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| Author(s): |
Fernanda Vieira Paladino
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2017-08-21 |
| Examining board members: |
Anna Carla Renata Krepel Goldberg;
Eliane Antonioli;
Humberto Dellê;
Alexander Henning Ulrich
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| Advisor: | Anna Carla Renata Krepel Goldberg; Luiz Roberto Sardinha |
| Abstract | |
INTRODUCTION: Wharton\'s jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSC) exhibit the ability to modulate T cell responses and these immunomodulatory effects are usually anti-inflammatory. Due to their immunosuppressive potential, MSC have recently emerged as a promising tool for cell therapy. However, MSC have a limited lifespan in vitro, with a progressive reduction in their capacity for selfrenewal leading to irreversible arrest of cell division. The result of this process is the loss of stem cell functionality, which limits its use for therapeutic purposes. Information on the variability of individual cell samples impacting upon in vitro expansion, immunomodulatory potential, and aging processes is still lacking. In this study, we evaluated the immunomodulatory cytokine profile and capacity to inhibit T cell proliferation of WJ-MSC progressing to replicative senescence to determine if the expected response is affected. METHODS: WJ-MSC were cultured until replicative senescence was reached and the samples were collected at an early stage (passage 5), at an intermediate stage (passage 15), and in replicative senescence (passage generally between 20 and 25) to analyze the basal profile of immunomodulatory molecules. WJ-MSC were co-cultured with samples from the same two peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), obtained from healthy platelet donors. PBMC were stimulated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) for 72 hours and tested against 3 different WJ-MSC to measure suppression of T cell proliferation. The experiments were performed using passages P5 and P10. Analyses were done by real-time PCR, western blot, and flow cytometry. RESULTS: Our results show that gene expression and secretion of immunomodulatory molecules varied among WJ-MSC samples with no specific pattern discernible. In co-culture all WJ-MSC were capable of inhibiting mitogen-activated CD3+ T cell proliferation, although to different extents and each PBMC responded with its unique level of inhibition. In addition, the immunomodulatory profile of each WJ-MSC sample was essentially maintained even after several passages. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that each WJMSC displays a unique behavior, differing in patterns of cytokine mRNA expression and immunomodulatory capacity. The intrinsic variability between samples may influence the effectiveness of WJ-MSC when employed therapeutically (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/17292-7 - Immunomodulation by human umbilical cord wall-derived mesenchymal stem cells during differentiation, senescence, and when treated with IL-11 |
| Grantee: | Fernanda Vieira Paladino |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |