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Dimethyloxallyl Glycine Preconditioning Promotes the Anti-inflammatory and Anti-fibrotic Effects of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Kidney Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Related to TGF-β/Smad Signaling Pathway.

Anfeng Ning, Nansong Xiao, Xiaoqin Yu, Hu Wang, Chunyi Guan, Changlong Guo, Yichao Dong, Xu Ma, Hongfei Xia

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Article in Inflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Anfeng NingReproductive and Genetic Center & NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Engineering Technology Research, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China.
Nansong XiaoReproductive and Genetic Center & NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Engineering Technology Research, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China.
Xiaoqin YuReproductive and Genetic Center & NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Engineering Technology Research, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China.
Hu WangReproductive and Genetic Center & NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Engineering Technology Research, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China.
Chunyi GuanReproductive and Genetic Center & NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Engineering Technology Research, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China.
Changlong GuoNational Human Genetic Resources Center, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China.
Yichao DongNational Human Genetic Resources Center, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China.
Xu MaReproductive and Genetic Center & NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Engineering Technology Research, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China. genetic88@126.com.
Hongfei XiaReproductive and Genetic Center & NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Engineering Technology Research, National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), Beijing, 100081, China. hongfeixia@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3305-9108

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation No. 7222124National Research Institute for Family Planning 2023GJZD01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease lacking effective treatments without adverse effects. Dimethyloxallyl glycine (DMOG) enhanced mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) capabilities, but it remains unclear how DMOG-pretreatment of MSCs augments their SLE treatment. Here, we explore the therapeutic potential of DMOG-pretreated human umbilical cord MSCs (hUC-MSCs) in a mouse lupus nephritis (LN) model. In vitro experiments showed that DMOG could alleviate the mRNA levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon (IFN)-γ, and interleukin (IL)-6 and increase the mRNA level of IL-13 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in hUC-MSCs. DMOG enhanced the migratory and invasive abilities of the hUC-MSCs. In vivo animal studies revealed that DMOG-pretreated hUC-MSCs exhibited more pronounced inhibition of lymphadenectasis and reduced kidney weight and urinary protein content than MSCs alone. DMOG-pretreated hUC-MSCs improved renal morphological structure and alleviated inflammatory cell infiltration and renal fibrosis, evidenced by the reduced mRNA levels of fibrosis markers, including fibronectin (Fn), collagen alpha-1 chain (Colα1), collagen alpha-3 chain (Colα3), and TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-6 cytokines. Further investigation revealed that DMOG-pretreated hUC-MSCs down-regulated the expressions of transforming growth factor (Tgf)-β1 and its downstream effectors Smad2 and Smad3, recognized as central mediators in renal fibrosis (P < 0.05). The findings suggest that DMOG-pretreated hUC-MSCs can augment the therapeutic efficacy of hUC-MSCs in LN by enhancing their anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects, and the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway may be involved in this process.

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Amino Acids, DicarboxylicAnti-Inflammatory AgentsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus NephritisMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsCells, CulturedFibrosisHumansKidneyMiceSignal TransductionSmad2 ProteinSmad ProteinsAmino Acids, DicarboxylicAnti-Inflammatory AgentsoxalylglycineSmad2 ProteinSmad ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betadimethyloxallyl glycinehuman umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cellslupus nephritissystemic lupus erythematosus

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