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Data concerning stromal cell isolation from the Wharton’s jelly portion of canine umbilical cords is lacking. The first objective of this study was to isolate WJMSC from canine
umbilical cords and propagate them utilizing cell culture methods. Investigations into utilizing NP in veterinary medicine are rare. Therefore, a second objective of this study was to
report on the changes in OSA D17 cell viability after incubation with micellar NP containing DOX. The third and main objective of the study reported here was to determine what
effects, if any, the combination of WJMSC and DOX in micelles (DOX-M) have on OSA D17 cell viability. The central hypothesis of this study was that canine WJMSC that have been loaded
with micellar NP containing DOX will have a significant negative effect on canine OSA D17 cell viability in vitro.
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Materials and Methods
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Cell culture medium –Defined Medium (DM)
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Consisting of expansion medium with 2% FBS and supplemented with growth factors (EGF, PDGF-BB) [21] was utilized for both WJMSC and OSA D17 cell lines.
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Canine WJMSC: The WJMSC utilized in this study were isolated from an umbilical cord obtained during a caesarean section performed on an English Bulldog.
The cord was refrigerated after harvest and during shipping, and was processed within 24 hours of receipt at Kansas State University. For processing, the umbilical cord
vessels were manually removed and discarded. The remaining umbilical cord tissue was cut into smaller segments measuring three to five centimeters, rinsed with sterile
saline, and placed into a Stomacher bag. An enzyme solution consisting of collagenase and hyaluronidase (collagenase type I: 200 units/mL hyaluronidase from ovine testes 1
mg/mL CaCl2:3 mM; and DPBS) was then added to the bag. The Stomacher bag containing the umbilical cord material and enzyme solution was then placed into the
Stomacher Biomaster 80 where it remained for 20 minutes. After maceration in the Stomacher, a 70 μm cell sieve was utilized to separate larger pieces of debris. The
strained solution was then centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 3 minutes. The centrifuged pellet was resuspended in DM and seeded on a hyaluronic acid-coated flask and placed in
an incubator at 37°C and 5% CO2. After 24 hours of incubation, cell flasks were rinsed, floating cells were removed, and the remaining adherent cells were expanded in DM.
The number of passages that occurred prior to cells reaching replicative capacity was recorded.
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Osteosarcoma Cells: Osteosarcoma D-17 cells were commercially obtained and maintained in DM at 37°C and 5% CO2. These cells represent an OSA
cell line obtained from a pulmonary metastatic lesion in a poodle.
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Nanoparticles: Micelles containing DOX were prepared as previously described, substituting DOX for amphotericin B [22]. Micelle formulation consisted of
1,2-Distearoylsn-glycero-3- phosphoethanolamine-N-methoxy (polyethylene glycol, Mn=3016 g/ mol) (PEG-DSPE), cholesterol, and DOX. The PEG-DSPE (3.0 mg/ mL in chloroform),
cholesterol (0.4 mg/mL in chloroform) and DOX (0.29 mg/mL in methanol) solutions were mixed to obtain the desired DOX: PEG-DSPE: cholesterol ratio of 1:1:0.5. The mixture
was then evaporated under a high vacuum to produce a thin film of coprecipitated drug and polymer. The film was dissolved in 10 mM HEPES, pH 7.0 and incubated at 50°C for
10 minutes to allow for equilibration. The solution was then filtered through a 0.45 μm PES syringe filter. The concentration of DOX was quantified by using a standard
curve for DOX by HPLC.
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After determination of DOX content of the micelles, they were prepared as a 1 mM concentration of DOX (i.e., all evaluations of these NP were subsequently based on amount
of DOX contained within micelles, not some other parameter such as number of micelles). Serial dilutions were made to obtain DOX concentrations of 10 μM, 1 μM, 0.1 μM,
0.01 μM, and 0.001 μM within micelles.
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Effects of the DOX-M on OSA D17 cells were determined by incubating DOX-M with OSA D17 cells. OSA D17 cells were plated at a density of 1700 cells/well in a 96 well plate.
After 24 hours of incubation in DM, media was removed and media containing DOX-M at concentrations ranging from 10 μM to 0.001 μM was added. OSA D17 cells without DOX-M
served as a negative control and OSA D17 cells incubated with free DOX at a concentration of 10 μM served as a positive control. At time points of 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours
post DOX-M addition, an 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay (MTT) assay was performed, per the manufacturer’s protocol, to determine OSA D17
cell viability and proliferation. Each variable was evaluated in triplicate during three separate experiments. The results were averaged at each time point and plotted as
percent of the control population.
