Priming with inflammatory cytokines is not a prerequisite to increase immune-suppressive effects and responsiveness of equine amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells.
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Summary
The research investigates the immune-suppressive capabilities and responsiveness of horse amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells (AMSCs). The findings suggest that “priming” or pre-stimulating these cells doesn’t necessarily enhance their ability to inhibit the inflammation process or immune cell proliferation.
Research Objectives and Methods
The study set out to assess the immune-suppressive properties and responsiveness of AMSCs and their conditioned medium (CM – the environment where cells have grown and that they have subsequently altered). The researchers wanted to compare these characteristics under both primed (pre-stimulated with inflammatory substances) and unprimed situations. Evaluations were made based on:
- The cells’ capacity to impede the in vitro (in a controlled lab environment) proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which are important components of the body’s immune system.
- The cells’ immunogenicity, or their ability to provoke an immune response, assessed by expressing MHCI and MHCII—markers that play a critical role in the immune system’s recognition of foreign substances.
- The ability to counteract the in vitro inflammatory process.
Key Findings
The research yielded several significant findings:
- AMSCs displayed the power to hinder the proliferation of PBMCs, and their immunosuppressive activity was similar with or without being primed.
- The study observed no increase in the expression of the MHCI and MHCII markers following priming, implying that priming does not enhance the cells’ immunogenicity.
- AMSCs primed with both TNF-α and IFN-γ (inflammatory substances) had slightly lower capacity to inhibit T cell (type of PBMC) proliferation, and these cells also exhibited lesser viability after priming.
- In a LPS-induced in vitro inflammatory model, CM from both unprimed and primed AMSCs noticeably inhibited PBMC proliferation and countered the inflammatory process, saving around 65% of treated endometrial cells.
Conclusion
The researchers concluded that amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells and their conditioned medium possess significant potency to inhibit PBMC proliferation. Therefore, priming the cells is not vital to enhance their immunosuppressive function or responsiveness in an in vitro inflammatory situation. Thus, this research provides valuable insight into the therapeutic potential of equine AMSCs for treating inflammatory diseases.
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Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy. anna.langeconsiglio@unimi.it.
- Centro Ricerca E. Menni, Fondazione Poliambulanza di Brescia, Via Bissolati 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy.
- Centro Ricerca E. Menni, Fondazione Poliambulanza di Brescia, Via Bissolati 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy.
- Centro Ricerca E. Menni, Fondazione Poliambulanza di Brescia, Via Bissolati 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy.
- Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy.
- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Torino, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095, Turin, Italy.
- Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy.
- Centro Ricerca E. Menni, Fondazione Poliambulanza di Brescia, Via Bissolati 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy.
- Department of Life Scince and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
MeSH Terms
- Amnion
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Culture Media, Conditioned
- Cytokines / genetics
- Horses
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Conflict of Interest Statement
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