Journal
CELLS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11010001
Keywords
aging; bone marrow; adipogenesis; suppression; IL-6
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One mechanism of aging in different organs is the accumulation of fat. Our study found that mesenchymal cells are replaced or transdifferentiated by other cells of the same embryological origin during aging. We also observed the presence of new adipocytes in the trabecular matrix of elderly people's bones. In elderly individuals, there exists a relationship between immature myeloid-derived suppressor cells and mesenchymal stem cells, which leads to immunosuppression and increased inflammatory pathways.
One of the mechanisms that characterizes the aging process of different organs is the accumulation of fat. Different authors have demonstrated that adipose tissue replaces the loss of other cell types, deriving from mesenchymal cells. During aging, there is substitution or trans-differentiation of mesenchymal cells with other cells having the same embryological origin. Newly formed adipocytes were also observed in the trabecular matrix of elderly people's bones, associated with myeloid cells. In this study, we have investigated the relationship between immature myeloid-derived suppressor cells (I-MDSCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in bone marrow (BM) samples harvested from 57 patients subjected to different orthopedic surgeries. Patients aged from 18 to 92 years were considered in order to compare the cellular composition of bone marrow of young and elderly people, considered a biomarker of immunity, inflammation, and bone preservation. The I-MDSC percentage was stable during aging, but in elderly people, it was possible to observe a strong basal immunosuppression of autologous and heterologous T cells' proliferation. We hypothesized that this pattern observed in elders depends on the progressive accumulation in the BM of activating stimuli, including cell-cell contact, or the production of different cytokines and proteins that induce the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in adipocytes. The collected data provided underline the importance of specific biomarkers of aging that promote a reduction in immune response and incremented inflammatory pathways, leading to bone reabsorption in elderly people.
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