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ArticleJournal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology2025

TNF-Stimulated Gene-6, Part of Extracellular Vesicles in Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Concentrated Conditioned Medium, Affects Microglial Activity.

Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Pratheepa Kumari Rasiah, Amritha T M Seetharaman, Dulce Alvarado, Megan Luo, James A Wohlschlegel, Mickey Pentecost, Rajashekhar Gangaraju

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Article in Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mohammad Shahadat HossainDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Pratheepa Kumari RasiahBiomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Amritha T M SeetharamanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Dulce AlvaradoDiadem Biotherapeutics, Inc, Torrance, CA, USA.
Megan LuoDepartment of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
James A WohlschlegelDepartment of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Mickey PentecostDiadem Biotherapeutics, Inc, Torrance, CA, USA.
Rajashekhar GangarajuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. sgangara@uthsc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6664-8286

Funding

Regulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome for Treatment of Microglia Damage in Traumatic Brain InjuryR56NS127924 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI GANGARAJU, RAJASHEKHAR, ISHRAT, TAUHEED · 2022 to 2022
$539k
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs W81XWH-22-1-0697NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS127924NINDS NIH HHS R56NS127924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying the specific bioactive molecules produced by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and the signaling pathways and cell types upon which they act is critical to developing MSC-based therapeutics for inflammatory diseases with high unmet needs. Our study aimed to investigate the impact of extracellular vesicle (EV)-derived TNF-Stimulated Gene-6 (TSG-6, from adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cell concentrated conditioned medium, ASC-CCM or TSG-6 overexpression in ASC using ORF expression-ready clone) on microglia and its potential anti-inflammatory effects. EV but not non-vesicular secretome prepared by ultracentrifugation confirmed the expression of TSG-6 exclusively in the small EV (sEV) fraction. sEV ranged from 50-150 nm as determined by Zetasizer, demonstrated bilipid membrane evidenced by transmission electron microscopy, expressed positive exosomal (e.g. CD63) markers, and were endocytosed by BV2 cells confirmed by DiI fluorescently labeled exosomes. BV2 microglia cultured under serum-free conditions stimulated with TLR4 agonists (LPS and IFNγ) for 12 h in the presence of p-ASC-EV (sEV derived from ASC after cytokine stimulation) and TSG-6-ORF-EV significantly reduced nitrite release (p < 0.001), phagocytic activity (p < 0.001) and reduced CD44 expression (p < 0.05). CD44 knockdown in BV2 cells ablated TSG-6-ORF-EV mediated nitrite release, IL1β downregulation, and phagocytosis with TLR4 agonists. Our results revealed that under cytokine stimulation, the EV portion of ASC-CCM becomes enriched with TSG-6. Overexpressing TSG-6 in ASC leads to an increased concentration of TSG-6 in sEVs. This enriched EV fraction, containing TSG-6, regulates microglial dynamics through a feedback loop with CD44. EV-associated TSG-6 can influence immune cell behavior and signaling, mitigating excessive inflammation or immune dysfunction.

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Adipose TissueCell Adhesion MoleculesExtracellular VesiclesMesenchymal Stem CellsMicrogliaAnimalsCells, CulturedCulture Media, ConditionedMiceCell Adhesion MoleculesCulture Media, ConditionedTnfaip6 protein, mouseCD44ExosomeInflammationMesenchymal stem cellsMicrogliaPhagocytosis

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PMID40439794
PMCPMC12122589

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