Inhibition of Allogeneic and Autologous T Cell Proliferation by Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients.

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Abstract (original English)

Background In ankylosing spondylitis (AS), accompanied by chronic inflammation, T cell expansion plays a pathogenic role; the immunoregulatory properties of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are impaired, while functional characteristics of their adipose tissue-derived counterparts are (ASCs) unknown. Methods We evaluated the antiproliferative activity of AS/ASCs, obtained from 20 patients, towards allogeneic and autologous T lymphocytes, using ASCs from healthy donors (HD/ASCs) as the reference cell lines. The PHA-activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were cocultured in cell-cell contact and transwell conditions with untreated or TNF + IFN γ- (TI-) licensed ASCs, then analyzed by flow cytometry to identify proliferating and nonproliferating CD4 + and CD8 + T cells. The concentrations of kynurenines, prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ), and IL-10 were measured in culture supernatants. Results In an allogeneic system, HD/ASCs and AS/ASCs similarly decreased the proliferation of CD4 + and CD8 + T cells and acted mainly via soluble factors. The concentrations of kynurenines and PGE 2 inversely correlated with T cell proliferation, and selective inhibitors of these factors synthesis significantly restored T cell response. AS/ASCs exerted a similar antiproliferative impact also on autologous T cells. Conclusion We report for the first time that despite chron

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