趋化因子基质细胞衍生因子1(SDF-1)及其受体CXCR4

趋化因子及其受体在免疫和炎症反应、造血以及HIV感染等方面发挥重要作用,其中基质细胞衍生因子-1SDF-1及其受体CXCR4由于在造血干细胞迁移、归巢以及HIV感染中的作用而受到关注,并对其作用机制进行了探讨,现就SDF-1及其受体CXCR4的有关内容作一综述。     

Expression of stromal cell-derived factor-1 and of its receptor CXCR4 in liver regeneration from oval cells in rat

Stromal cell-derived factor-1 is a chemokine that plays a major role during embryogenesis. Since stromal cell-derived factor-1 and its unique receptor CXCR4 are involved in the differentiation of progenitor cells, we studied the expression of this chemokine and of its receptor in hepatic regeneration from precursor oval cells. Hepatic regeneration was induced by treating rats with 2-acetylaminofluorene, and followed by partial hepatectomy. Oval cell accumulation, which predominated in periportal regions, reached a maximum at days 9 to 14 after hepatectomy and declined thereafter. Oval cells strongly expressed stromal cell-derived factor-1 protein and mRNA. CXCR4 mRNA hepatic level paralleled the number of oval cells and in situ hybridization showed CXCR4 mRNA expression by these cells. Treatment of rats with fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide which binds to stromal cell-derived factor-1 and blocks its biological effects, markedly decreased oval cell accumulation in five of the seven treated rats. In conclusion, our data demonstrate an expression of stromal cell-derived factor-1 and of its receptor CXCR4 in oval cells during hepatic regeneration and strongly suggest that stromal cell-derived factor-1 stimulates the proliferation of these precursor cells through an autocrine/paracrine pathway.     

基质细胞衍生因子1及其受体CXCR4在内源性神经干细胞迁移中的作用

背景：神经干细胞具有体外、体外迁移的特性,但关于其迁移的具体机制还不十分清楚。 目的：探讨基质细胞衍生因子1及其受体CXCR4在神经干细胞体内迁移中的作用。 方法：制备脑皮质微量注射脂多糖脑损伤大鼠模型,于建模后3,5,7 d灌注取脑,采用冰冻切片免疫组织化学方法,动态监测基质细胞衍生因子1和nestin表达的时相变化。 结果与结论：免疫组织化学染色观察显示：基质细胞衍生因子1随时间推移表达的量逐渐增多。Nestin阳性细胞有明显向外延伸和迁移的迹象,尖端指向脂多糖注射区。结果可见基质细胞衍生因子1趋化体内表达其特异性受体的内源性神经干细胞向脂多糖注射区迁移。     

Production of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)and expression of CXCR4 in human bone marrow endothelial cells

This study investigated the production of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and the expression of CXCR4 in human bone marrow endothelial cells (BMECs). Human BMEC cell line BMEC-1 cells expressed SDF-1 mRNA, and conditioned medium induced chemoattraction of CD34+ cells. Migration was not inhibited by pretreating the input cells with pertussis toxin, indicating that the chemoattractive activity was not dependent on SDF-1. Three-day culture of BMEC-1 and primary human BMEC cells produced 1,710+/-204 and 1,050+/-153 pg/mL SDF-1alpha, respectively, which was much less than primary human BM stromal cells (29,536+/-532 pg/ mL). By immuno-histochemistry, CXCR4 was detected in the endothelial cells lining sinusoids, arterioles, and venules in the bone marrow. However, cultured BMECs and BMEC-1 cells did not express CXCR4 on their surfaces. These results indicate that BMECs produce and release small amounts of SDF-1 and express CXCR4 in vivo only.     

软骨损伤后基质细胞衍生因子1的表达

背景：研究表明基质细胞衍生因子1对骨髓间充质干细胞的迁移、聚集有影响。 目的：观察软骨损伤后不同时间损伤修复区组织基质细胞衍生因子1的表达以及与骨髓间充质干细胞迁移的关系。 方法：建立兔软骨损伤模型,分别于建模后2,5,7,10,14,28 d取损伤灶及边缘区组织,检测基质细胞衍生因子1表达和体外细胞迁移实验,观察基质细胞衍生因子1对骨髓间充质干细胞、软骨细胞的迁移影响。 结果与结论：基质细胞衍生因子1的表达呈现出时间变化的趋势,软骨损伤后第7天达到高峰(P < 0.05)。体内移植的骨髓间充质干细胞主要聚集在软骨损伤灶周围,但在封闭CXC趋化因子受体4后,此聚集现象逐渐减弱(P < 0.05)。结果证实,局部组织中基质细胞衍生因子1的表达在软骨损伤早期明显升高,对骨髓间充质干细胞向软骨损伤修复区迁移有重要作用。     

Stromal cell-derived factor-1/CXCR4 signaling modifies the capillary-like organization of human embryonic stem cell-derived endothelium in vitro.

