Cuesta-Gomez, N., Medina-Ruiz, L., Graham, G. J. and Campbell, J. D.M. (2023) IL-6 and TGF-β-secreting adoptively-transferred murine mesenchymal stromal cells accelerate healing of psoriasis-like skin inflammation and upregulate IL-17A and TGF-β. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(12), 10132. (doi: 10.3390/ijms241210132) (PMID:37373278) (PMCID:PMC10298958)
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Abstract
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) show promise as cellular therapeutics. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the skin and the joints. Injury, trauma, infection and medications can trigger psoriasis by disrupting epidermal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation, which activates the innate immune system. Pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion drives a T helper 17 response and an imbalance of regulatory T cells. We hypothesized that MSC adoptive cellular therapy could immunomodulate and suppress the effector T cell hyperactivation that underlies the disease. We used the imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation model to study the therapeutic potential of bone marrow and adipose tissue-derived MSC in vivo. We compared the secretome and the in vivo therapeutic potential of MSC with and without cytokine pre-challenge (“licensing”). The infusion of both unlicensed and licensed MSC accelerated the healing of psoriatic lesions, and reduced epidermal thickness and CD3+ T cell infiltration while promoting the upregulation of IL-17A and TGF-β. Concomitantly, the expression of keratinocyte differentiation markers in the skin was decreased. However, unlicensed MSC promoted the resolution of skin inflammation more efficiently. We show that MSC adoptive therapy upregulates the transcription and secretion of pro-regenerative and immunomodulatory molecules in the psoriatic lesion. Accelerated healing is associated with the secretion of TGF-β and IL-6 in the skin and MSC drives the production of IL-17A and restrains T-cell-mediated pathology.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Campbell, Dr John and Cuesta Gomez, Miss Nerea and Medina-Ruiz, Dr Laura and Graham, Professor Gerard |
| Authors: | Cuesta-Gomez, N., Medina-Ruiz, L., Graham, G. J., and Campbell, J. D.M. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 1661-6596 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1422-0067 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(12):10132 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence |
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