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to their genetically matched human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). We show that hiPSCs have a highly similar transcriptome to hESCs. Global transcriptional profiling identified 102-154 genes (textgreater2 fold) that showed a difference between isogenic hiPSCs and hESCs. A stringent analysis identified NNAT as a key imprinted gene that was dysregulated in hiPSCs. Furthermore,a disproportionate number of X-chromosome localized genes were over-expressed in female hiPSCs. Our results indicate that despite a remarkably close transcriptome to hESCs,isogenic hiPSCs have alterations in imprinting and regulation of X-chromosome genes. View Publication

Human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are a promising source of cells for applications in regenerative medicine. Directed differentiation of PSCs into specialized cells such as spinal motoneurons or midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons has been achieved. However,the effective use of PSCs for cell therapy has lagged behind. Whereas mouse PSC-derived DA neurons have shown efficacy in models of Parkinson's disease,DA neurons from human PSCs generally show poor in vivo performance. There are also considerable safety concerns for PSCs related to their potential for teratoma formation or neural overgrowth. Here we present a novel floor-plate-based strategy for the derivation of human DA neurons that efficiently engraft in vivo,suggesting that past failures were due to incomplete specification rather than a specific vulnerability of the cells. Midbrain floor-plate precursors are derived from PSCs 11 days after exposure to small molecule activators of sonic hedgehog (SHH) and canonical WNT signalling. Engraftable midbrain DA neurons are obtained by day 25 and can be maintained in vitro for several months. Extensive molecular profiling,biochemical and electrophysiological data define developmental progression and confirm identity of PSC-derived midbrain DA neurons. In vivo survival and function is demonstrated in Parkinson's disease models using three host species. Long-term engraftment in 6-hydroxy-dopamine-lesioned mice and rats demonstrates robust survival of midbrain DA neurons derived from human embryonic stem (ES) cells,complete restoration of amphetamine-induced rotation behaviour and improvements in tests of forelimb use and akinesia. Finally,scalability is demonstrated by transplantation into parkinsonian monkeys. Excellent DA neuron survival,function and lack of neural overgrowth in the three animal models indicate promise for the development of cell-based therapies in Parkinson's disease. View Publication

BackgroundRNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are essential in cardiac development. However,a large of them have not been characterized during the process.MethodsWe applied the human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) differentiated into cardiomyocytes model and constructed SAMD4A-knockdown/overexpression hESCs to investigate the role of SAMD4A in cardiomyocyte lineage specification.ResultsSAMD4A,an RBP,exhibits increased expression during early heart development. Suppression of SAMD4A inhibits the proliferation of hESCs,impedes cardiac mesoderm differentiation,and impairs the function of hESC-derived cardiomyocytes. Correspondingly,forced expression of SAMD4A enhances proliferation and promotes cardiomyogenesis. Mechanistically,SAMD4A specifically binds to FGF2 via a specific CNGG/CNGGN motif,stabilizing its mRNA and enhancing translation,thereby upregulating FGF2 expression,which subsequently modulates the AKT signaling pathway and regulates cardiomyocyte lineage differentiation. Additionally,supplementation of FGF2 can rescue the proliferation defect of hESCs in the absence of SAMD4A.ConclusionsOur study demonstrates that SAMD4A orchestrates cardiomyocyte lineage commitment through the post-transcriptional regulation of FGF2 and modulation of AKT signaling. These findings not only underscore the essential role of SAMD4A in cardiac organogenesis,but also provide critical insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying heart development,thereby informing potential therapeutic strategies for congenital heart disease.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13287-025-04269-7. View Publication