The molecular mechanisms that regulate human blood vessel formation during early development are largely unknown. Here we used human ESCs (hESCs) as an in vitro model to explore early human vasculogenesis. We demonstrated that stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and CXCR4 were expressed concurrently with hESC-derived embryonic endothelial differentiation. Human ESC-derived embryonic endothelial cells underwent dose-dependent chemotaxis to SDF-1, which enhanced vascular network formation in Matrigel. Blocking of CXCR4 signaling abolished capillary-like structures induced by SDF-1. Inhibition of the SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway by AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist, disrupted the endothelial sprouting outgrowth from human embryoid bodies, suggesting that the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis plays a critical role in regulating initial vessel formation, and may function as a morphogen during human embryonic vascular development.     

The chemokine SDF-1, stromal cell-derived factor 1, attracts early stage B cell precursors via the chemokine receptor CXCR4

In the bone marrow, progenitor (pro-) and precursor (pre-) B cells depend on close contact with stromal cells for growth and maturation. Stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1), also known as pre-B cell growth-stimulating factor, is produced by bone marrow stromal cells and was reported to act together with interleukin-7 as co-mitogen for pre-B cells. SDF-1 was recently shown to be a chemokine which is chemotactic for different types of leukocytes and acts via the chemokine receptor CXCR4. Using sorted B220⁺ bone marrow cells and several B cell lines characteristic for different stages of B lymphopoiesis, we now show that SDF-1 is a potent attractant for pro- and pre-B cells, but is inactive on B cells at later stages of development. In early B cell precursors, SDF-1 induced intracellular Ca²⁺ mobilization and in vitro migration with a potency and efficacy similar to that observed for chemokines acting on blood leukocytes. These responses were mediated via CXCR4 as they could be inhibited by an anti-receptor antibody. SDF-1 is the first chemokine shown to act on early-stage B cell precursors. Mice lacking SDF-1 die perinatally and show a severe deficiency in B lymphopoiesis. We propose that SDF-1 released from the stromal cells exerts its critical hematopoietic function by selectively attracting and confining early B cell precursors within the bone marrow microenvironment that provides the necessary factors for growth and differentiation.     

The chemokine receptor CXCR4 is expressed within the mast cell lineage and its ligand stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha acts as a mast cell chemotaxin

In this study we provide evidence that the chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1alpha) acts as a mast cell chemoattractant through interactions with its receptor CXCR4 expressed on mast cell progenitors in the blood as well as on in vitro-developed and leukemic mast cells. We found expression of CXCR4 on cord blood-derived mast cells (CBMC) and on the human mast cell line HMC-1, analyzed by RNAse protection assay and flow cytometry. SDF-1alpha induced intracellular calcium mobilization in HMC-1 cells and was chemotactic for both HMC-1 cells and CBMC. The activity of SDF-1alpha was completely blocked by treating the cells with pertussis toxin, indicating the involvement of Gi-proteins in the signaling. By applying a transwell assay we could show that SDF-1alpha induces migration of a cell population in peripheral blood that is enriched for cells with the capacity to differentiate into mast cells. These findings thus suggest a mechanism by which human mast cell progenitors may be recruited from circulation into the tissue.     

Chemokine stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha activates basophils by means of CXCR4

