Abstract
To investigate the presence of mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs) in synovial surface projections of patients with osteoarthritis (OA), to characterize their phenotype and to show their localization. Progenitor cells in synovial surface projections were identified by immunohistochemistry, morphometric analysis and confocal laser scanning microscopy using the following phenotypic markers: STRO-1, CD34, and alpha smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA). In the synovial tissue of all 21 patients with OA MPCs were detected. Immunohistochemistry and subsequent morphometric analysis showed that approximately twice as many STRO-1+ cells/mm2 were observed in synovial tissue of patients with OA as compared to healthy organ donors and that number of STRO-1+ cells/mm2 correlated with total cell number/mm2. Interestingly, in the synovial tissue of patients with OA, twice as many STRO-1+ cells/mm2 were found in synovial surface projections as compared to the sublining area without villi. Using confocal laser scanning microscopy two populations of STRO-1+ MPCs could be detected in synovial surface projections. Single STRO-1+ cells that co-expressed alpha-SMA resemble a population of pericyte precursors required to stabilize the immature vasculature....Continue Reading
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