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ArticleStem cells and development2015

iPSC-MSCs Combined with Low-Dose Rapamycin Induced Islet Allograft Tolerance Through Suppressing Th1 and Enhancing Regulatory T-Cell Differentiation.

Pan-Pan Cheng, Xiao-Cun Liu, Peng-Fei Ma, Chang Gao, Jia-Li Li, Ying-Ying Lin, Wei Shao, Shuo Han, Bin Zhao, Lu-Min Wang and 6 more

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Article in Stem cells and development, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pan-Pan Cheng1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Xiao-Cun Liu1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Peng-Fei Ma3 State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai City, People's Republic of China .
Chang Gao1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Jia-Li Li1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Ying-Ying Lin1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Wei Shao4 The Affiliated Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Shuo Han4 The Affiliated Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Bin Zhao1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Lu-Min Wang1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Jia-Zhao Fu1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Lu-Xi Meng5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's of Republic of China .
Qing Li1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Qi-Zhou Lian6 Departments of Ophthalmology and Medicine, University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China .
Jun-Jie Xia1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Zhong-Quan Qi1 Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University , Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China .
Xiamen University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation is dramatically reduced after long-term in vitro culture, which limits their application. MSCs derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs-MSCs) represent a novel source of MSCs. In this study, we investigated the therapeutic effect of iPSC-MSCs on diabetic mice. Streptozocin-induced diabetic mice transplanted with 400 islets alone or with 1×10(6) iPSC-MSCs were examined following rapamycin injection (0.1 mg/kg/day, i.p., from days 0 to 9) after transplantation. Our results showed that iPSC-MSCs combined with rapamycin significantly prolonged islet allograft survival in the diabetic mice; 50% of recipients exhibited long-term survival (>100 days). Histopathological analysis revealed that iPSC-MSCs combined with rapamycin preserved the graft effectively, inhibited inflammatory cell infiltration, and resulted in substantial release of insulin. Flow cytometry results showed that the proportion of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells was significantly reduced, and the number of T regulatory cells increased in the spleen and lymph nodes in the iPSC-MSCs combined with the rapamycin group compared with the rapamycin-alone group. Production of the Th1 proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-γ was reduced, and secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-10 and transforming growth factor-β was enhanced compared with the rapamycin group, as determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Transwell separation significantly weakened the immunosuppressive effects of iPSC-MSCs on the proliferation of Con A-treated splenic T cells, which indicated that the combined treatment exerted immunosuppressive effects through cell-cell contact and regulation of cytokine production. Taken together, these findings highlight the potential application of iPSC-MSCs in islet transplantation.

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Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsIslets of Langerhans TransplantationTransplantation ToleranceAllograftsAnimalsCell DifferentiationDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CSirolimusTh1 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatorySirolimus

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PMID25867817
PMCPMC4507355
OpenAlexW1919081598

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