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Table 1 The effects of the hypoxia pre-conditioning on the gene expression profile of MSCs (preclinical studies)

From: Recent advances in pre-conditioned mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSCs) therapy in organ failure; a comprehensive review of preclinical studies

Cell source

Origin

Target gene

Expression pattern

Results (ref)

BM

Human

Runx2 and TWIST

Down-regulation

Inhibited the osteogenic potential of the MSCs (in vitro) [174]

BM

Rat

VEGF and HGF

Up-regulation

Attenuated renal fibrosis (in vivo) [28]

BM

Rat

-

-

Improved renal function (in vivo) [131]

BM

Human

NLRP3 and caspase-1

Down-regulation

Reduced microglial pyroptosis following the intracerebral hemorrhage [175]

AT

Mouse

HLA-G, PGE2, and IDO

Up-regulation

Improved immunomodulation capacity [29]

BM

    

WJ

    

BM

Human

26S proteasome

Down-regulation

Increased immunogenicity [176]

AT

Human

p-Akt

Up-regulation

Improved angiogenic and anti-oxidative capacities (in vivo) [177]

BM

Porcine Human

VEGF

Up-regulation

More favored therapeutic characteristics [178]

  

HMGB1, BCL-2 and caspase-3

Down-regulation

 

BM

Human

PPARG

Down-regulation

Improved osteogenesis but inhibited adipogenesis of MSCs [179]

  

HIF-1ɑ and RUNX2

Up-regulation

 

Placental

Human

Cyclin A2/E1 and CDK2

Up-regulation

Improved proliferation [180]

  

P21

Down-regulation

 

BM

Mice

HIF-1α

Up-regulation

Induced MSC migration [181]

BM

Human

SDF-1 and VEGF

Up-regulation

Enhanced myogenesis under hypoxic conditions (in vitro) [182]

 

Pig

   

BM

Rat

COX-2

Down-regulation

Reduced immunoprivilege of allogeneic MSCs (in vitro and in vivo) [183]

Placental

Human

ERK, AKT, and CXCR4

Up-regulation

Improved migration and proliferation (in vitro) [184]

BM

    

BM

Human

SUG1

Up-regulation

Improved the survival of transplanted cells (in vivo) [185]

 

Rat

   

BM

Rat

HIF-1α

Up-regulation

Enhanced viability and reduced apoptosis [186]

BM

Mouse

ALP, RUNX2, COL1A, and OCN

Up-regulation

Improved proliferation and osteogenic differentiation (in vitro) [187]

BM

Mouse

HIF-1α and Akt

Up-regulation

Improved proliferation and antioxidant activity [188]

BM

Human

HLA-DRα

Up-regulation

Reduced immunoprivilege of MSCs (in vivo) [189]

BM

Human

Akt

Up-regulation

Improved chondrogenesis and inhibited terminal differentiation by inducing the PI3K/Akt/FoxO pathway [190]

ESCs

Human

PDGF-BB, IGFBP-6, VEGF-A, and angiogenin

Up-regulation

Improved viability (in vivo) [191]

AT

Human

VEGF

Up-regulation

Enhance angiogenesis by PKA signaling pathway (in vitro) [192]

UC

Equine

SOX2, OCT4, and Nanog

Up-regulation

Enhanced stemness of MSCs [193]

BM

Mouse

HIF-1α

Up-regulation

Increase MSC proliferation and long-term survival post-irradiation [194]

UCB

Human

HIF-1α

Up-regulation

Improved expansion [195]

Olfactory mucosa

Human

p16INK4A, p21, and p53

Down-regulation

Reduced senescence [196]

  1. Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs), Adipose tissue (AT), Bone marrow (BM), Umbilical cord (UC), Umbilical cord blood (UCB), Wharton's jelly (WJ), Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), Twist-related protein-1 (TWIST), Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO), Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), Human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G), High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), B cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2), Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG), Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), Stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1), Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK), C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4), Osteocalcin (OCN), Protease regulatory subunit 8 homolog (SUG1), Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Collagen type IA (COL1A), Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF), Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 6 (IGFBP-6), SRY-box 2 (SOX2), Pour octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (OCT4), Protein kinase A (PKA), Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks), Forkhead box O (FOXO)