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Umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells induce a memory phenotype in CD4+ T cells

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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
卷 14, 期 -, 页码 -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1128359

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immunomodulation; umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells; memory T cells; central memory; CD4+T cells; cell contact; flow cytometry

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Inflammation is a physiological state where immune cells respond to harmful insults. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) have immunomodulatory effects and regenerative capacity, making them a promising therapeutic option for inflammation. However, the regulatory effects of hMSC on T cells, particularly in CD4(+) T cell memory formation and responsiveness, are not fully understood. Our study investigated the effects of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSC) on CD4(+) T cells and found that cell-cell contact and paracrine factors are necessary for the immunomodulatory effects.
Inflammation is a physiological state where immune cells evoke a response against detrimental insults. Finding a safe and effective treatment for inflammation associated diseases has been a challenge. In this regard, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC), exert immunomodulatory effects and have regenerative capacity making it a promising therapeutic option for resolution of acute and chronic inflammation. T cells play a critical role in inflammation and depending on their phenotype, they can stimulate or suppress inflammatory responses. However, the regulatory effects of hMSC on T cells and the underlying mechanisms are not fully elucidated. Most studies focused on activation, proliferation, and differentiation of T cells. Here, we further investigated memory formation and responsiveness of CD4(+) T cells and their dynamics by immune-profiling and cytokine secretion analysis. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSC) were co-cultured with either alpha CD3/CD28 beads, activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) or magnetically sorted CD4(+) T cells. The mechanism of immune modulation of UC-MSC were investigated by comparing different modes of action; transwell, direct cell-cell contact, addition of UC-MSC conditioned medium or blockade of paracrine factor production by UC-MSC. We observed a differential effect of UC-MSC on CD4(+) T cell activation and proliferation using PBMC or purified CD4(+) T cell co-cultures. UC-MSC skewed the effector memory T cells into a central memory phenotype in both co-culture conditions. This effect on central memory formation was reversible, since UC-MSC primed central memory cells were still responsive after a second encounter with the same stimuli. The presence of both cell-cell contact and paracrine factors were necessary for the most pronounced immunomodulatory effect of UC-MSC on T cells. We found suggestive evidence for a partial role of IL-6 and TGF beta in the UC-MSC derived immunomodulatory function. Collectively, our data show that UC-MSCs clearly affect T cell activation, proliferation and maturation, depending on co-culture conditions for which both cell-cell contact and paracrine factors are needed.

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