Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy; U.O. Cellular Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
U.O. Cellular Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
Biomaterials. 2021 Feb;269:120633. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120633. Epub 2020 Dec 28.
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are characterized by a regulatory phenotype and respond promptly to the environmental signals modulating their secretory activity. An appropriate preconditioning may induce MSCs to release secretomes with an enhanced regenerative potential. However, it fails to take into account that secretomes are composed by both soluble factors and extracellular vesicles (EVs), whose functions could be altered differently by the preconditioning approach. Here we demonstrate that the MSC secretome is strongly modulated by the simultaneous stimulation with hypoxia and pro-inflammatory cytokines, used to mimic the harsh environment present at the site of injury. We observed that the environmental variations strongly influenced the angiogenic potential of the different secretome fractions. Upon inflammation, the pro-angiogenic capacity of the soluble component of the MSC secretome was strongly inhibited, regardless of the oxygen level, while the EV-encapsulated component was not significantly affected by the inflammatory stimuli. These effects were accompanied by the modulation of the secreted proteins. On one hand, inflammation-activated MSCs release proteins mainly involved in the interaction with innate immune cells and in tissue remodeling/repair; on the other hand, when MSCs are not exposed to an inflamed environment, they respond to the different oxygen levels modulating the expression of proteins involved in the angiogenic process. The cargo content (in terms of miRNAs) of the corresponding EV fractions was less sensitive to the influence of the external stimuli. Our findings suggest that the therapeutic efficacy of MSC-based therapies could be enhanced by selecting the appropriate preconditioning approach and carefully discriminating its effects on the different secretome components.
间充质基质细胞(MSCs)的特征是具有调节表型,并对调节其分泌活性的环境信号迅速作出反应。适当的预处理可以诱导 MSCs 释放具有增强再生潜能的分泌组。然而,它没有考虑到分泌组由可溶性因子和细胞外囊泡(EVs)组成,其功能可能因预处理方法的不同而发生不同的改变。在这里,我们证明 MSC 分泌组受到缺氧和促炎细胞因子的同时刺激的强烈调节,这些因子用于模拟损伤部位的恶劣环境。我们观察到环境变化强烈影响不同分泌组部分的血管生成潜力。在炎症时,MSC 分泌组可溶性成分的促血管生成能力受到强烈抑制,无论氧水平如何,而 EV 包裹成分不受炎症刺激的显著影响。这些作用伴随着分泌蛋白的调节。一方面,炎症激活的 MSCs 释放主要涉及与先天免疫细胞相互作用和组织重塑/修复的蛋白;另一方面,当 MSCs 不暴露于炎症环境中时,它们会对不同的氧水平作出反应,调节参与血管生成过程的蛋白的表达。相应的 EV 部分的货物含量(以 miRNA 形式)对外部刺激的影响较小。我们的发现表明,通过选择适当的预处理方法并仔细区分其对不同分泌组成分的影响,可以增强基于 MSC 的治疗的治疗效果。
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