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ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
卷 65, 期 5, 页码 1181-1193出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/art.37894
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- NIH [AR-059103, AI-084359]
- Rheumatology Research Foundation of the American College of Rheumatology
- Arthritis Foundation
- Wright Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30972951]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China [2010B031600200]
- Science and Technology Committee Project of Shanghai Pudong New Area, China [PKJ2009-Y41]
Objective Current approaches offer no cures for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Accumulating evidence has revealed that manipulation of bone marrowderived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) may have the potential to control or even prevent RA, but BM-MSCbased therapy faces many challenges, such as limited cell availability and reduced clinical feasibility. This study in mice with established collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) was undertaken to determine whether substitution of human gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells (G-MSCs) would significantly improve the therapeutic effects. Methods CIA was induced in DBA/1J mice by immunization with type II collagen and Freund's complete adjuvant. G-MSCs were injected intravenously into the mice on day 14 after immunization. In some experiments, intraperitoneal injection of PC61 (anti-CD25 antibody) was used to deplete Treg cells in arthritic mice. Results Infusion of G-MSCs in DBA/1J mice with CIA significantly reduced the severity of arthritis, decreased the histopathology scores, and down-regulated the production of inflammatory cytokines (interferon- and interleukin-17A). Infusion of G-MSCs also resulted in increased levels of CD4+CD39+FoxP3+ cells in arthritic mice. These increases were noted early after infusion in the spleens and lymph nodes, and later after infusion in the synovial fluid. The FoxP3+ Treg cells that were increased in frequency mainly consisted of Helios-negative cells. When Treg cells were depleted, infusion of G-MSCs partially interfered with the progression of CIA. Pretreatment of G-MSCs with a CD39 or CD73 inhibitor significantly reversed the protective effect of G-MSCs on CIA. Conclusion The role of G-MSCs in controlling the development and severity of CIA mostly depends on CD39/CD73 signals and partially depends on the induction of CD4+CD39+FoxP3+ Treg cells. G-MSCs provide a promising approach for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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