Chen Wenyi, Lin Feiyan, Feng Xudong, Yao Qigu, Yu Yingduo, Gao Feiqiong, Zhou Jiahang, Pan Qiaoling, Wu Jian, Yang Jinfeng, Yu Jiong, Cao Hongcui, Li Lanjuan
State Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Aging and Physic-chemical Injury Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Asian J Pharm Sci. 2024 Feb;19(1):100889. doi: 10.1016/j.ajps.2024.100889. Epub 2024 Feb 12.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an autoimmune cholangiopathy characterized by chronic inflammation of the biliary epithelium and periductal fibrosis, with no curative treatment available, and liver transplantation is inevitable for end-stage patients. Human placental mesenchymal stem cell (hpMSC)-derived exosomes have demonstrated the ability to prevent fibrosis, inhibit collagen production and possess immunomodulatory properties in autoimmune liver disease. Here, we prepared hpMSC-derived exosomes (Exo) and further investigated the anti-fibrotic effects and detailed mechanism on PSC based on Mdr2 mice and multicellular organoids established from PSC patients. The results showed that Exo ameliorated liver fibrosis in Mdr2 mice with significant collagen reduction in the preductal area where Th17 differentiation was inhibited as demonstrated by RNAseq analysis, and the percentage of CD4IL-17AT cells was reduced both in Exo-treated Mdr2 mice (Mdr2-Exo) in vivo and Exo-treated Th17 differentiation progressed in vitro. Furthermore, Exo improved the hypersecretory phenotype and intercellular interactions in the hepatic Th17 microenvironment by regulating PERK/CHOP signaling as supported by multicellular organoids. Thus, our data demonstrate the anti-fibrosis effect of Exo in PSC disease by inhibiting Th17 differentiation, and ameliorating the Th17-induced microenvironment, indicating the promising potential therapeutic role of Exo in liver fibrosis of PSC or Th17-related diseases.
原发性硬化性胆管炎(PSC)是一种自身免疫性胆管病,其特征为胆管上皮慢性炎症和导管周围纤维化,目前尚无治愈性治疗方法,对于终末期患者,肝移植是不可避免的。人胎盘间充质干细胞(hpMSC)来源的外泌体已显示出在自身免疫性肝病中具有预防纤维化、抑制胶原蛋白产生和免疫调节特性的能力。在此,我们制备了hpMSC来源的外泌体(Exo),并基于Mdr2小鼠和由PSC患者建立的多细胞类器官,进一步研究其对PSC的抗纤维化作用及详细机制。结果表明,Exo改善了Mdr2小鼠的肝纤维化,导管前区域的胶原蛋白显著减少,RNAseq分析显示Th17分化受到抑制,并且在体内接受Exo治疗的Mdr2小鼠(Mdr2-Exo)和体外接受Exo治疗的Th17分化过程中,CD4IL-17A+细胞的百分比均降低。此外,多细胞类器官研究表明,Exo通过调节PERK/CHOP信号通路改善了肝脏Th17微环境中的高分泌表型和细胞间相互作用。因此,我们的数据表明Exo通过抑制Th17分化以及改善Th17诱导的微环境,在PSC疾病中具有抗纤维化作用,这表明Exo在PSC肝纤维化或Th17相关疾病中具有潜在的治疗作用。
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