Crosstalk with Inflammatory Macrophages Shapes the Regulatory Properties of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells

Macrophages and microglia are key effector cells in immune-mediated neuroinflammatory disorders. Driving myeloid cells towards an anti-inflammatory, tissue repair-promoting phenotype is considered a promising strategy to halt neuroinflammation and promote central nervous system (CNS) repair. In this...

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Main Authors: Stylianos Ravanidis, Jeroen F. J. Bogie, Raf Donders, Robert Deans, Jerome J. A. Hendriks, Piet Stinissen, Jef Pinxteren, Robert W. Mays, Niels Hellings
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2353240
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author Stylianos Ravanidis
Jeroen F. J. Bogie
Raf Donders
Robert Deans
Jerome J. A. Hendriks
Piet Stinissen
Jef Pinxteren
Robert W. Mays
Niels Hellings
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Jeroen F. J. Bogie
Raf Donders
Robert Deans
Jerome J. A. Hendriks
Piet Stinissen
Jef Pinxteren
Robert W. Mays
Niels Hellings
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description Macrophages and microglia are key effector cells in immune-mediated neuroinflammatory disorders. Driving myeloid cells towards an anti-inflammatory, tissue repair-promoting phenotype is considered a promising strategy to halt neuroinflammation and promote central nervous system (CNS) repair. In this study, we defined the impact of multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPC), a stem cell population sharing common mesodermal origin with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), on the phenotype of macrophages and the reciprocal interactions between these two cell types. We show that MAPC suppress the secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) by inflammatory macrophages partially through a cyclooxygenase 2- (COX-2-) dependent mechanism. In turn, we demonstrate that inflammatory macrophages trigger the immunomodulatory properties of MAPC, including an increased expression of immunomodulatory mediators (e.g., inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and COX-2), chemokines, and chemokine receptors. Macrophage-primed MAPC secrete soluble factors that suppress TNF-α release by macrophages. Moreover, the MAPC secretome suppresses the antigen-specific proliferation of autoreactive T cells and the T cell stimulatory capacity of macrophages. Finally, MAPC increase their motility towards secreted factors of activated macrophages. Collectively, these in vitro findings reveal intimate reciprocal interactions between MAPC and inflammatory macrophages, which are of importance in the design of MAPC-based therapeutic strategies for neuroinflammatory disorders in which myeloid cells play a crucial role.
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spelling doaj-art-da738969324c45e78720b1b6eefffb392025-08-20T02:21:25ZengWileyStem Cells International1687-966X1687-96782017-01-01201710.1155/2017/23532402353240Crosstalk with Inflammatory Macrophages Shapes the Regulatory Properties of Multipotent Adult Progenitor CellsStylianos Ravanidis0Jeroen F. J. Bogie1Raf Donders2Robert Deans3Jerome J. A. Hendriks4Piet Stinissen5Jef Pinxteren6Robert W. Mays7Niels Hellings8Biomedical Research Institute/Transnational University Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumBiomedical Research Institute/Transnational University Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumBiomedical Research Institute/Transnational University Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumDepartment of Regenerative Medicine, Athersys Inc., Cleveland, OH, USABiomedical Research Institute/Transnational University Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumBiomedical Research Institute/Transnational University Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumReGenesys BVBA, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Regenerative Medicine, Athersys Inc., Cleveland, OH, USABiomedical Research Institute/Transnational University Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumMacrophages and microglia are key effector cells in immune-mediated neuroinflammatory disorders. Driving myeloid cells towards an anti-inflammatory, tissue repair-promoting phenotype is considered a promising strategy to halt neuroinflammation and promote central nervous system (CNS) repair. In this study, we defined the impact of multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPC), a stem cell population sharing common mesodermal origin with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), on the phenotype of macrophages and the reciprocal interactions between these two cell types. We show that MAPC suppress the secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) by inflammatory macrophages partially through a cyclooxygenase 2- (COX-2-) dependent mechanism. In turn, we demonstrate that inflammatory macrophages trigger the immunomodulatory properties of MAPC, including an increased expression of immunomodulatory mediators (e.g., inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and COX-2), chemokines, and chemokine receptors. Macrophage-primed MAPC secrete soluble factors that suppress TNF-α release by macrophages. Moreover, the MAPC secretome suppresses the antigen-specific proliferation of autoreactive T cells and the T cell stimulatory capacity of macrophages. Finally, MAPC increase their motility towards secreted factors of activated macrophages. Collectively, these in vitro findings reveal intimate reciprocal interactions between MAPC and inflammatory macrophages, which are of importance in the design of MAPC-based therapeutic strategies for neuroinflammatory disorders in which myeloid cells play a crucial role.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2353240
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Niels Hellings
Crosstalk with Inflammatory Macrophages Shapes the Regulatory Properties of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells
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title Crosstalk with Inflammatory Macrophages Shapes the Regulatory Properties of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells
title_full Crosstalk with Inflammatory Macrophages Shapes the Regulatory Properties of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells
title_fullStr Crosstalk with Inflammatory Macrophages Shapes the Regulatory Properties of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells
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title_short Crosstalk with Inflammatory Macrophages Shapes the Regulatory Properties of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells
title_sort crosstalk with inflammatory macrophages shapes the regulatory properties of multipotent adult progenitor cells
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2353240
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