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IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis

Our previous study showed that interferon gamma (IFN-γ) might enhance the immunosuppressive properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) by upregulating the expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenease. Therefore, we treated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice, an animal model of multi...

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Autores principales: Ling, Xiao, Wang, Teng, Han, Chao, Wang, Pin, Liu, Xiaoli, Zheng, Chengyun, Bi, Jianzhong, Zhou, Xiaoyan
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8921983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35300342
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.835345
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author Ling, Xiao
Wang, Teng
Han, Chao
Wang, Pin
Liu, Xiaoli
Zheng, Chengyun
Bi, Jianzhong
Zhou, Xiaoyan
author_facet Ling, Xiao
Wang, Teng
Han, Chao
Wang, Pin
Liu, Xiaoli
Zheng, Chengyun
Bi, Jianzhong
Zhou, Xiaoyan
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description Our previous study showed that interferon gamma (IFN-γ) might enhance the immunosuppressive properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) by upregulating the expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenease. Therefore, we treated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice, an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), with IFN-γ-primed human umbilical cord MSCs (IFN-γ-hUCMSCs). This study aimed to investigate the potential therapeutic effects of IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation and to identify the biological pathways involved in EAE mice. Firstly, the body weights and clinical scores of EAE mice were recorded before and after treatment. Then, the inflammatory cytokine levels in splenic cell supernatants were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Finally, the mRNA expression levels of signal transducer and activator of transduction 3 (STAT3), retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma t (ROR-γt), and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) were detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. We observed that IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation significantly alleviated body weight loss and decreased the clinical scores of mice. Additionally, IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation could regulate the production of inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-17, thereby showing more potent treatment efficacy than human umbilical cord MSCs (hUCMSCs) transplantation (p < 0.05). Compared with the EAE group, the expressions of STAT3 and ROR-γt in the transplantation groups were significantly decreased, but the expression of Foxp3 was significantly upregulated in the IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation group compared to that in the hUCMSCs transplantation group. We assumed that IFN-γ-hUCMSCs may affect the balance of T helper 17 (Th17) cells/regulatory T cells (Tregs) through the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 signaling pathway to reduce the inflammatory response, thereby improving the clinical symptoms of EAE mice. Our study demonstrated that transplantation of IFN-γ-hUCMSCs could reduce inflammation in EAE mice via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 signaling pathway, highlighting the therapeutic effects of IFN-γ-hUCMSCs in patients with MS.
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spelling pubmed-89219832022-03-16 IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis Ling, Xiao Wang, Teng Han, Chao Wang, Pin Liu, Xiaoli Zheng, Chengyun Bi, Jianzhong Zhou, Xiaoyan Front Immunol Immunology Our previous study showed that interferon gamma (IFN-γ) might enhance the immunosuppressive properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) by upregulating the expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenease. Therefore, we treated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice, an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), with IFN-γ-primed human umbilical cord MSCs (IFN-γ-hUCMSCs). This study aimed to investigate the potential therapeutic effects of IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation and to identify the biological pathways involved in EAE mice. Firstly, the body weights and clinical scores of EAE mice were recorded before and after treatment. Then, the inflammatory cytokine levels in splenic cell supernatants were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Finally, the mRNA expression levels of signal transducer and activator of transduction 3 (STAT3), retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma t (ROR-γt), and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) were detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. We observed that IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation significantly alleviated body weight loss and decreased the clinical scores of mice. Additionally, IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation could regulate the production of inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-17, thereby showing more potent treatment efficacy than human umbilical cord MSCs (hUCMSCs) transplantation (p < 0.05). Compared with the EAE group, the expressions of STAT3 and ROR-γt in the transplantation groups were significantly decreased, but the expression of Foxp3 was significantly upregulated in the IFN-γ-hUCMSCs transplantation group compared to that in the hUCMSCs transplantation group. We assumed that IFN-γ-hUCMSCs may affect the balance of T helper 17 (Th17) cells/regulatory T cells (Tregs) through the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 signaling pathway to reduce the inflammatory response, thereby improving the clinical symptoms of EAE mice. Our study demonstrated that transplantation of IFN-γ-hUCMSCs could reduce inflammation in EAE mice via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 signaling pathway, highlighting the therapeutic effects of IFN-γ-hUCMSCs in patients with MS. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8921983/ /pubmed/35300342 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.835345 Text en Copyright © 2022 Ling, Wang, Han, Wang, Liu, Zheng, Bi and Zhou https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Immunology
Ling, Xiao
Wang, Teng
Han, Chao
Wang, Pin
Liu, Xiaoli
Zheng, Chengyun
Bi, Jianzhong
Zhou, Xiaoyan
IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
title IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
title_full IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
title_fullStr IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
title_short IFN-γ-Primed hUCMSCs Significantly Reduced Inflammation via the Foxp3/ROR-γt/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
title_sort ifn-γ-primed hucmscs significantly reduced inflammation via the foxp3/ror-γt/stat3 signaling pathway in an animal model of multiple sclerosis
topic Immunology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8921983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35300342
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.835345
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