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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Enhanced Suppression of Immune Cells In Vitro by MSC Overexpressing FasL.

Ana-Maria Vacaru, Madalina Dumitrescu, Andrei Mircea Vacaru, Ioana Madalina Fenyo, Radu Ionita, Anca Violeta Gafencu, Maya Simionescu

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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 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Ana-Maria VacaruInstitute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", 050568 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7976-8992
Madalina DumitrescuInstitute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", 050568 Bucharest, Romania.
Andrei Mircea VacaruInstitute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", 050568 Bucharest, Romania.
Ioana Madalina FenyoInstitute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", 050568 Bucharest, Romania.
Radu IonitaInstitute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", 050568 Bucharest, Romania.
Anca Violeta GafencuInstitute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", 050568 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1290-1346
Maya SimionescuInstitute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", 050568 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

European Regional Development Fund through the Competitiveness Operational Program 2014-2020 and Romanian Academy P_37_668; DIABETERThe NO Grants 2014-2021 RO-NO-2019-0544; BETAUPREG
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) display several mechanisms of action that may be harnessed for therapeutic purposes. One of their most attractive features is their immunomodulatory activity that has been extensively characterized both in vitro and in vivo. While this activity has proven to be very efficient, it is transient. We aimed to enhance it by transforming MSC to overexpress a first apoptosis signal (Fas) ligand (FasL). In this study, our goal was to induce FasL overexpression through adenoviral transduction in MSC to improve their immunomodulatory activity. We characterized the impact of FasL overexpression on the morphology, proliferation, viability, phenotype, multilineage differentiation potential and immunomodulation of MSC. Moreover, we determined their suppressive properties in mixed reactions with A20 cells, as well as with stimulated splenocytes. Our findings demonstrate that FasL-overexpressing MSC exhibit improved immunosuppressive properties, while maintaining their MSC-characteristic features. In conclusion, we establish, in a proof-of-concept set-up, that FasL-overexpressing MSC represent good candidates for therapeutic intervention targeted at autoimmune disorders.

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ApoptosisImmunomodulationAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedFas Ligand ProteinFemaleLymphocyte ActivationMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred NODSpleenFASLG protein, humanFas Ligand ProteinautoimmunityFasLimmunomodulationimmunosuppressionmesenchymal stromal cells

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PMID33396269
PMCPMC7795906
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