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Review

Strategies to Overcome the Barrier of Ischemic Microenvironment in Cell Therapy of Cardiovascular Disease

by
Rouven Berndt
1,2,*,
Martin Albrecht
3 and
René Rusch
1,2
1
Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
2
Vascular Research Center, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
3
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(5), 2312; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052312
Submission received: 31 January 2021 / Revised: 21 February 2021 / Accepted: 22 February 2021 / Published: 25 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)
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Abstract

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The transplantation of various immune cell types are promising approaches for the treatment of ischemic cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction (MI) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Major limitation of these so-called Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) is the ischemic microenvironment affecting cell homeostasis and limiting the demanded effect of the transplanted cell products. Accordingly, different clinical and experimental strategies have been evolved to overcome these obstacles. Here, we give a short review of the different experimental and clinical strategies to solve these issues due to ischemic cardiovascular disease.

1. Introduction

The recent development of gene and cell therapies in cardiovascular disease has given rise to the expectation that the disastrous consequences of occluded vessels in myocardial infarction (MI) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) could be treated not only by surgical or interventional revascularization, but also by induction of regeneration and angiogenesis in ischemic tissues. However, the transplantation of cells in an ischemic microenvironment means that a number of obstacles to effective treatment have to be overcome [1,2].
Restriction of blood flow due to arterial stenosis/occlusions leads to reduced perfusion of the heart and/or peripheral limbs. Subsequently, an undersupply with oxygen, nutrients, and metabolic substances develops in the area of the sub- or totally occluded arteries with simultaneous accumulation of toxic cell metabolic products [3,4]. To compensate reduced perfusion, angiogenesis is induced in the affected tissues, however, as ischemia progresses, this compensatory capacity is exceeded and tissue ischemia develops [5]. Accordingly, cell death and apoptosis occur in the supply area of the occluded vessel, which, if left untreated, leads to the development of infarction/necrosis zones after some time and chronic ischemic disease [3,4,5]. This process of tissue damage is characterized at the cellular level by damage to the cell membrane, swelling of the mitochondria, and finally rupture of the sarcomeres. In addition, tissue damage is intensified by the increased release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by leukocytes migrating into the ischemic areas [4,5,6]. Due to the cell damage, local inflammation is induced and circulating monocytes migrate from the bloodstream along a chemotactic gradient into the tissue [7,8]. During this process, a large proportion of monocytes differentiate into M2 macrophages, which predominantly contribute to the debridement of necrotic cells [7,8]. In the course of chronic tissue damage and the resulting inflammatory response, the endothelial barrier function of vessels is also disrupted [4,5,6].
Therefore, any kind of cellular agent for cardiovascular therapy is exposed to oxygen radicals, limited supply of nutrients, and immunological consequences of acute and chronic tissue inflammation. As a consequence, cell viability, therapeutic effect, and retention of the cell product into the ischemic tissues are impaired [9]. Here, we describe several exemplary strategies to improve cell therapy in ischemic tissues with a special focus on cardiovascular disease.
Our search strategy included MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed and a complete list of search terms is given in the annex. In brief, we used a combination of terms that refer to cell therapy in MI or PAD and supporting approaches (e.g., “cardiovascular disease” and “cell delivery device”). To be included in this review, studies had to report on primary research, (meta)data analysis, or recent experiences relating to the search terms, be published in peer-reviewed journals, and be written in English, French, Italian, Spanish or German (as these are the languages spoken by the current authors). The initial search yielded 481 papers, of which 86 contained relevant data and were included in to this review. Table 1 provides an overview of the different therapeutic strategies.