BACKGROUND: The CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is predominantly expressed on inactivated naive T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and endothelial cells. CXC chemokine stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha (SDF-1alpha) is the only known ligand for CXCR4. To date, the CXCR4 expression and function of SDF-1alpha in basophils are unknown. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of CXCR4 and functions of SDF-1alpha in basophils and to characterize the role of the CXCR4-SDF-1alpha receptor ligand pair in the allergic inflammation. METHODS: Basophil purification, flow cytometry, real-time quantitative RT-PCR assay, Northern blotting, intracellular free Ca(2+) change, chemotaxis assay, and histamine release assay were used. RESULTS: CXCR4 is abundantly expressed on peripheral blood resting basophils (91%). Likewise, CXCR4 messenger (m)RNA is expressed in resting basophils (3.2 x 10(3) copies per 2 x 10(2) cells). The existence of CXCR4 mRNA was also confirmed in basophils by means of Northern blot analysis. SDF-1alpha induces an increase in intracellular free Ca(2+) in basophils. SDF-1alpha activates basophils to chemotaxis (chemotactic index = 3.8) and histamine release (36% of total content) through CXCR4 on the cells. The chemokines SDF-1alpha, eotaxin, RANTES, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP) 1, and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) 1alpha have been demonstrated at different potencies in induction of chemotaxis (eotaxin > SDF-1alpha > RANTES congruent with MCP-1 > MIP-1alpha) and histamine release (MCP-1 congruent with SDF-1alpha > eotaxin > RANTES > MIP-1alpha). The optimal concentration seen for SDF-1alpha effects (chemotaxis and histamine release) on basophils was 100 ng/mL. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the CXCR4-SDF-1alpha receptor ligand pair may be important for the recruitment and activation of the basophils, which is a characteristic effector cell of the allergic inflammation.     

Circulating bone marrow-derived osteoblast progenitor cells are recruited to the bone-forming site by the CXCR4/stromal cell-derived factor-1 pathway

Previous studies demonstrated the existence of osteoblastic cells in circulating blood. Recently, we reported that osteoblast progenitor cells (OPCs) in circulation originated from bone marrow and contributed to the formation of ectopic bone induced by implantation of a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2-containing collagen pellet in mouse muscular tissue. However, the character of circulating bone marrow-derived osteoblast progenitor cells (MOPCs) and the precise mechanisms involving the circulating MOPCs in the osteogenic processes, such as signals that recruit the circulating MOPCs to the osseous tissues, have been obscure. In this report, we demonstrated for the first time that the MOPCs were mobilized from intact bones to transiently occupy approximately 80% of the mononuclear cell population in the circulating blood by BMP-2-pellet implantation. The mobilized MOPCs in the circulation did not express the hematopoietic marker CD45 on their surface, but they expressed CD44 and CXCR4, receptors of osteopontin and stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1), respectively. The MOPCs isolated from the mouse peripheral blood showed the ability to be osteoblasts in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, the MOPCs in the circulation efficiently migrated to the region of bone formation by chemoattraction of SDF-1 expressed in vascular endothelial cells and the de novo osteoblasts of the region. These data may provide a novel insight into the mechanism of bone formation involving MOPCs in circulating blood, as well as perspective on the use of circulating MOPCs to accelerate bone regeneration in the future.     

归巢因子基质细胞衍生因子1/CXCR4在角膜上的分布

背景：基质细胞衍生因子1/CXCR4在介导骨髓移植等组织器官的干细胞归巢中起着重要的作用。对于角膜干细胞移植的归巢和目前角膜上基质细胞衍生因子1/CXCR4的具体分布及含量较为少见。 目的：荧光定量PCR检测大鼠角膜组织中基质细胞衍生因子1/CXCR4基因mRNA的表达水平。 方法：取完整正常大鼠角膜组织,细分为角膜中央区,角膜旁中央及角膜缘区,用荧光定量PCR法(染料法)检测相应部位基质细胞衍生因子1/CXCR4基因mRNA的表达水平。 结果与结论：角膜中央区基质细胞衍生因子1及CXCR4基因mRNA的表达水平分别为0.213±0.015,0.189± 0.02;角膜旁中央区基质细胞衍生因子1及CXCR4基因mRNA的表达水平分别为0.529±0.077,0.285± 0.015;角膜缘区基质细胞衍生因子1及CXCR4基因mRNA的表达水平分别为0.666±0.069,0.258±0.067。结果表明,在大鼠角膜组织中,角膜中央区,周边区及边缘区相应基质细胞衍生因子1及CXCR4的基因mRNA的表达水平均存在着显著性的差异,这种差异性对于角膜缘干细胞缺乏症干细胞移植治疗中细胞的归巢及移行起着重要的作用。 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程     

