Hematology Department, The Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, 215000, China.
Lab Invest. 2021 Mar;101(3):318-327. doi: 10.1038/s41374-020-00515-z. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
The abnormal differentiation of T helper 17 (Th17) cells is considered a vital promoter of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) progression. Therefore, this study investigated the role of miR-199a-5p in Th17 differentiation and determined whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from miR-199a-5p-modified adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) could relieve ITP by inhibiting Th17 differentiation. The miR-199a-5p level was lessened in the spleen tissues of mice with ITP, while the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) expression and the population of Th17 in CD4T cells were boosted. Functionally, miR-199a-5p overexpression lowered IL-17 secretion and the proportion of Th17/CD4T cells. Further investigation showed that miR-199a-5p directly targeted STAT3 mRNA, and negatively modulated its expression. STAT3 overexpression was found to facilitate Th17 differentiation, which was subsequently abolished by miR-199a-5p overexpression. EVs isolated from miR-199a-5p-modified ADSCs (miR-199a-5p-EVs) highly expressed miR-199a-5p and could restrain CD4T cells polarized toward a Th17 phenotype in vitro. Administering of miR-199a-5p-EVs elevated platelet counts and decreased the proportion of Th17/CD4T cells in mice with ITP. Taken together, EVs derived from miR-199a-5p-modified ADSCs vividly repressed Th17 differentiation by transferring miR-199a-5p to CD4T cells, thus ameliorating experimental ITP.
辅助性 T 细胞 17(Th17)细胞的异常分化被认为是免疫性血小板减少症(ITP)进展的重要促进因素。因此,本研究探讨了 miR-199a-5p 在 Th17 分化中的作用,并确定源自 miR-199a-5p 修饰的脂肪间充质干细胞(ADSCs)的细胞外囊泡(EVs)是否可以通过抑制 Th17 分化来缓解 ITP。ITP 小鼠的脾脏组织中 miR-199a-5p 水平降低,而信号转导和转录激活因子 3(STAT3)表达和 CD4T 细胞中的 Th17 细胞群增加。功能上,miR-199a-5p 过表达降低了 IL-17 的分泌和 Th17/CD4T 细胞的比例。进一步研究表明,miR-199a-5p 可直接靶向 STAT3 mRNA,并负调控其表达。发现 STAT3 过表达可促进 Th17 分化,而 miR-199a-5p 过表达可使其失活。从 miR-199a-5p 修饰的 ADSCs 中分离出的 EV(miR-199a-5p-EVs)高度表达 miR-199a-5p,可在体外抑制 CD4T 细胞向 Th17 表型极化。在 ITP 小鼠中给予 miR-199a-5p-EVs 可提高血小板计数并降低 Th17/CD4T 细胞的比例。综上所述,源自 miR-199a-5p 修饰的 ADSCs 的 EV 通过将 miR-199a-5p 转移至 CD4T 细胞来显著抑制 Th17 分化,从而改善实验性 ITP。