2. Cell Priming of Cell Products Prior to Transplantation

2.1. Cell Priming by Pro-Angiogenic Factors

A common strategy to enhance cell product efficacy in ischemic cardiovascular disease is the development of preconditioning protocols prior to cell transplantation. The aim of this approach is basically to first improve the viability of the cell product, and second, to enhance the demanded therapeutic effects (Figure 1A). Most experimental strategies focus on increasing the release of pro-angiogenetic proteins by the cell product, predominantly vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) via cell programming and culturing methods. Lee and colleagues (2013) demonstrated that a cocktail containing β-mercaptoethanol, all-trans-retinoic acid, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-AA, and heregulin-β1 have the potential to improve VEGF release from human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) [10]. A further strategy was introduced by treating endothelial cells and circulating proangiogenic cells (PACs) with a cocktail of pro-angiogenic cytokines including VEGF, stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1α), and interleukin 8 (IL-8), leading to an increase of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). The authors reported that lack of Nrf2 attenuated survival, proliferation, migration, and pro-angiogenic potential of murine PACs and affected the angiogenic transcriptome in vitro. The here described involvement of Nrf2 in neoangiogenesis and its cytoprotective effects revealed a new direction in research on therapeutic neovascularization in cardiovascular disease [11,12].
Immune cells, especially from mononuclear origin, also provide an interesting phenotype and outstanding properties for immune cell transplantation in ischemic disease [13,14]. It is a well-known fact that monocyte migration and macrophages from the reparative type significantly contribute to tissue recovery and angiogenesis in MI and PAD [15,16]. However, the clinical transfer of this knowledge means that a particular cell type has to be generated prior to transplantation. Therefore, so-called programmable cells of monocytic origin (PCMO) and regulatory macrophages (Mreg) have been described as promising cell types for transplantation into ischemic tissues [17]. Both cell types can be generated from leukapheresis products and cultured similarly with macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and interleukin 3 (Il-3), respectively, with interferon (IFN) γ [18,19]. PCMO and Mreg were designed to overcome the obstacles of ischemic microenvironment showing a robust phenotype in ischemia/reperfusion in vitro experiments and enhanced pro-angiogenic potential by paracrine secretion of macrophage inflammatory protein α (MIP-1 α), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), pentraxin-related protein 3 (PTX 3), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in vitro and in vivo studies [17,18,19]. Moreover, cell lines from monocytic origin may provide further cellular features that could also support or induce tissue regeneration due to the reparative capabilities and phagocytic activity of mononuclear cells. Transplantation of PCMO into chronic ischemic heart and hind limb in mice contributed significantly to muscle recovery most likely mediated by paracrine secretion of GM-CSF [17,18]. This might be a relevant aspect in the development of cell products from mononuclear cells and in the treatment of chronic ischemic cardiovascular disease, especially in patients with PAD IV-V (Rutherford Classification) or “no option” patients with coronary artery disease and MI.

2.2. Cell Priming by Modulation of microRNA (miR)

Moreover, top-down and bottom-up experimental strategies have revealed a wide range of molecular targets for the enhancement of therapeutic cell properties in ischemic microenvironment. Recently, the modulation of several microRNAs (miRs) in pro-angiogenic cell lines has been reported as a sufficient strategy for the enhancement of angiogenic properties and survival rates of transplanted cells (Figure 1A). Besnier et al. (2018) reported that the increase of miR-210 by hypoxia leads to the repression of Ephrin A3 inducing proangiogenic responses in PACs [20]. Hence, the ex-vivo pre-miR-210 transfection of PACs induced post-ischemic therapeutic neovascularization and blood flow recovery in a mouse limb ischemia model and therefore modulates PAC function and improves their therapeutic potential in PAD. A further study has analyzed twenty-eight miRs potentially able to modulate angiogenesis in patients with PAD; miR-15a and miR-16 were identified as promising therapeutic targets and the improvement of pro-angiogenic cell products. In further studies, transplantation of healthy PACs ex vivo–engineered with anti–miR-15a/16 improved postischemic blood flow recovery and muscular arteriole density in immunodeficient mice. Unfortunately, only a short timeframe of two weeks after initial ischemic event was observed in the in vivo experiments. In line with other experimental approaches, a clear distinction between the therapeutic effect on acute and chronic ischemic tissue damage is not possible and further research appears necessary [21].

