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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

How the Pathological Microenvironment Affects the Behavior of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Martina Bonifazi, Mariangela Di Vincenzo, Miriam Caffarini, Federico Mei, Michele Salati, Lina Zuccatosta, Majed Refai, Monica Mattioli-Belmonte, Stefano Gasparini, Monia Orciani

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Selective MicroRNA Dysregulation in IPF-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Suggests Restricted Regulatory Remodeling.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  5. Targeting the epithelium in pulmonary fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  6. Effects of Adalimumab on Mitochondria of Psoriatic Mesenchymal Stem Cells.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martina BonifaziDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Universitá Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Mariangela Di VincenzoDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences-Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Miriam CaffariniDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences-Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Federico MeiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Universitá Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1887-5377
Michele SalatiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Lina ZuccatostaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Universitá Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Majed RefaiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Monica Mattioli-BelmonteDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences-Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2087-2776
Stefano GaspariniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Universitá Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Monia OrcianiDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences-Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4503-3693
Marche Polytechnic University · ITAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease characterized by fibroblasts activation, ECM accumulation, and diffused alveolar inflammation. The role of inflammation in IPF is still controversial and its involvement may follow nontraditional mechanisms. It is seen that a pathological microenvironment may affect cells, in particular mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that may be able to sustain the inflamed microenvironment and influence the surrounding cells. Here MSCs have been isolated from fibrotic (IPF-MSCs) and control (C-MSCs) lung tissue; first cells were characterized and compared by the expression of molecules related to ECM, inflammation, and other interdependent pathways such as hypoxia and oxidative stress. Subsequently, MSCs were co-cultured between them and with NHLF to test the effects of the cellular crosstalk. Results showed that pathological microenvironment modified the features of MSCs: IPF-MSCs, compared to C-MSCs, express higher level of molecules related to ECM, inflammation, oxidative stress, and hypoxia; notably, when co-cultured with C-MSCs and NHLF, IPF-MSCs are able to induce a pathological phenotype on the surrounding cell types. In conclusion, in IPF the pathological microenvironment affects MSCs that in turn can modulate the behavior of other cell types favoring the progression of IPF.

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Cellular MicroenvironmentAgedBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesFemaleFibroblastsHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInflammationLungMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsBiomarkersidiopathic pulmonary fibrosisinflammationmesenchymal stem cellsparacrine effect

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PMID33143370
PMCPMC7662966
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