Induction of macrophage-like immunosuppressive cells from common marmoset ES cells by stepwise differentiation with DZNep

Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 28;10(1):12625. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69690-9.

Abstract

Recent progress in regenerative medicine has enabled the utilization of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) as the resource of therapeutic cells/tissue. However, immune suppression is still needed when the donor-recipient combination is allogeneic. We have reported previously that mouse PSCs-derived immunosuppressive cells contribute to prolonged survival of grafts derived from the same mouse PSCs in allogeneic recipients. For its clinical application, a preclinical study using non-human primates such as common marmoset must be performed. In this study, we established the induction protocol of immunosuppressive cells from common marmoset ES cells. Although similar immunosuppressive macrophages could not be induced by same protocol as that for mouse PSCs, we employed an inhibitor for histone methyltransferase, DZNep, and succeeded to induce them. The DZNep-treated macrophage-like cells expressed several immunosuppressive molecules and significantly inhibited allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction. The immunosuppressive cells from non-human primate ESCs will help to establish an immunoregulating strategy in regenerative medicine using PSCs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Adenosine / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Callithrix
  • Cell Differentiation* / drug effects
  • Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Embryonic Stem Cells / drug effects
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Histone Methyltransferases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Histone Methyltransferases / metabolism
  • Immunosuppression Therapy*
  • Macrophages / cytology*
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Monocytes / cytology
  • Monocytes / drug effects
  • Myeloid Cells / cytology
  • Myeloid Cells / drug effects
  • Phenotype
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • 3-deazaneplanocin
  • Histone Methyltransferases
  • Adenosine