2.3. Cell Priming by Hypoxia

More recently, hypoxia-based strategies for preconditioning cell lines, mostly MSCs, have also been explored to improve bioactivity and survival under ischemic conditions (Figure A).
A regulatory role of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-proteins on miR expression under hypoxia, especially on miRNA-214 and 210, was reported to be involved in cell survival and proliferation [22,23]. Thus, Lee et al. (2017) investigated the influence of hypoxia preconditioning and underlying mechanisms on MSCs and ascertained that hypoxia-induced 78-kD glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) promoted the proliferation and migration potential of MSCs through the HIF-1α-GRP78-Akt signal axis [24]. After hypoxic preconditioning, the transplanted MSCs showed suppression of the cell death signal pathway and augmentation of angiogenic cytokine secretion in an ischemic hind limb mouse model. Likewise, a recent study examined the therapeutic effects of the hypoxia-induced secretome of MSCs: the authors described that hypoxic preconditioning induced secretion of MSCs enhanced cell viability and angiogenesis and promoted wound healing in a gastric ulcer model in rats. Activation of the cyclooxygenase (COX)-prostaglandin E (PGE) 2 axis being mediated by the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 pathway was discovered as the underlying mechanism in this study [25]. A large number of similar trials have supported these results, but without making a significant step toward clinical translation and underlining that potentially, the hypoxia-induced cell-free secretome itself might be a more sufficient solution for a potential clinical application [26,27,28].
Equally, the utilization of hypoxic cell priming was introduced to the experimental treatment of acute and chronic ischemic heart disease. Hypoxia-conditioned medium derived from hypoxia treated bone marrow MSCs was used in a heart transplantation model to prevent the ischemia/reperfusion injury and consecutive heart failure after heart transplantation. A cardioprotective effect was observed and attributed to the phosphoinositide 2/3-kinases-Akt (PI2K/PI3K-Akt) signaling pathway, but the authors also mentioned that their study was unable to precisely identify the underlying cytokine signaling responsible for the beneficial effects, emphasizing again the unsolved issues of cell priming [29]. Further studies investigating the cardioprotective effects of secretome from various hypoxia-conditioned cell lines have supported these findings and on putting further emphasis on HIF-1α mediated pathways [30,31,32].
Finally, concerns remain if approaches of hypoxic-preconditioning could be sufficiently transferred into clinical practice. The permanent effect of hypoxia on cell products has not been investigated so far and only data from basic research are actually available. The clinical use of instant hypoxic preconditioning, virtually using a hypoxia chamber for bedside application before cell transplantation, remains doubtful due to logistic concerns. It might be speculated whether co-delivery approaches (e.g., transfection of HIF-proteins or therapeutic strategies like remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC)) could be supporting concepts to adapt cell transplantation and ischemic conditioning in clinical practice [33].

3. Encapsulation Techniques for Cell Transplants

The development of encapsulation techniques for target orientated drug delivery to organs and delayed relief of drug agents have also influenced the field of cell and gene therapy during the last two decades [34,35]. However, cell products for the treatment of PAD or critical limb ischemia have demonstrated only modest results or failed in clinical studies due to poor cell retention within the ischemic microenvironment [36,37,38]. During the last decade, a research group from King’s College London has continually evolved a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant method for encapsulation of pro-angiogenic macrophages respectively monocytes introducing 300 µm alginate capsules (Figure 1E). Analyses revealed that the encapsulated macrophages did not undergo phenotype switch and preserved their pro-angiogenic potential. The results from in vivo experiments of intramuscular injection into ischemic mouse hind limbs demonstrated increased cell retention, improved pro-angiogenic capacity, and restoration of the chronic ischemic muscle. Moreover, this study is one of the few trial designs providing GMP-compliant solutions for cell therapy in an ischemic microenvironment, gaping the bridge from experimental design to potential clinical application [38,39]. Previous studies have already explored the potential of different encapsulation techniques for cell therapy in cardiovascular disease predominantly describing biocompatible alginate microcapsules or gelatin hydrogels. Interestingly, encapsulation techniques enable application, especially in chronic cardiovascular disease due to the delayed release of reparative and pro-angiogenic cells. Despite auspicious results, encapsulation as a strategy for cell therapy has mostly remained a preclinical concept thus far [40,41,42,43,44].

