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Human adipose, placenta, and umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate imiquimod-induced psoriatic mice via reducing T cells infiltration
JIGANG LEI1,#, ZHENYAO XU2,#, SUKE LI1, MENG LI1, ZHIKAI WANG3, PING LI1, JING WANG1, YINGLU CHEN1, XIAOLE SONG1, CHENGJIE REN1, MEIPING SHEN1, CHENGXIANG DAI1,*
1 Cellular Biomedicine Group, Shanghai, 200233, China
2 Translational Medicine Center, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
3 Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
* Address correspondence to: Chengxiang Dai,
# These authors contributed equally to this work
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Stem Cells, Protein Therapeutics, and Regenerative Medicine)
BIOCELL 2021, 45(3), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2021.014569
Received 09 October 2020; Accepted 21 December 2020; Issue published 03 March 2021
Abstract
Psoriasis is an autoimmune-related chronic inflammatory disease with an approximate prevalence of 2–3%
around the world, involving increased keratinocyte proliferation. Indeed, Th17 cells and IL-17 play critical roles in the
pathogenesis of psoriasis. The monoclonal antibodies against cytokines have been shown to have effectively
immunosuppressive effects on human psoriasis. However, there are still some patients that have no response to these
treatments. Some patients have even serious side-effects which may affect their life. Mesenchymal stem cells have the
ability of immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory effects, which may be an alternative therapy with more safety
and efficacy for human psoriasis. Moreover, the underlying mechanisms by which the MSCs prevent or ameliorate
psoriasis are still poorly understood. Here, we first isolated and characterized human adipose, placenta, and umbilical
cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (haMSCs, hpMSCs, and huMSCs). After that, the animal model of imiquimod
(IMQ)-induced psoriasis in C57BL/6 mice was confirmed. We investigated the impact of haMSCs, hpMSCs, and
huMSCs on this model by H&E staining, immunohistochemistry staining, and quantitative real-time PCR. Data
analysis showed that mice subcutaneously injected with these MSCs had a significantly decreased epidermal thickness,
which was caused by obviously reduced hyper-proliferation of keratinocytes. Furthermore, our findings revealed that
the infiltration of T cells to psoriatic lesions in IMQ-induced psoriasis mice was markedly downregulated by
intradermal administration of haMSCs, hpMSCs, and huMSCs, respectively. Consequently, the production of IL-17
from Th17 cells was reduced, which inhibits the proliferation of keratinocytes in lesioned skin of IMQ-induced
psoriasis mice. These data suggest that haMSCs, hpMSCs, and huMSCs can inhibit the effects of proinflammatory
Th17 cells on the development of psoriasis, which may be potential therapeutic candidates for skin inflammatory
disease or other autoimmune diseases.
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LEI, J., XU, Z., LI, S., LI, M., WANG, Z. et al. (2021). Human adipose, placenta, and umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate imiquimod-induced psoriatic mice via reducing T cells infiltration.
BIOCELL, 45(3), 537–546. https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2021.014569