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Conditioned media experiments: Effects of WJMSC containing DOX-M on OSA D17 cell viability were determined via a conditioned media (CM) approach. The
experiments were performed utilizing CM obtained from wells that contained canine WJMSC loaded with DOX-M.
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To obtain the CM, canine WJMSC were plated at a density of 15,000 cells/well of a 24 well plate. After 24 hours of incubation, the media was removed and media containing
micelles sufficient to give DOX concentrations ranging from 10 μM to 0.001 μM was added. After 24 hours of incubation, the WJMSC were viewed with a fluorescent microscope
(TRITC filter, excitation BP 545/25, emission BP 605/70) to confirm loading of DOX-M within the WJMSC. After confirmation of loading, the media was removed and media
without DOX-M was added. The WJMSC were allowed to incubate for 48 hours to allow the DM to become CM.
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After confirmation of DOX-M loading into the WJMSC, OSA D17 cells were plated at a density of 1700 cells/well of a 96 well plate and allowed to incubate for 48 hours. The
media was then removed from the OSA D17 cells and the CM from the WJMSC containing DOX-M was transferred to the OSA D17 cells. Wells containing only OSA D17 cells with
fresh DM, OSA D17 cells with free DOX at a concentration of 10 μM, and OSA D17 cells with CM obtained from unloaded WJMSC served as controls. The MTT assay was performed
every 24 hours for 96 hours. Each variable was evaluated in triplicate during three separate experiments. The results were averaged at each time point and plotted as
percent of the control population.
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Upon transfer of the CM, the WJMSC were harvested with trypsin and trypan blue stain was added. The WJMSC were counted with a hemocytometer to determine if the addition of
the DOX-M affected WJMSC number or viability.
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Statistical analysis: Data were analyzed as a mixed model with repeated measures using the SAS/GLIMMIX procedure (SAS software) with Kenward-Roger degrees
of freedom approximation methods. A heterogenous first-order autoregressive correlation structure was selected for the model by optimizing the fit statistics. Pairwise
differences were examined at each time point. A value of p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.
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Results
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WJMSC isolation
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WJMSC were successfully isolated from canine umbilical cords (Figure 1A). Healthy, viable WJMSC exhibited a typical mesenchymal cell appearance with elongated nuclei and
stellate cytoplasm. When reaching their replicative limit, which was determined to be between five and ten passages for the cell line used, the cells became round or ovoid
and detached from the flask. Canine WJMSC survived freezing and thawing. Both WJMSC and OSA D17 cell lines survived culture in DM.
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Micellar nanoparticles
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PEG-DSPE| cholesterol micelles with a narrow particle distribution and containing DOX were successfully formed. Successful loading of DOX-M into WJMSC was confirmed
(Figure 1B).
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Osteosarcoma D17 viability
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DOX-M decreased OSA D17 cell viability. The greatest effect was observed with the treatment variables of 10 μM free DOX, and 10 μM and 1 μM DOX-M (Figure 2). Growth
inhibition of greater than 80% was observed at 96 hours with the 10 μM free DOX and the 10 μM and 1 μM DOX-M (Figure 2). Growth inhibition of approximately 65% was
observed at 96 hours with the 0.1 μM DOX-M (Figure 2). Growth inhibition was similar between free DOX and both the 10 μM and 1 μM DOX-M at 72 and 96 hours. The maximum
growth inhibition at 24, 48, and 72 hours was observed with the 10 μM DOX-M and with both the 10 μM and 1 μM DOX-M at 96 hours. Both the 10 μM and 1 μM concentrations of
DOX-M exhibited greater cytotoxicity than the 10 μM free DOX at the 72 and 96 hour time points.
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Significant reductions in cell viability, when compared to the control OSA population, were found at 48 hours after incubation with 10 μM free DOX (p=0.0248), 10 μM DOX-M
(p=0.0071), and 1 μM DOX-M (0.0368). OSA cell viability was also significantly decreased at 72 hours after incubation with 10 μM free DOX (p<0.0001), 10 μM DOX-M
(p<0.0001), 1 μM DOX-M (p<0.0001), 0.1 μM DOX-M (p<0.0001), and 0.01 μM DOX-M (p=0.0003). At 96 hours, significant reductions in cell viability when compared to
the OSA control population were found after incubation with 10 μM free DOX, 10 μM DOX-M, 1 μM DOX-M, 0.1 μM DOX-M, and 0.01 μM DOX-M with all variables having a p value of
<0.0001.
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Effect of DOX-M on WJMSC number
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WJMSC numbers decreased in a dose dependent manner following incubation with micelles containing DOX (Figure 3).The number and percent of dead WJMSC, however, did not
increase with increasing concentrations of DOX-M, indicating an anti-proliferative rather than cytotoxic effect (Table1).