4. Strategies for Ischemia-Directed Guidance of Cell Products

Apart from overcoming the ischemic tissue barrier, there are also a modest number of studies trying to profit from ischemic conditions. The theoretical concept of these pioneering experimental designs is based on the hypoxia-directed guidance of cell products (Figure 1 C). Hypoxia as a stimulus for the monocyte/macrophage axis is well described in numerous physiological and pathological processes (e.g., cardiovascular remodeling, stem cell homing, and rheumatoid arthritis) [45,46,47]. Furthermore, hypoxia-directed guidance of biocompatible nanoparticles, mostly for drug delivery in cancer research, has been reported by various research groups [48,49]. Consequently, hypoxia-directed guidance of cell products appears as the next step. A macrophage-mediated delivery of hypoxia-activated prodrug nanoparticles was introduced in cancer related therapy, but might be open for a wide range of different indications, especially in cardiovascular remodeling [47,50]. The here described mechanism of action, so called “trojan horse strategy” in cell therapy, include nanoparticle loading of macrophages and the chemotactic and phagocytic abilities of the monocyte/macrophage axis to penetrate regions of hypoxia for remodeling processes [50]. In this context, the chemokine (C–C motif) ligand 26 (CCL 26) has been investigated for hypoxia-directed migration of mononuclear cells. The administration of recombinant CCL26 abolished the hypoxia-induced directed migration of human monocytes, while the addition of CCL26 under normoxic conditions resulted in a repulsion of monocytes from the source of CCL26. Due to its chemorepulsive nature, these findings might be directly linked with monocyte migration toward hypoxia and might be a promising target for hypoxia-directed immunotherapy, not only for cancer, but also for cardiovascular therapy [19,51].

5. Cell Delivery Devices

Another opportunity to reach the therapeutic region of interest (ROI) besides molecular and cellular modulation is the utilization of so-called “cell delivery devices” (CDDs) (Figure 1B). Mainly, these devices are constructed as a catheter-based technique with consecutive cell product-colonized stent implantation or direct cell injection at the therapeutic ROI (e.g., coronary artery in MI or peripheral femoral artery in critical limb ischemia (CLI)) [52,53,54]. First descriptions of CDD for gen- and cell therapy in cardiovascular disease and cancer therapy appeared two decades ago, but more as a future prospect rather than a real therapy option in the near future [55]. Most CDDs provided a catheter-based cell therapy, enabling the delayed release of VEGF in “no-option” chronic arterial occlusions and consequently the induction of angiogenesis at the therapeutic ROI [52,53,54,56]. Nevertheless, the combination of a cell therapy and a mechanical device has raised several issues—most of them unsolved until today. Cell colonization on devices, cell line modification due to artificial surface interaction, storage, immediate availability in clinical routine, and loss of cell viability due to catheter introduction into the vascular system are only some of these obstacles and as a consequence, despite promising results from animal experiments, none of the described CDDs have made it into clinical translation yet [54,56].

