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ONCOTARGET
Volume 7, Issue 21, Pages 30193-30210Publisher
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8623
Keywords
mesenchymal stromal cells; dendritic cell differentiation; M2-macrophages; lactate; metabolism; Immunology and Microbiology Section; Immune response; Immunity
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- FRQS, Fonds de la Recherche en Sante du Quebec (Fonds de recherches en medecine transfusionnelle, en greffe et en biovigilance)
- La Fondation CHU Sainte-Justine
- Pediatric Immunodeficiency Treatment Consortium (PIDTC) [U54AI082973]
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Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) have been shown to dampen immune response and promote tissue repair, but the underlying mechanisms are still under investigation. Herein, we demonstrate that umbilical cord-derived MSC (UC-MSC) alter the phenotype and function of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DC) through lactate-mediated metabolic reprogramming. UC-MSC can secrete large quantities of lactate and, when present during monocyte-to-DC differentiation, induce instead the acquisition of M2-macrophage features in terms of morphology, surface markers, migratory properties and antigen presentation capacity. Microarray expression profiling indicates that UC-MSC modify the expression of metabolic-related genes and induce a M2-macrophage expression signature. Importantly, monocyte-derived DC obtained in presence of UC-MSC, polarize naive allogeneic CD4(+) T-cells into Th2 cells. Treatment of UC-MSC with an inhibitor of lactate dehydrogenase strongly decreases lactate concentration in culture supernatant and abrogates the effect on monocyte-to-DC differentiation. Metabolic analysis further revealed that UC-MSC decrease oxidative phosphorylation in differentiating monocytes while strongly increasing the spare respiratory capacity proportional to the amount of secreted lactate. Because both MSC and monocytes are recruited in vivo at the site of tissue damage and inflammation, we propose the local increase of lactate concentration induced by UC-MSC and the consequent enrichment in M2-macrophage generation as a mechanism to achieve immunomodulation.
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