ArticleCell death & disease2016
Human umbilical cord blood-stem cells direct macrophage polarization and block inflammasome activation to alleviate rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Synovial Macrophages: Past Life, Current Situation, and Application in Inflammatory Arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Pooled it
- The Use of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Therapeutic Agents for theFrontiers in immunology · 2018Pooled it
- Cervus and cucumis peptides combined umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.Medicine · 2020Trial
- Oral ginger-derived extracellular vesicles ameliorate arthritis via anti-inflammatory actions of microRNA-149 and 6-gingerol.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026Article
- Hematopoietic (stem) cells-The elixir of life?FEBS letters · 2026Review
- Macrophage-centred crosstalk with infiltrating immune cells in rheumatoid arthritis and its regulation by mesenchymal stem cells.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Harnessing mesenchymal stem/stromal cells-based therapies for rheumatoid arthritis: mechanisms, clinical applications, and microenvironmental interactions.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Advances in Regenerative Therapies for Inflammatory Arthritis: Exploring the Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Extracellular Vesicles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- In vitro studies of human erythropoiesis using a 3D silk-based bone marrow model that generates erythroblastic islands.Blood advances · 2025Article
- Amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a therapeutic tool against cytokine storm: a comparison with umbilical cord counterparts.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Human nasal turbinate stem cells with specific gene signatures (HAS2, CXCL1, KRTAP1-5, GSTT2B, and C4B) attenuate rheumatoid arthritis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Pyroptosis: candidate key targets for mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes for the treatment of bone-related diseases.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Folic acid-modified ginger-derived extracellular vesicles for targeted treatment of rheumatoid arthritis by remodeling immune microenvironment via the PI3K-AKT pathway.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Article
- Exploring perinatal mesenchymal stromal cells as a potential therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis.Heliyon · 2025Review
- Immunoregulation of Quercetin and Kynurenic Acid on Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through Gene Expression of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Interleukin-6 in Hyperglycemic Milieu.Stem cells international · 2025Article
- Suppressing the Aging Phenotype of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Are We Ready for Clinical Translation?Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicles in bone and joint diseases: targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome.Human cell · 2024Review
- Tissue Engineered 3D Constructs for Volumetric Muscle Loss.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2024Review
- Arbutin attenuates CFA-induced arthritis by modulating expression levels of 5-LOX, NF‑κB, IL-17, PGE-2 and TNF-α.Inflammopharmacology · 2024Article
- Potential use of stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-lasting intractable autoimmune disorder, which has become a substantial public health problem. Despite widespread use of biologic drugs, there have been uncertainties in efficacy and long-term safety. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been suggested as a promising alternative for the treatment of RA because of their immunomodulatory properties. However, the precise mechanisms of MSCs on RA-related immune cells are not fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of human umbilical cord blood-derived MSCs (hUCB-MSCs) as a new therapeutic strategy for patients with RA and to explore the mechanisms underlying hUCB-MSC-mediated immunomodulation. Mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) were administered with hUCB-MSCs after the onset of disease, and therapeutic efficacy was assessed. Systemic delivery of hUCB-MSCs significantly ameliorated the severity of CIA to a similar extent observed in the etanercept-treated group. hUCB-MSCs exerted this therapeutic effect by regulating macrophage function. To verify the regulatory effects of hUCB-MSCs on macrophages, macrophages were co-cultured with hUCB-MSCs. The tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-mediated activation of cyclooxygenase-2 and TNF-stimulated gene/protein 6 in hUCB-MSCs polarized naive macrophages toward an M2 phenotype. In addition, hUCB-MSCs down-regulated the activation of nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat pyrin 3 inflammasome via a paracrine loop of interleukin-1β signaling. These immune-balancing effects of hUCB-MSCs were reproducible in co-culture experiments using peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with active RA. hUCB-MSCs can simultaneously regulate multiple cytokine pathways in response to pro-inflammatory cytokines elevated in RA microenvironment, suggesting that treatment with hUCB-MSCs could be an attractive candidate for patients with treatment-refractory RA.
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