Exosomes from Adipose Tissue-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induce Regulatory T Cells in COVID-19 Patients

An imbalance between regulatory T (Treg) and T-helper (Th)-17 cells has been implicated in the pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exert immunomodulatory properties through secreting exosomes. This study aimed to assess the effect of MSC-derived exosomes (MSC-Exo) on the differentiation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) into  Tregs from patients with COVID-19. Exosomes were isolated from adipose tissue-derived MSCs. PBMCs were separated from the whole blood of COVID-19 patients (n=20). Treg frequency was assessed before and 48 hours after treatment of PBMCs with MSC-Exo using flow cytometry. Expression of FOXP3 and cytokine genes, and the concentration of cytokines associated with Tregs, were assessed before and after treatment with MSC-Exo. The frequency of CD4+CD25+CD127-  Tregs was significantly higher after treating PBMCs with MSC-Exo (6.695±2.528) compared to before treatment (4.981±2.068). The expressions of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, interleukin (IL)-10, and FOXP3 were significantly upregulated in MSC-Exo-treated PBMCs. The concentration of IL-10 increased significantly after treatment (994.7±543.9 pg/mL) of PBMCs with MSC-Exo compared with before treatment (563.5±408.6 pg/mL). The concentration of TGF-β was significantly higher in the supernatant of PBMCs after treatment with MSC-Exo (477.0±391.1 pg/mL) than PBMCs before treatment (257.7±226.3 pg/mL). MSC-Exo has the potential to raise anti-inflammatory responses by induction of  Tregs, potentiating its therapeutic effects in COVID-19.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 22(2023), 3 vom: 16. Juni, Seite 233-244

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Motallebnezhad, Morteza [VerfasserIn]
Hazrati, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Esmaeili Gouvarchin Ghaleh, Hadi [VerfasserIn]
Jonaidi-Jafari, Nematollah [VerfasserIn]
Abbaspour-Aghdam, Sanaz [VerfasserIn]
Malekpour, Kosar [VerfasserIn]
Yousefi, Mehdi [VerfasserIn]
Samadi Kafil, Hossein [VerfasserIn]
Jadidi-Niaragh, Farhad [VerfasserIn]
Roshangar, Leila [VerfasserIn]
Valizadeh, Hamed [VerfasserIn]
Izadi, Morteza [VerfasserIn]
Ahmadi, Majid [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Exosomes
Forkhead Transcription Factors
Immunomodulation
Journal Article
Mesenchymal stem cells
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Regulatory T cells

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.18502/ijaai.v22i3.13051

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360244858