基质细胞衍化因子-1对人内皮祖细胞迁移的影响

目的 探讨基质细胞衍化因子-1对内皮祖细胞迁移的影响.方法 用流式细胞仪、RT-PCR、内皮功能实验鉴定内皮祖细胞,检测其CXCR4受体表达和迁移功能.结果 培养单个核细胞7 d,CD34阳性率为36.3%±23.8%,CD133为19.7%±10.3%,双阳性率为18.6%±10.7%,表达KDR基因,>90%的细胞吸收DiI-ac LDL和FITC-UEA-1.CXCR4表达率为74.8%,对照组、基质细胞衍化因子-1浓度为10、20和50μg/L时,细胞迁移数分别为3.5、7.4、24.9和28.0个.各组浓度的细胞迁移数均显著高于对照组(P<0.01),20μg/L组显著高于10μg/L组、50μg/L组显著高于10μg/L组(P<0.01),50μg/L组显著高于20μg/L组(P<0.05).结论 (1)从外周血途径分离、培养和扩增获得内皮祖细胞,表达CXCR4受体;(2)内皮祖细胞可在基质细胞衍化因子-1的趋化作用下迁移,且与其浓度呈正相关.     

Modulation of stromal cell-derived factor-1/CXC chemokine receptor 4 axis enhances rhBMP-2-induced ectopic bone formation

Enhancement of in vivo mobilization and homing of endogenous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to an injury site is an innovative strategy for improvement of bone tissue engineering and repair. The present study was designed to determine whether mobilization by AMD3100 and/or local homing by delivery of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) enhances recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) induced ectopic bone formation in an established rat model. Rats received an injection of either saline or AMD3100 treatment 1 h before harvesting of bone marrow for in vitro colony-forming unit-fibroblasts (CFU-F) culture or the in vivo subcutaneous implantation of absorbable collagen sponges (ACSs) loaded with saline, recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2), SDF-1, or the combination of SDF-1 and rhBMP-2. AMD3100 treatment resulted in a significant decrease in CFU-F number, compared with saline, which confirmed that a single systemic AMD3100 treatment rapidly mobilized MSCs from the bone marrow. At 28 and 56 days, bone formation in the explanted ACS was assessed by microcomputed tomography (μCT) and histology. At 28 days, AMD3100 and/or SDF-1 had no statistically significant effect on bone volume (BV) or bone mineral content (BMC), but histology revealed more active bone formation with treatment of AMD3100, loading of SDF-1, or the combination of both AMD3100 and SDF-1, compared with saline-treated rhBMP-2 loaded ACS. At 56 days, the addition of AMD3100 treatment, loading of SDF-1, or the combination of both resulted in a statistically significant stimulatory effect on BV and BMC, compared with the saline-treated rhBMP-2 loaded ACS. Histology of the 56-day ACS were consistent with the μCT analysis, exhibiting more mature and mineralized bone formation with AMD3100 treatment, SDF-1 loading, or the combination of both, compared with the saline-treated rhBMP-2 loaded ACS. The present study is the first that provides evidence of the efficacy of AMD3100 and SDF-1 treatment to stimulate trafficking of MSCs to an ectopic implant site, in order to ultimately enhance rhBMP-2 induced long-term bone formation.     

Hypoxia- and vascular endothelial growth factor-induced stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha/CXCR4 expression in glioblastomas: one plausible explanation of Scherer's structures

The morphological patterns of glioma cell invasion are known as the secondary structures of Scherer. In this report, we propose a biologically based mechanism for the nonrandom formation of Scherer's secondary structures based on the differential expression of stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1alpha and CXCR4 at the invading edge of glioblastomas. The chemokine SDF-1alpha was highly expressed in neurons, blood vessels, subpial regions, and white matter tracts that form the basis of Scherer's secondary structures. In contrast, the SDF-1alpha receptor, CXCR4, was highly expressed in invading glioma cells organized around neurons and blood vessels, in subpial regions, and along white matter tracts. Neuronal and endothelial cells exposed to vascular endothelial growth factor up-regulated the expression of SDF-1alpha. CXCR4-positive tumor cells migrated toward a SDF-1alpha gradient in vitro, whereas inhibition of CXCR4 expression decreased their migration. Similarly, inhibition of CXCR4 decreased levels of SDF-1alpha-induced phosphorylation of FAK, AKT, and ERK1/2, suggesting CXCR4 involvement in glioma invasion signaling. These studies offer one plausible molecular basis and explanation of the formation of Scherer's structures in glioma patients.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic purification and capillary electrophoresis quantification of the chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1.

