Proteomic Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles Produced by Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Anastasia Khutornenko1, Anastasia Zharikova2, Vasily Popkov3, Sergey Kovalchuk4, Kirill Goryunov5, Yulia Shevtsova6, Egor Plotnikov7, Dmitry Zorov8, Denis Silachev91Laboratory of Cell Technologies, Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia, bioingenier@gmail.com2Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, azharikova89@gmail.com3The A.N. Belozersky Institute Of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, popkov.vas@gmail.com4Laboratory of Bioinformatic methods for Combinatorial Chemistry and Biology, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russia, xerx222@gmail.com5Laboratory of Cell Technologies, Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia, kirishgor@gmail.com6Laboratory of Cell Technologies, Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia, yulshevtsova@yandex.ru7A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology; Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia, plotnikov@belozersky.msu.ru8A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology; Reserch Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia, zorov@belozersky.msu.ru9A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology; Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia, d_silachev@oparina4.ru Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have therapeutic potential in many pathological conditions, that is explained mostly by their paracrine action. MSCs secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) packed with proteins, DNA, RNA and lipids. One of the easily accessible and reach sources of MSCs is placenta. In order to reveal possible pathways, by which EVs produced by placenta-derived MSCs (EVs-PMSC) could realize their therapeutic potential we conducted proteomic analysis of EVs-PMSC and subsequent bioinformatic analysis of identified proteins using Reactome pathway database. Identified peptides were mapped to 2093 proteins. Among the 2093 proteins, 972 proteins were identified in at least four LC-MS/MS analyses out of eight. According to Reactome the most significant ‘top three’ 1st level pathways for detected EVs-PMSC proteins were ‘Cellular responses to external stimuli’; ‘Immune system’; ‘Developmental biology’. Some of the most enriched pathways in the group ‘Cellular responses to external stimuli’ were: ‘Response of EIF2AK4 (GCN2) to amino acid deficiency’; ‘Cellular response to hypoxia’; ‘Detoxification of Reactive Oxygen Species’. Some of the most enriched pathways in the group ‘Immune System’ were: ‘Class I MHC mediated antigen processing & presentation’; ‘Neutrophil degranulation’; ‘Interferon Signaling’. The most enriched pathway in the group ‘Developmental biology’ was ‘Axon guidance’. Thus far, concerning most enriched pathways EVs-PMSC proteome is expected to: 1) provide protection against stress (amino acid deficiency, hypoxia, ROS) to the damaged tissues; 2) possess immunomodulation properties; 3) facilitate axon guidance. The result (the top list of enriched pathways) leads to the notion that EVs-PMSC could be effective in terms of neuroprotection.

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Opisthorchis felineus extracellular vesicles increase cell proliferation and migration rates of human H69 cholangiocytes

Poster (download) D.V. Ponomarev1, O. Zaparina2, M.Y. Pakharukova3, V.A. Mordvinov41Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Pathological Processes Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, p.dmitr@outlook.com2Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Pathological Processes Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, zp.oksana.93@gmail.com3Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Pathological Processes Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, pmaria@yandex.ru4Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Pathological Processes Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, mordvin@bionet.nsc.ru Opisthorchis felineus, is a food-borne liver trematode and the main cause of opisthorchiasis in Russia and Europe. It affects hepatobiliary system of fish-eating mammals, including humans. Opisthorchiasis is associated with chronic inflammation, biliary epithelium proliferation, liver fibrosis, and even might cause cholangiocarcinoma among chronically infected individuals. Secreted proteins and extracellular vesicles of liver flukes might play an important role in the development of pathology. We investigated the response of human H69 cholangiocytes and human hepatoma HepG2 cells to adult liver flukes and to extracellular vesicles released from the flukes. We have demonstrated high mitogenic and cell migration stimulating activity of flukes and EVs vesicles. The activity was specific for cholangiocytes, but not for HepG2 cells. Specific mitogenic effect of liver fluke extracellular vesicles on proliferation and migration of human cholangiocytes in vitro may reflect the mechanisms of development of precancerous biliary intraepithelial neoplasia during opisthorchiasis in vivo.

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