6. Cell Transplantation and Modulation of Ischemic Microenvironment

6.1. Injection and Transplantation Strategies

In the past, several studies have reported the transplantation of pro-angiogenic cell lines (e.g., stem cells, mononuclear cells, and lymphatic cell lines into ischemic cardiac tissue or muscle) [57,58]. In clinical trials treating PAD with stem cell or immune cell transplantation into the lower limb, the muscle injection sites differed highly and ranged between 10–20 different spots [59,60,61]. Mostly, the angiosome model served as a rationale for cell transplantation, defining an angiosome as an area of tissue comprising skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, muscle, and bone supplied by a specific artery and drained by a specific vein [62,63,64]. Hence, injection of the cell product is oriented toward this area of vascular supply with the underlying hypothesis that the injected cells unfold their regenerative potential due to the interaction of migrating macrophages respectively circulating monocytes, and vascular endothelial signaling and sprouting [65,66].
Despite this, no approach has yet provided a standard rationale for cell transplantation in cardiovascular disease [59,60,67]. Accordingly, various authors have reported that the identification of the ischemic/normoxic border zone (i/nBZ) in patients with MI and PAD and consecutive controlled injection of the cell product have the potential to improve the efficacy of the applied cell therapy and to reduce cell doses. Based on the hypothesis that cells directly injected into the therapeutic ROI are poorly incorporated by ischemic tissue, several studies could show the advantages of this strategy (identification of the i/nBZ) in clinical and experimental studies. Shin et al. (2016) demonstrated that transplantation of human MSC into mouse ischemic limbs, in consideration of the i/nBZ, significantly enhanced cell engraftment and secretion of paracrine factors, which effectively stimulated vessel sprouting, enhanced blood perfusion in ischemia/reperfusion injury and enabled the application of significantly reduced cell doses [68]. Impact of the injection-site was also investigated in cell therapy for MI. Transplantation of both bone marrow MSCs into the i/nBZ and the central zone of the MI area contributed to the restoration of heart function. MSCs transplanted into the central zone of MI did not have an initial effect on the recovery of the heart function, but the authors hypothesized that these MSCs contribute to reverse remodeling of ventricular dilation [69].
Despite this, in clinical practice, there are barely diagnostic tools available to enable ROI and/or i/nBZ orientated molecular treatments and most of the so far described approaches are limited to experimental studies. The rapid development of cardiovascular imaging combined with the existing and evolving tools of interventional cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, and radiology could be the next important step in reaching a more individualized cell therapy of cardiovascular disease [70,71].

6.2. Modulation of the Ischemic Microenvironment

Modulation of the ischemic microenvironment itself is also required to stimulate neovascularization in PAD (Figure 1D). In particular, a physiological level of oxidants is critical for the engraftment of the neo-vessel, whereas the pathological enrichment of oxidants attenuates vascular growth. Glutaredoxin-1 (Glrx) is an enzyme catalyzing the reversal of so-called S-glutathionylation (GSH adducts) representing a radical scavenger [72,73]. Accordingly, loss of Glrx leads to improvement of vascular growth in vivo whereas Glrx overexpression attenuates VEGF signaling in vitro and ischemic vascularization in vivo [72]. Hence, several Glrx targets including HIF-1α may contribute to inhibition or activation of vascularization by reducing or increasing GSH adducts [73,74]. In animal experiments, it could be demonstrated that enrichment of antioxidants may be counter-productive for the treatment of ischemic disease, and highlights Glrx as a potential therapeutic target in molecular medicine to improve ischemic limb vascularization [73,75,76]. A further strategy of influencing the ischemic microenvironment was introduced by Wang et al. (2021) reporting the blocking of monocyte recruitment by anti-C–C chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR 2). The transplantation of MSCs and subsequently treatment with anti-CCR2 showed promising results in the treatment of acute MI [77]. This could be explained by the initial detrimental effect of migrating monocytes/macrophages, and subsequently cytokine release in the early phase of ischemia related tissue damage, which was potentially abolished in this study [77,78]. Accordingly, accurate control of oxidants is required to stimulate vascularization, while targeting and modulation of i/nBZ might be further promising ways of improving the effect and survival of transplanted cells in ischemic disease.

