Abstract

Perinatal stem cells have prominent applications in cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Among them, human Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hWJMSCs) and human amniotic epithelial stem cells (hAESCs) have been widely used. However, the distinction in the therapeutic potential of hWJMSCs and hAESCs is poorly understood. In this study, we reported the phenotypic differences between these two distinct cell types and provided the first systematic comparison of their therapeutic potential in terms of immunomodulation, extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling, angiogenesis and antioxidative stress using proteomics. The results revealed that the two cell types presented different protein expression profiles and were both promising candidates for cell therapy. Both types of cells demonstrated angiogenic and antifibrotic potential, whereas hAESCs presented superior immunological tolerance and antioxidant properties, which were supported by a series of relevant in vitro assays. Our study provides clues for the selection of appropriate cell types for diverse indications in cell therapy, which contributes to the advancement of their clinical translation and application.

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Title
Proteomic analysis of human Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and human amniotic epithelial stem cells: a comparison of therapeutic potential
Author
Ge, Zhen 1 ; Qiu, Chen 2 ; Zhou, Jiayi 2 ; Yang, Zhuoheng 2 ; Jiang, Tuoying 2 ; Yuan, Weixin 3 ; Yu, Luyang 2 ; Li, Jinying 2 

 Hangzhou Medical College, Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Drug Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou, China (GRID:grid.506977.a) (ISNI:0000 0004 1757 7957) 
 Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Intervention and Precision Medicine of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University–Lishui Joint Innovation Center for Life and Health, Hangzhou, China (GRID:grid.13402.34) (ISNI:0000 0004 1759 700X); Zhejiang University–University of Edinburgh Institute, Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences–iCell Biotechnology Regenerative Biomedicine Laboratory, Joint Research Centre for Engineering Biology, Haining, China (GRID:grid.512487.d) 
 Zhejiang University–University of Edinburgh Institute, Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences–iCell Biotechnology Regenerative Biomedicine Laboratory, Joint Research Centre for Engineering Biology, Haining, China (GRID:grid.512487.d) 
Pages
28061
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3128469325
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.