scholarly journals Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) Modulate the Inflammatory Character of Alveolar Macrophages from Sarcoidosis Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian McClain Caldwell ◽  
Christopher Hogden ◽  
Krisztian Nemeth ◽  
Michael Boyajian ◽  
Miklos Krepuska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Alveolar Macrophages ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Intracellular Cytokines ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Inflammatory Phenotype ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Sarcoidosis is a devastating inflammatory disease affecting many organs, especially the lungs and lymph nodes. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can “reprogram” various types of macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype. We wanted to determine whether alveolar macrophages from sarcoidosis subjects behave similarly by mounting an anti-inflammatory response when co-cultured with MSCs. Fifteen sarcoidosis and eight control subjects underwent bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Unselected BAL cells (70–94% macrophages) were isolated and cultured with and without MSCs from healthy adults. Following stimulation of the cultured cells with lipopolysaccharide, the medium was removed to measure interleukin 10 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (IL-10 and TNF-α). In two additional sarcoidosis subjects, flow cytometry was used to study intracellular cytokines and surface markers associated with alveolar macrophages to confirm the results. Unselected BAL cells from sarcoidosis subjects co-cultured with MSCs showed a reduction in TNF-α (pro-inflammatory M1) and an increase in IL-10 (anti-inflammatory M2) in 9 of 11 samples studied. Control subject samples showed few, if any, differences in cytokine production. Unselected BAL cells from two additional patients analyzed by flow cytometry confirmed a switch towards an anti-inflammatory state (i.e., M1 to M2) after co-culture with MSCs. These results suggest that, similarly to other macrophages, alveolar macrophages also respond to MSC contacts by changing towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype. Based on our results, we hypothesize that mesenchymal stromal cells applied to the airways might alleviate lung inflammation and decrease steroid need in patients with sarcoidosis.

scholarly journals Effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells on gene expression in human alveolar type II cells exposed to TNF-α , IL-1β , and IFN-γ

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. e13831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Schwede ◽  
Erin M. Wilfong ◽  
Rachel L. Zemans ◽  
Patty J. Lee ◽  
Claudia dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Alveolar Type ◽  
Type Ii Cells ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Alveolar Type Ii Cells ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ifn Γ

scholarly journals Immunoregulatory Properties of Apoptotic Human Amniontic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Blood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 5678-5678
Author(s):  
Ying Xu ◽  
Ya Gao ◽  
Yan chun Yang ◽  
Dongmao Zhu ◽  
Yintian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Cell Contact ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
Tgf Β1