6.3. Stabilization of Vascular Growth and Neo-Vessels

A further challenge in the therapy of cardiovascular ischemic disease is that the induction of neoangiogenesis essentially depends on the precise signaling in the ischemic microenvironment regulated by several exactly balanced factors. Otherwise, the novel developing vascular structures remain immature, so-called tumor-like vessels, with aberrant, thin, and inoperative vessel walls [79,80,81]. In particular, different isoforms of VEGF with varying affinities for extracellular matrix and the concentration of VEGF itself combined with the migration of perivascular cells and vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are essential not only for providing a vascular scaffold, but also for enabling paracrine signaling for vessel sprouting and maturation [79,81].
Thus, different approaches have been developed to orchestrate vascular growth in ischemic tissue. It has been shown that co-culturing of endothelial cells (ECs) with MSCs or fibroblasts and consecutive paracrine secretion by both cell types promote stabilization of neo-vessels [82,83,84,85]. Grigorescu et al. (2015) investigated the therapeutic stabilization of induced neo-vessels in ischemic microenvironments employing an ischemic hind limb mouse model and co-administration of PAC-secreted factors at the time of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation (Figure 1D). This procedure improved tissue regeneration and vascular repair through the stabilization of newly-derived blood vessels. The responsible factors identified by the authors included von Willebrand factor (vWF), cadherin 5 (CDH5), multiple EGF-like-domains 10 (MEGF10), early growth response protein 1 (EGR-1), fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3), and VEGF [9]. In relation to the cardiac ischemic microenvironment, Lemcke et al. (2017) reported the benefits of co-transplantation of MSCs and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in MI (Figure 1D). Cardiomyogenic plasticity of MSCs was mediated via junction-dependent crosstalk between cardiomyocytes and transplanted stem cells whereas HSCs were involved in the regulation of neoangiogenesis. This approach underlines, first, the importance of investigating cell/tissue interaction after transplantation in detail, and second, that often a more sophisticated concept is necessary instead of mono-cell type transplantation [86].
Finally, various hydrogels including pro-angiogenic factors or mechanobiological approaches have been developed to provide microenvironmental control in ischemic tissue contributing to cell transplantation. Nonetheless, most of these translational strategies resemble rather whole tissue transplantation than a cell therapy and the translational transfer remains questionable [79].

7. Final Remarks

In conclusion, most of the here described approaches are still a promise to the future rather than an actual therapy option and currently more bench than bedside. Only a very limited number of the here described approaches and techniques have reached the clinical stage or provided a GMP-compatible strategy. Most researchers and therapists conducting gene and cell therapy are still concerned with questions like “who to treat, which disease, and which gene/cell agent”, despite clinical scientists who should already have an eye on the flanking conditions of the here described ATMPs. What we can already learn from the here described approaches is that in this early stage of experimental and clinical development, it might be the surrounding parameters, thus the knowledge of the ischemic microenvironment, that could decide the success or failure in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
In the future, it appears that there is a significant step toward more sophisticated and holistic forms of cell therapy defining a priori the demanded cell/tissue interaction, cell delivery, cell retention, and delayed release of active ingredients. To ensure this kind of translational development process, the establishment of specialized centers for the development of ATPMs seems to be a mandatory requirement. Evolving cell therapies of cardiovascular disease might be an important part of the development toward an individualized form of medicine.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, R.B. and R.R.; Writing—original outline and first draft preparation R.B., M.A.; R.R., and M.A.; Writing—review, supplementing and editing, R.B., R.R., and M.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

R.B., R.R., and M.A. received funding from Ferring Pharmaceuticals and the German Foundation for Heart Research (Deutsche Stiftung für Herzforschung).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Abbreviations

