[Angiogenic ability of 3 different tissues-derived mesenchymal stem cells on endothelial progenitor cells]

To compare the ability between bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) (BM-MSCs) and adipose-derived MSCs (AD-MSCs) or umbilical cord-derived MSCs (UC-MSCs) on promotion of vessels formation and vessels stabilization relevant to the functions of EPCs.
 Methods: In vitro, co-culture blood vessel test was performed to compare the angiogenic ability between BM-MSCs, AD-MSCs or UC-MSCs. In vivo, angiogenic assay dependent on basement membrane matrix Matrigel and immunohistochemistry were performed to compare the ability of vessels formation functions between BM-MSCs and AD-MSCs or UC-MSCs.
 Results: The lengths and dots of vascular structures formed by EPCs on AD-MSCs layer are greater than those by EPCs on BM-MSCs layer and UC-MSCs layer in angiogenic assay in vitro. The stability of the capillary-like structures formed by EPCs with AD-MSCs on Matrigel was more stable than that by the BM-MSCs, UC-MSCs or EPCs. AD-MSCs and EPCs could form abundant functional vessels with blood perfusion in Matrigelin vivo; UC-MSCs and EPCs could form a few functional vessels with blood perfusion in Matrigelin vivo; BM-MSCs and EPCs could form broken vessels with hemocytes leakage in Matrigel in vivo.
 Conclusion: AD-MSCs have the stronger ability to promote the angiogenesis and stabilize the vessels compared with BM-MSCs or UC-MSCs ex vivo and in vivo.