Abstract Objective Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been used in preventing and treating acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), but the mechanism is not fully understood. Apoptotic bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) were showed could induce vivo recipient-mediated immunomodulation in mice GVHD model. We had demonstrated that, similar to BM-MSCs, human amniontic mesenchymal stromal cells (hAMSCs) exhibit potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory activities but possess a higher proliferation activity and clearer stem cell properties in vitro. This study focuses on the immunoregulatory properties of apoptotic human amniontic mesenchymal stromal cells (apo-hAMSCs) in an inflammatory microenvironment. Methods hAMSCs from human amniotic membrane were cultured with tissue mass cell culture. The cell phenotype of the 3rd passage were detected by flow cytometry. Transwell co-culture experiments and cell-cell contact co-culture experiments were conducted, consisting of hAMSCs and peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA-PBMCs), as the positive control group. While other groups were PBMCs without PHA and hAMSCs(PBMCs+hAMSCs), PBMCs and PHA (PHA-PBMCs), hAMSCs and PBMCs. For apoptosis evalution, the morphological features of hAMSCs were recorded in different groups, and apo-hAMSCs were analyzed by flow cytometry at 24 hours. The production of Interferon-γ (IFN-γ), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2), soluble human leukocyte antigen G (sHLA-G), Tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) and interleukin-17A (IL-17A) in the co-culture supernatant was detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and kynurenine were dectected by spectrophotometer. CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in PBMC were analyaed by flow cytometry. Result hAMSCs expressed CD105, CD73, CD90, while not CD19, CD34, CD45, CD11b, HLA-DR. In the group of hAMSCs and PHA-PBMCs, the number of hAMSCs reduced. The morphological features were that cells shrinked, turned round, separated from the bottle and suspended in supernatant. However, hAMSCs in the groups of hAMSCs+PBMCs and hAMSCs stayed the same. Apoptosis in hAMSCs cultivated with PHA-PBMCs via transwell or cell-cell contact experiment increased compared with the group of hAMSCs+PBMCs (P<0.05) and hAMSCs (P<0.05). In the two co-culture experments, the secretion level of PGE-2, TGF-β1, sHLA-G, and KYN significantly increased in hAMSCs with PHA-PBMCs compared with hAMSC (P<0.05) and hAMSCs with PBMCs (P<0.05). The level of IFN-γ and TNF-α decreased in hAMSCs with PHA-PBMCs compared with PBMCs with PHA (P<0.05). While the level of IL-17A was significantly increase in hAMSCs with PHA-PBMCs compared with hAMSCs (P<0.05), hAMSCs with PBMCs (P<0.05) and PHA-PBMCs (P>0.05). Evident difference of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Tregs was shown between hAMSCs with PHA-PBMCs and PHA-PBMCs (P<0.05). Conclusion Activated, but not resting, PBMCs induce extensive early apoptosis in hAMSCs. And apoptosis in hAMSCs need inflammatory microenvirenment. Apoptotic hAMSCs still have immunoregulatory effects in cytokines and immune cells. Funding This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (81701243), Key Sci-Tech Research Projects of Guangdong Province (2014A02021102), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2014A030310373), the Pearl River S&T Nova Program of Guangzhou (201710010047). Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

scholarly journals Clumping and Viability of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells under Different Preparation Procedures: A Flow Cytometry-Based In Vitro Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-li Cui ◽  
Tuure Kinnunen ◽  
Johannes Boltze ◽  
Johanna Nystedt ◽  
Jukka Jolkkonen
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Normal Saline ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Pulse Width ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
High Viability ◽  
Storage Solutions

Complications of microocclusions have been reported after intra-arterial delivery of mesenchymal stromal cells. Hence, quantification and efficient limitation of cell clumps in suspension before transplantation is important to reduce the risk. We used a flow cytometry-based pulse-width assay to assess the effects of different cell suspension concentrations (0.2–2.0 × 106/mL), storage solutions (complete growth medium, Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline, and normal saline), storage time in suspension (0–9 h), and freeze-thawing procedure on the clumping of rat bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BMMSCs) and also evaluated cell viability at the same time. Surprisingly, increasing the cell concentration did not result in more cell clumps in vitro. Freshly harvested (fresh) cells in normal saline had significantly fewer cell clumps and also displayed high viability (>90%). A time-dependent reduction in viability was observed for cells in all three storage solutions, without any significant change in the clumping tendency except for cells in medium. Fresh cells were more viable than their frozen-thawed counterparts, and fresh cells in normal saline had fewer cell clumps. In conclusion, cell clumping and viability could be affected by different cell preparation procedures, and quantification of cell clumping can be conducted using the flow cytometry-based pulse-width assay before intra-arterial cell delivery.

Anti-Inflammatory/Tissue Repair Macrophages Enhance the Cartilage-Forming Capacity of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 230 (6) ◽  
pp. 1258-1269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio B. Sesia ◽  
Ralph Duhr ◽  
Carolina Medeiros da Cunha ◽  
Atanas Todorov ◽  
Stefan Schaeren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Tissue Repair ◽  
Human Bone ◽  
Human Bone Marrow ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Inflammatory Tissue

scholarly journals Mesenchymal stromal cells of bone marrow and azathioprine in Crohn's disease therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
O V Knyazev ◽  
A V Kagramanova ◽  
N A Fadeeva ◽  
A A Lishchinskaya ◽  
O N Boldyreva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Cytokines ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Inflammatory Effect