ATMPsAdvanced Therapy Medicinal Products
CCL26Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 26
CCR2C-C Chemokine Receptor Type 2
CDDCell Delivery Device
CDH5Cadherin 5
COXCyclooxygenase
ECEndothelial Cell
EGR-1Early Growth Response Protein 1
EPCEndothelial Progenitor Cells
ERKExtracellular Signal-regulated Kinases
FABP 3Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3
GlrxGlutaredoxin-1
GM-CSFGranulocyte Macrophage-Colony-Stimulating Factor
GMPGood Manufacturing Practice
GRP7878-kD Glucose Regulated Protein
GSH adductsS-Glutathionylation
HIFHypoxia Inducible Factor
HSCHematopoietic Stem Cells
IL-3Interleukin-3
IL-8Interleukin-8
i/nBZIschemic/normoxic Border Zone
IFN γInterferon γ
M-CSFMacrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor
MSCMesenchymal Stem Cells
MCP-1Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
MEGF10Multiple EGF-like-domains 10
MIMyocardial infarction
miRMicroRNA
MIP-1 αMacrophage Inflammatory Protein-1α
MregRegulatory Macrophage
PACCirculating Proangiogenic Cell
PADPeripheral Arterial Disease
PCMOProgrammable Cell of Monocytic Origin
PDGFPlatelet Derived Growth Factor
PEG 2Prostaglandin E 2
PI2/3K-AktPhosphoinositide 2/3-kinases-Akt signaling pathway
PI3KPhosphoinositide 3-kinases
PTX 3Pentraxin Related Protein 3
RIPCRemote Ischemic Preconditioning
ROIRegion of Interest
SDF-1αStromal Cell-derived Factor-1α
SMCSmooth Muscle Cells
VEGFVascular Endothelial Growth Factor
vWFVon Willebrand Factor
Search terms
ATMPsAdvanced Therapy Medicinal Products
Cardiovascular disease
Cell delivery device
Cell therapy
Cell transplantation
Cytotherapy
Ischemic microenvironment
Ischemia/reperfusion
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
Stem cell therapy

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Figure 1. Overview of various strategies for the enhancement of cell therapy for ischemic cardiovascular disease: (A) Strategies for cell priming prior to transplantation, (B) Cell delivery device (CDD) for intraarterial delivery of the cell products, (C) hypoxia-directed immunotherapy, (D) strategies for co-transplantation of cell lines and modulation of redox signaling in the ischemic microenvironment, (E) encapsulation of cell products prior to transplantation (miR = microRNA; MSC = mesenchymal stem cell; HSC = hematopoietic stem cell; PAC = circulating proangiogenic cell; EPC = endothelial progenitor cell).
Figure 1. Overview of various strategies for the enhancement of cell therapy for ischemic cardiovascular disease: (A) Strategies for cell priming prior to transplantation, (B) Cell delivery device (CDD) for intraarterial delivery of the cell products, (C) hypoxia-directed immunotherapy, (D) strategies for co-transplantation of cell lines and modulation of redox signaling in the ischemic microenvironment, (E) encapsulation of cell products prior to transplantation (miR = microRNA; MSC = mesenchymal stem cell; HSC = hematopoietic stem cell; PAC = circulating proangiogenic cell; EPC = endothelial progenitor cell).
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Table 1. Exemplary overview of therapeutic strategies.
Table 1. Exemplary overview of therapeutic strategies.
StrategyCell SubsetDisease/ModelReferences
Improvement of injection site
of transplanted cells		MSCsMouse/Rat Cardiac and hind limb
ischemia		[68,69]
Cell Priming by Pro-Angiogenic Factors MSCs, PACs, PCMO, Mreg,
Macrophages,
Monocytes		Mouse, rat
Cardiac and hind limb ischemia
(acute and chronic stage)		[10,11,12,17,18,19]
Transfection of pro-angiogenic cell lines and enhancement of
microRNA		PACsMouse/hind limb
ischemia		[20,21]
Co-administration of PAC secreted factors and EPC, HSCs
Co-administration with MSCs
and HSCs		PACs, EPCs,
MSCs, HSCs		Mouse/hind limb ischemia[9,86]
Modulation of redox signaling via thiol modification
Anti-CCR2 and transplantation of MSCs		MSCsMouse/cardiovascular hypertrophy and hind limb ischemia[72,74,76,77]
Biomechanically defined microenvironmentn.a.Mouse[79]
Hypoxic-preconditioningMSCsMouse, rat
Cardiac and hind limb ischemia
(acute and chronic stage)		[24,28,29]
Encapsulation of cell productsMonocytes, macrophagesMouse/ hind limb ischemia
(GMP compatible protocol)
(acute and chronic stage)		[38,39,41,42]
Hypoxia-directed
immunotherapy		Monocytes, macrophagesMouse/ tumor model[50,51]
Cell delivery devicesEC, MSC, SMCSwine/
Cardiac and hind limb ischemia		[52,53,54]
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