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Conditioned media experiments
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Comparing all variables to the control population, OSA D17 cell viability was decreased following incubation with CM obtained from canine WJMSC loaded with DOX-M.
Significant reductions in OSA D17 cell viability were observed with 10 μM free DOX at 72, and 96 hours (p=0.0506 and 0.0002 respectively). Significant reductions were also
observed with the CM from WJMSC loaded with 10 μM DOX-M at 96 hours (p=0.0037) and the CM from WJMSC loaded with 1 μM DOX-M at 96 hours (p=0.0222) (Figure 4).
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Discussion
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The results of this study show that WJMSC can be isolated from canine umbilical cords and maintained in culture. A large number of WJMSC were obtained and the cells
appeared to be a homogenous population, indicating that canine umbilical cords are a good source of WJMSC.
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At the time of manuscript preparation, the authors were unaware of similar studies being performed with cells obtained from canine Wharton’s jelly; however, new data has
been released characterizing cells similar to those presented here [23].
While the cells in this study are classified as stromal cells, it is likely that they are analogous to the canine Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells recently
described. Further study of the WJMSC presented here, including characterization by cytofluorimetric assay and investigation of cell differentiation ability, would be
required to definitely prove that the WJMSC are in fact stem cells. These investigations may be the focus of future studies.
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Micelles that contained DOX were successfully formed. This NP formulation of DOX improves drug solubility and provides a mechanism for direct tissue targeting. These
qualities may improve the therapeutic efficacy of DOX by increasing the drug concentration in the cells and tissue of interest while decreasing, or eliminating, the
presence of the drug in normal cells.
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Even though a NP formulation of a drug has the capability to accumulate in a diseased area, it is only of use if it also causes cytotoxicity to abnormal cells. The results
of this study provide evidence that micellar NP containing DOX have cytotoxic effects on OSA D17 cells in vitro. The greatest effect was observed in OSA D17 cells
incubated with 10 μM and 1 μM DOX-M at 96 hours; however, the 10 μM free DOX exhibited similar results at the 96 hour time point. An interesting finding was that both the
10 μM and 1 μM concentrations of DOX-M exhibited greater cytotoxicity than the free DOX at the 72 and 96 hour time points. These results indicate that encapsulation into
micelles increases rather than decreases the cytotoxicity of DOX and that DOX-M may be a good substitute for free DOX as similar cytotoxic effects were observed. Further
studies should be performed to determine if this observation remains present in vivo.
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The homing capability exhibited by WJMSC is believed to be due to chemokines and growth factors that are secreted by a tumor and its associated stroma [18,24,25].
It has been shown that once injected mesenchymal stem cells incorporate into lung tissue within three days [26].
As OSA predominantly metastasizes to lung and homing of WJMSC should occur in a similar manner and time frame as mesenchymal stem cells, WJMSC preloaded with the DOX-M
payload could be an ideal treatment. The antiproliferative effects of DOX-M on the WJMSC observed in this study should not inhibit tissue targeting in vivo. As
long as the WJMSC survive for this 72 hour period, allowing the cells to localize in diseased areas, they will then be in the optimal location to undergo cell death and
release the DOX-M in the target area.
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The results reported here provide evidence that the CM from WJMSC containing DOX-M have cytotoxic effects on OSA D17 cells in vitro. The decrease in OSA D17 cell
viability observed with WJMSC plus DOX-M was similar to that observed with DOX-M alone. These findings indicate that loading the NP into the WJMSC does not diminish
cytotoxicity. In fact, in an in vivo situation, the cytotoxic effects may actually be enhanced with the combined use of canine WJMSC and DOX-M. These results are
promising and indicate the need for further study into DOX micelle and WJMSC usefulness in treating canine OSA.
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The CM from the WJMSC containing the two highest concentrations of DOX-M, 10 μM and 1 μM, exhibited similar cytotoxic effects when compared to the 10 μM free DOX. These
findings indicate that further study should focus on determining if the effects observed with the 10 μM and 1 μM DOX-M in vitro remain true in vivo.
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The overall conclusion from these data indicate that DOX-M are cytotoxic to OSA D17 cells and that cytotoxicity may be enhanced with the combined use of canine WJMSC and
DOX-M. While much work still needs to be done, these data indicate that WJMSC and DOX-M may provide a clinically relevant therapeutic option for OSA in canine and human
patients in the future.
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Acknowledgements
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This study was generously funded by the Johnson Cancer Center at Kansas State University and NIH 1R21CA135599.
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