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, recurring disease of the gastrointestinal tract of unclear etiology. One of the new approaches to CD therapy is the use of the possibilities of stem cells, in particular, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). Currently, the use of MSC in clinical practice for the treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases is being studied in patients who receive concomitant therapy with other immunomodulatory medications. Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of MSCs therapy in patients with CD receiving azathioprine (AZA). Materials and methods. The study included 34 patients with inflammatory (luminal) form of CD. The 1st group of patients (n=15) received anti-inflammatory therapy using MSCs culture in combination with AZA. The 2nd group (n=19) received MSCs without AZA. The severity of the attack was assessed in points in accordance with the of Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI). Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM), interleukins (IL) 1β, 4, 10, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-γ (INF-γ), transforming growth factor-1β (TGF-1β), C-reactive protein (CRP), platelets and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at 2, 6 and 12 months from the beginning of MSCs therapy. Results. The initial mean CDAI in the 1st group was 337.6±17.1 points, in the 2nd group - 332.7±11.0 points (p=0.3). In both groups of patients there was a significant decrease in CDAI after 2 months. From the beginning of therapy MSCs: in the 1st group to 118.9±12.4 points, in the 2nd - 120.3±14.1 points (p=0.7), after 6 months - 110.3±11.1 and 114.3±11.8 points (p=0.8), respectively. After 12 months CDAI in the 1st group was 99.9±10.8 points, in the 2nd group it was 100.6±12.1 points (p=0.8). The level of IgA, IgG, IgM was significantly lower in the group of patients with a longer history of the disease and long-term ASA. After the introduction of MSC in both groups of patients with BC, there was a tendency for the growth of pro - and anti-inflammatory cytokines, with a significantly lower level of pro-inflammatory cytokines - INF-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β - in the 1st group, indicating potentiation of the immunosuppressive effect of MSCs and AZA, which provides a more pronounced anti-inflammatory effect. Conclusion. Transplantation of MSCs promotes an increase in the serum of patients with CD initially reduced concentration of IG, cytokines and restoring their balance as the onset of clinical remission. The combination with AZA has a more pronounced anti-inflammatory effect.

scholarly journals Promotion of Differentiating Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (BMSCs) into Cardiomyocytes via HCN2 and HCN4 Cotransfection

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Xue Luo ◽  
Hongxiao Li ◽  
Xiaolin Sun ◽  
Qisheng Zuo ◽  
Bichun Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Western Blot ◽  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Ionic Current ◽  
Immunofluorescence Staining ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Marker Proteins ◽  
Myocardial Marker

Aim. Investigation of the influences HCN2 and HCN4 has on bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) on cardiomyocyte differentiation. Methods. Miniature adult pigs were used for bone marrow extraction and isolation of BMSCs. The identification of these BMSCs was done by using flow cytometry for the detection of expressed surface antigens CD45, CD11B, CD44, and CD90. Using HCN2 and HCN4 genes cotransfected into BMSCs as group HCN2+HCN4 while myocardial induction solution was used to induced BMSC differentiation in the BMSC induction group. Myocardial marker proteins α-actin and cTnT were detected by immunofluorescence staining, while α-actin, cTnT, and Desmin myocardial marker proteins expressed were detected by Western blot. The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to identify and detect cellular HCN2 channels, HCN4 channel current activation curve, and the inhibitory effect of CsCl on heterologous expression currents. Results. Flow cytometry results showed that CD45 and CD11B were expressed negatively while CD90 and CD44 were positive. Post HCN2 and HCN4 gene transfection, immunofluorescence staining, and Western blot showed significantly increased HCN2, HCN4, α-actin, and cTnT expressed in group HCN2+HCN4 were, which could be compared to the expression levels in the BMSC-induced group. The HCN2+HCN4 group was able to document cell membrane channel ion currents that were similar to If properties. Conclusion. HCN2 and HCN4 overexpression can considerably enhance the MSC ability to differentiate into cardiomyocytes in vitro and restore the ionic current.

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