Belviso, Immacolata (2017) In vitro evaluation of therapeutic potential of exosomes delivered by human cardiac primitive cells in cardiac regeneration. [Tesi di dottorato]

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Tipologia del documento: Tesi di dottorato
Lingua: English
Titolo: In vitro evaluation of therapeutic potential of exosomes delivered by human cardiac primitive cells in cardiac regeneration
Autori:
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Belviso, Immacolatatbelviso@hotmail.it
Data: 3 Aprile 2017
Numero di pagine: 71
Istituzione: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Dipartimento: Sanità Pubblica
Scuola di dottorato: Medicina preventiva, pubblica e sociale
Dottorato: Sanità pubblica e medicina preventiva
Ciclo di dottorato: 29
Coordinatore del Corso di dottorato:
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Montagnani, Stefaniamontagna@unina.it
Tutor:
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Castaldo, Clotilde[non definito]
Data: 3 Aprile 2017
Numero di pagine: 71
Parole chiave: Exosomes; cardiac primitive cells; cardiac regeneration
Settori scientifico-disciplinari del MIUR: Area 05 - Scienze biologiche > BIO/16 - Anatomia umana
Depositato il: 20 Apr 2017 10:25
Ultima modifica: 13 Mar 2018 11:38
URI: http://www.fedoa.unina.it/id/eprint/11493
DOI: 10.6093/UNINA/FEDOA/11493

Abstract

Although, when injected, human Cardiac Primitive Cells (CPC) are not retained by host myocardium, they still improve cardiac function. Emerging evidence supports the hypothesis that exosomes may be responsible for beneficial effects induced by stem cells delivered in the infarcted myocardium. Exosomes are nano-sized vesicles naturally secreted by almost all cells and ubiquitously found in cell culture supernatants and biological fluids. Transporting and transferring peptides, lipids, and nucleic acids, exosomes have the potential to modulate signaling pathways, cell growth, migration, and proliferation of recipient cells. Accordingly, CPC may deliver chemoattractive, pro-survival and differentiating signals to resident cells through exosomes. To test our hypothesis, we isolated exosomes released in culture by CPC isolated from adult human myocardium (Exo-CPC) and analyzed the composition of their cargo and the effects elicited in vitro by their administration to resident population of CPC or fibroblasts. Specifically, we searched for the presence of specific factors known to regulate CPC migration, survival and differentiation. Additionally, we tested in vitro the potential of Exo-CPC of either regulating CPC proliferation and programmed cell death, and modulating interstitial fibrosis, extracellular-matrix (ECM) synthesis and deposition. Interestingly, on one hand, signals delivered by Exo-CPC affected proliferation and survival of CPC and, on the other hand, regulated ECM protein production. Therefore, we might speculate that Exo-CPC have potential effect on both resident CPC and fibroblasts when injected in cardiac wall.

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