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ArticleInternational journal of stem cells2019

A Novel Immunomodulatory Mechanism Dependent on Acetylcholine Secreted by Human Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells.

Tac-Ghee Yi, Yun-Kyoung Cho, Hyun-Joo Lee, Junghee Kim, Myung-Shin Jeon, Dong-Sik Ham, Woo Cheol Kim, Sun U Song

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Article in International journal of stem cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tac-Ghee YiDepartment of Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Yun-Kyoung ChoSCM Lifescience Co., Ltd., Incheon, Korea.
Hyun-Joo LeeSCM Lifescience Co., Ltd., Incheon, Korea.
Junghee KimSCM Lifescience Co., Ltd., Incheon, Korea.
Myung-Shin JeonDepartment of Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Dong-Sik HamSCM Lifescience Co., Ltd., Incheon, Korea.
Woo Cheol KimDepartment of Radiooncology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Sun U SongDepartment of Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Inha University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are used to treat autoimmune or inflammatory diseases. Our aim was to determine the immunomodulatory mechanisms elicited by MSCs during inflammation. METHODS AND

resultsWe cocultured MSCs with peripheral blood mononuclear cells for a mixed lymphocyte reaction or stimulated them by phytohemagglutinin. Morphological changes of MSCs and secretion of acetylcholine (ACh) from MSCs were measured. The effects of an ACh antagonist and ACh agonist on lymphocyte proliferation and proinflammatory-cytokine production were determined. The inflammatory milieu created by immune-cell activation caused MSCs to adopt a neuronlike phenotype and induced them to release ACh. Additionally, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) were upregulated in activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We observed that ACh bound to nAChR on activated immune cells and led to the inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation and of proinflammatory-cytokine production. MSC-mediated immunosuppression through ACh activity was reversed by an ACh antagonist called

conclusionsOur findings point to a novel immunomodulatory mechanism in which ACh secreted by MSCs under inflammatory conditions might modulate immune cells. This study may provide a novel method for the treatment of autoimmune diseases by means of MSCs.

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AcetylcholineAutoimmune diseasesMesenchymal stem cellsStem cell therapeutics

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PMID31242717
PMCPMC6657938
OpenAlexW2955659277

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