The secretome of periodontal ligament stem cells from MS patients protects against EAE

Sci Rep. 2016 Dec 7:6:38743. doi: 10.1038/srep38743.

Abstract

Manipulation of stem cells or stem cells-derived secretome has emerged as a novel alternative therapeutic option for multiple sclerosis (MS). Here we show that human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs)-derived conditioned medium (hPDLSCs-CM) and purified exosomes/microvesicles (hPDLSCs-EMVs) obtained from Relapsing Remitting (RR)-MS patients and healthy donors block experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a mouse model of MS, by inducing anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects in spinal cord and spleen, and reverse disease progression by restoring tissue integrity via remyelination in the spinal cord. We show that hPDLSCs-CM and hPDLSCs-EMVs reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-17, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and induce anti-inflammatory IL-10. In addition, apoptosis related STAT1, p53, Caspase 3, and Bax expressions were attenuated. Our findings unravel the immunosuppressive effects of hPDLSCs-CM and hPDLSCs-EMVs in EAE mice, and suggest simple alternative autologous source for patient-customized cell-free targeting treatment in MS patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell-Derived Microparticles / metabolism
  • Cell-Derived Microparticles / pathology
  • Cell-Derived Microparticles / transplantation*
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / metabolism
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / pathology
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / prevention & control*
  • Exosomes / metabolism
  • Exosomes / pathology
  • Exosomes / transplantation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Multiple Sclerosis / metabolism*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
  • Periodontal Ligament / metabolism*
  • Periodontal Ligament / pathology
  • Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Stem Cells / pathology

Substances

  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • Cytokines