Chemokines are members of the chemotactic cytokines family implicated in various immunoregulatory functions. The CXC-chemokine stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1alpha) was purified from the culture medium of murine bone marrow stromal cell line (MS-5) by affinity and reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Yield and purity were assessed by capillary electrophoresis (CE) with reference to the human SDF-1alpha from recombinant DNA technology. CE technique was useful to evaluate the purity of human SDF-1alpha from chemical synthesis and to resolve murine and human SDF-1alpha, differing by only one amino acid. Chemotactic activity of the murine SDF-1alpha was tested on the basis of CE quantification.     

长期培养对基质细胞衍生因子1/CXCR4介导间充质干细胞迁移的影响**◆

背景：人外源性的间充质干细胞能特异性地向损伤部位迁移,参与多种组织的损伤修复,然而其定向迁移的机制尚不清楚。 目的：观察基质细胞衍生因子1对骨髓间充质干细胞定向迁移的影响。 方法：体外培养不同个体的骨髓间充质干细胞,培养至第10代,检测细胞衰老状态。RT-PCR和细胞免疫荧光检测骨髓间充质干细胞CXCR4受体表达情况;体外迁移体系(Transwell)检测基质细胞衍生因子1对骨髓间充质干细胞迁移的影响。 结果与结论：骨髓间充质干细胞在体外长期增殖后生长逐渐缓慢,在第6,7代衰老细胞增多,其CXCR4受体表达减少。基质细胞衍生因子1对骨髓间充质干细胞的趋化作用呈剂量依赖性。 关键词：趋化作用;骨髓间充质干细胞;细胞衰老;基质细胞衍生因子1;CXCR4受体 doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2012.01.013      

Stromal cell-derived factor-1 from biliary epithelial cells recruits CXCR4-positive cells: implications for inflammatory liver diseases

Although stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) plays an important role in hematopoiesis in the fetal liver, the role after birth remains to be clarified. We investigated the role of SDF-1 and its receptor, CXCR4, in 75 patients; this included controls and patients with viral hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and autoimmune hepatitis. Interestingly, SDF-1 appeared up-regulated in biliary epithelial cells (BEC) of inflammatory liver disease. Furthermore, in inflammatory liver diseases, SDF-1 was expressed by BEC of interlobular and septal bile ducts and by proliferated bile ductules. The message expression of SDF-1 in BEC was confirmed at a single-cell level by RT-PCR and laser capture microdissection. The plasma levels of SDF-1 were significantly higher in patients with liver diseases than in normal controls. Flow cytometric analysis of the surface expression of CXCR4 showed that most liver-infiltrating lymphocytes express CXCR4 and the intensity was up-regulated more significantly in liver-infiltrating lymphocytes than in peripheral blood lymphocytes. These results suggest that increased SDF-1 production by BEC may play an important role in the recruitment of CXCR4-positive inflammatory cells into the diseased livers. These data are significant because modulation of the SDF-1/CXCR4 interaction has therapeutic implications for inflammatory liver diseases.     

Expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in human colorectal cancer.

The activation of the insulinlike growth factor 1/IGF-1 receptor system (IGF1/IGF1-R) has recently emerged as critical event in transformation and tumorigenicity of several murine and human tumors. Expression of IGF1 and of IGF1-R has been demonstrated in normal and neoplastic intestinal cell lines of rats and humans. However, the modulation of IGF1-R expression during the progression from normal colonic mucosa to adenoma, to carcinoma, and to metastasis, has not been evaluated. In this retrospective study, we investigated the expression of IGF1-R in 12 colonic adenomas (AD), 36 primary colorectal adenocarcinomas (CA), and in 27 corresponding metastases (MT). Normal colonic mucosa (N) was adjacent to the CA in 34 cases. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues of each case were immunostained using the avidin-biotin-peroxidase method. We used an anti-IGF1-R rabbit polyclonal antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, CA; dilution 1:100). Positive staining was quantitated by CAS-200. Moderate to strong cytoplasmic immunostaining was observed in 34 of 36 CA (96%), and in 25 of 27 MT (93%). In all of the positive MTs, the intensity of the staining was always strong. In 10 of 12 ADs (83%), only a faint cytoplasmic stain was identified. Normal mucosa when present was negative. Strong IGF1-R positivity correlated with higher grade and higher-stage tumors (P < .01). These data suggest a role of IGF1-R expression during the progression of colorectal adenoma to carcinoma. An increased number of IGF1-R receptors may favor the metastasis of colorectal cancer.