Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) hold promise as a potential treatment for Duchenne
muscular dystrophy (DMD). To determine the impact of the donor’s age on
reprogramming, we generated iPSCs from muscle-derived fibroblasts (MuFs) of mdx mice aged 6
weeks, 6 months, and 14 months. MuFs from 14-month-old mdx mice showed lower proliferative
activity and lower reprogramming efficiency, compared with those from younger mdx mice.
Furthermore, iPSCs derived from 14-month-old mdx mice (14m-MuF-iPSCs) gradually lost Nanog
expression, and regressed in conventional ES medium during passages. Interestingly,
inhibition of TGF-β signaling and BMP signaling stabilized Nanog expression and
promoted self-renewal of 14m-MuF-iPSCs. Finally, rescued mdx-derived iPSCs efficiently
differentiated into the skeletal muscle lineage.
ABSTRACT. The possible relationship between myofiber type composition and adipose tissue development in skeletal muscle in vivo has been suggested. Recent evidence indicated that satellite cells are multipotent cells that can undergo not only myogenic, but also adipogenic differentiation. In the present study, rat satellite cells were isolated from soleus, back, extensor digitorum longus, tibialis anterior and quadriceps muscles, and their adipogenic potentials were compared by culturing them under adipogenic conditions in vitro. Cells from soleus muscle exhibited the highest adipogenic potential as judged from Oil Red-staining and immunocytochemical C/EBPα-staining. The adipogenic potential of satellite cells was positively correlated with type I myofiber distribution in the corresponding muscle of origin. These results demonstrated that the adipogenic potential of satellite cells differs according to the muscle of origin and suggested that its possible correlation to type I myofiber distribution may account for preferential adipose tissue development in slow oxidative muscles.
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