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ArticleScientific reports2017

In patients with chronic aplastic anemia, bone marrow-derived MSCs regulate the Treg/Th17 balance by influencing the Notch/RBP-J/FOXP3/RORγt pathway.

Hongbo Li, Lin Wang, Yan Pang, Zujun Jiang, Zenghui Liu, Haowen Xiao, Haijia Chen, Xiaohu Ge, Hai Lan, Yang Xiao

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hongbo LiDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command of Chinese PLA; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China.
Lin WangDepartment of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, P.R. China.
Yan PangDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command of Chinese PLA; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China.
Zujun JiangDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command of Chinese PLA; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China.
Zenghui LiuDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command of Chinese PLA; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China.
Haowen XiaoDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command of Chinese PLA; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China.
Haijia ChenGuangdong Saliai Stem Cell Research Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, P.R. China.
Xiaohu GeGuangdong Saliai Stem Cell Research Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, P.R. China.
Hai LanDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405 P.R. China.
Yang XiaoDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command of Chinese PLA; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China.
General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command · CNCell Technology (China) · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The standard treatment for aplastic anemia (AA) in young patients is a matched sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Transfusion of a chronic AA patient with allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BMMSCs) is currently being developed as a cell-based therapy, and the safety and efficacy of such transfusions are being continuously improved. Nevertheless, the mechanisms by which BMMSCs exert their therapeutic effects remain to be elucidated. In this study, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) obtained from bone marrow donors were concentrated and intravenously injected into 15 chronic AA patients who had been refractory to prior immunosuppressive therapy. We showed that BMMSCs modulate the levels of Th1, Th2, Th17 and Treg cells, as well as their related cytokines in chronic AA patients. Furthermore, the percentages of Th1 and Th17 cells among the H-MSCs decreased significantly, while the percentage Treg cells increased. The Notch/RBP-J/FOXP3/RORγt pathway was involved in modulating the Treg/Th17 balance after MSCs were transfused in vitro. Additionally, the role played by transfused MSCs in regulating the Treg/Th17 balance via the Notch/RBP-J/FOXP3/RORγt pathway was further confirmed in an AA mouse model. In summary, in humans with chronic AA, BMMSCs regulate the Treg/Th17 balance by affecting the Notch/RBP-J/FOXP3/RORγt pathway.

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Signal TransductionAdultAnemia, AplasticAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansImmunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding ProteinLymphocyte CountMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationBiomarkersForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanImmunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding ProteinNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3RBPJ protein, humanReceptors, Notch

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