Surgical meshes coated with mesenchymal stem cells provide an anti-inflammatory environment by a M2 macrophage polarization

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 221-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeca Blázquez ◽  
Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo ◽  
Verónica Álvarez ◽  
Alejandra Usón ◽  
Javier G. Casado
Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 3410
Author(s):  
Seung-Cheol Lee ◽  
Yoo-Jung Lee ◽  
Inho Choi ◽  
Min Kim ◽  
Jung-Suk Sung

Adipocytes interact with adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) that exist as a form of M2 macrophage in healthy adipose tissue and are polarized into M1 macrophages upon cellular stress. ATMs regulate adipose tissue inflammation by secreting cytokines, adipokines, and chemokines. CXC-motif receptor 6 (CXCR6) is the chemokine receptor and interactions with its specific ligand CXC-motif chemokine ligand 16 (CXCL16) modulate the migratory capacities of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADMSCs). CXCR6 is highly expressed on differentiated adipocytes that are non-migratory cells. To evaluate the underlying mechanisms of CXCR6 in adipocytes, THP-1 human monocytes that can be polarized into M1 or M2 macrophages were co-cultured with adipocytes. As results, expression levels of the M1 polarization-inducing factor were decreased, while those of the M2 polarization-inducing factor were significantly increased in differentiated adipocytes in a co-cultured environment with additional CXCL16 treatment. After CXCL16 treatment, the anti-inflammatory factors, including p38 MAPK ad ERK1/2, were upregulated, while the pro-inflammatory pathway mediated by Akt and NF-κB was downregulated in adipocytes in a co-cultured environment. These results revealed that the CXCL16/CXCR6 axis in adipocytes regulates M1 or M2 polarization and displays an immunosuppressive effect by modulating pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory pathways. Our results may provide an insight into a potential target as a regulator of the immune response via the CXCL16/CXCR6 axis in adipocytes.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqi Zhang ◽  
Xi Le ◽  
Shuo Zheng ◽  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Jing He ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus and a common cause of end-stage renal disease, but has no approved pharmacotherapy. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) possess potent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties, which render them an attractive therapeutic tool for tissue damage and inflammation. Methods This study was designed to determine the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of human umbilical cord-derived MSCs (UC-MSCs) on streptozotocin-induced DN. Renal function and histological staining were used to evaluate kidney damage. RNA high-throughput sequencing on rat kidney and UCMSC-derived exosomes was used to identify the critical miRNAs. Co-cultivation of macrophage cell line and UC-MSCs-derived conditional medium was used to assess the involvement of macrophage polarization signaling. Results UC-MSC administration significantly improved renal function, reduced the local and systemic inflammatory cytokine levels, and attenuated inflammatory cell infiltration into the kidney tissue in DN rats. Moreover, UC-MSCs shifted macrophage polarization from a pro-inflammatory M1 to an antiinflammatory M2 phenotype. Mechanistically, miR-146a-5p was significantly downregulated and negatively correlated with renal injury in DN rats as determined through high-throughput RNA sequencing. Importantly, UC-MSCs-derived miR-146a-5p promoted M2 macrophage polarization by inhibiting TRAF6-STAT1 signaling pathway. Furthermore, miR-146a-5p modification in UC-MSCs enhanced the efficacy of anti-inflammation and renal function improvement. Conclusions Collectively, our findings demonstrate that UC-MSCs-derived miR-146a-5p have the potential to restore renal function in DN rats through facilitating M2 macrophage polarization by targeting TRAF6. It will pave the way for the use of UC-MSCs for therapeutic delivery of miRNAs targeted at kidney diseases.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Zhu ◽  
Yihuan Chen ◽  
Jingjing Li ◽  
Ziying Yang ◽  
Yang Lin ◽  
...  

Abstract Background- Exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UMSCs-Exo) were recommended as ideal substitutes for cell-free cardiac regenerative medicine, which had presented encouraging effects in regulating inflammation and attenuating myocardial injury. The phenotype of macrophages resident in myocardium were regulated dynamically in response to environmental cues, which may either protect against injury or promote maladaptive remodeling. However, the underlying mechanisms about UMSCs-Exo regulating macrophage polarization are still not well understood. Herein, we aimed to explore the effects of UMSCs-Exo on macrophage polarization and their roles in cardiac repair after myocardial infarction (MI). Methods and Results- Exosomes were isolated from the supernatant of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UMSCs) and transplanted by intramyocardial injection after MI. Our results showed that UMSCs-Exo improved cardiac function by increasing M2 macrophage polarization and reducing excessive inflammation. After depletion of macrophages with clodronate liposomes, the therapeutic effects of UMSCs-Exo were disrupted. Administrated with UMSC-Exo, macrophages are inclined to polarize towards M2 phenotype in inflammatory environment in vitro. The results of RNA-sequencing indicated Plcb3 was a key gene concerned in UMSCs-Exo facilitated M2 macrophage polarization. Further bioinformatics analysis revealed exosomal miR-24-3p as a potential effector mediated Plcb3 down regulation in macrophages. Increasing miR-24-3p expression in macrophages effectively enhanced M2 macrophage polarization by suppressing Plcb3 expression and NF-κB pathway activation in inflammatory environment. Furthermore, diminishing miR-24-3p expression in UMSCs-Exo attenuated the effects of UMSCs-Exo on M2 macrophage polarization. Conclusions- Our study demonstrated that macrophages, as important inflammatory regulators, participated in UMSCs-Exo mediated myocardial repair after MI. And the therapeutical effects were at least partially carried out by UMSCs-Exo promoting M2 macrophage polarization in an inflammatory microenvironment. Mechanically, exosomal miR-24-3p inhibits the expression of Plcb3 and NF-κB pathway activation to promote M2 macrophage polarization.


Biomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manishekhar Kumar ◽  
Prerak Gupta ◽  
Sohenii Bhattacharjee ◽  
Samit K. Nandi ◽  
Biman B. Mandal

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 205873842096609
Author(s):  
Li-Wen Hsu ◽  
Kuang-Tzu Huang ◽  
Toshiaki Nakano ◽  
King-Wah Chiu ◽  
Kuang-Den Chen ◽  
...  

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short non-coding RNAs that play a significant role in biological processes in various cell types, including mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, how miRNAs regulate the immunomodulatory functions of adipose-derived MSCs (AD-MSCs) remains unknown. Here, we showed that modulation of miR-301a in AD-MSCs altered macrophage polarization. Bone marrow (BM)-derived macrophages were stimulated with LPS (1 μg/ml) and co-cultured with miRNA transfected AD-MSCs for 24 h. The expression of M1 and M2 markers in macrophages was analyzed. Inhibition of miR-301a induced M2 macrophage with arginase-1, CD163, CD206, and IL-10 upregulation. Additionally, toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 mRNA expression in macrophages was downregulated in co-cultures with AD-MSCs transfected with a miR-301a inhibitor. Nitric oxide (NO) in the supernatant of AD-MSC/macrophage co-culture was also suppressed by inhibition of miR-301a in AD-MSCs. We further found that suppression of miR-301a in AD-MSCs increased prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentration in the conditioned medium of the co-culture. Taken together, the results of our study indicate that miR-301a can modulate the immunoregulatory functions of AD-MSCs that favor the applicability as a potential immunotherapeutic agent.


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