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Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells increase skin allograft survival and inhibit Th-17 immune response.

Larocca RA., Moraes-Vieira PM., Bassi EJ., Semedo P., de Almeida DC., da Silva MB.

Animal Study, published in PLoS One (2013) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
PLoS One (2013)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
24124557
PMCID
PMC3790669
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0076396
Citations
35

Abstract (original English)

Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSC) exhibit immunosuppressive capabilities both in vitro and in vivo. Their use for therapy in the transplant field is attractive as they could render the use of immunosuppressive drugs unnecessary. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ADSC therapy on prolonging skin allograft survival. Animals that were treated with a single injection of donor allogeneic ADSC one day after transplantation showed an increase in donor skin graft survival by approximately one week. This improvement was associated with preserved histological morphology, an expansion of CD4(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) in draining lymph nodes, as well as heightened IL-10 expression and down-regulated IL-17 expression. In vitro, ADSC inhibit naïve CD4(+) T cell proliferation and constrain Th-1 and Th-17 polarization. In summary, infusion of ADSC one day post-transplantation dramatically increases skin allograft survival by inhibiting the Th-17 pathogenic immune response and enhancing the protective Treg immune response. Finally, these data suggest that ADSC therapy will open new opportunities for promoting drug-free allograft survival in clinical transplantation.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Adipose TissueAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCytokinesDendritic CellsGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalImmunophenotyping

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