Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Inflammation-Related Tumorigenesis via Modulating Macrophages

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Title: Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Inflammation-Related Tumorigenesis via Modulating Macrophages
Authors: Yanxia Fu, Jun Li, Mengdi Li, Junfeng Xu, Zheng Rong, Fangli Ren, Yinyin Wang, Jianqiu Sheng, Zhijie Chang
Source: Stem Cells International, Vol 2022 (2022)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Internal medicine
Subject Terms: Internal medicine, RC31-1245
More Details: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been documented to be effective for the therapy of inflammation-related diseases but raised concerns on possible tumorigenic effects. Since most of the tumors are induced or promoted by chronic inflammation, one could expect that MSCs might be beneficial for the cancer therapy because of their potent roles on inhibiting inflammation. This study is aimed at performing a safety evaluation and evaluating the role of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUC-MSCs) on tumorigenesis. We found that HUC-MSCs cultured within 20 generations had no significant changes in proliferation, cell cycle, cellular senescence, apoptosis, and expression of mesenchymal stem cell markers. HUC-MSCs were unable to form any tumor in immunodeficiency or normal mice with or without inflammatory stimulation. Intriguingly, we observed that HUC-MSCs inhibited tumorigenesis in B16-derived or AOM/DSS-induced colon cancer models. We reasoned that the effect of HUC-MSCs on tumorigenesis might be through regulating the inflammatory response. Indeed, HUC-MSCs dramatically ameliorated the disease symptoms and pathological changes of DSS-induced colitis mice. We deciphered the mechanism that HUC-MSCs inhibited tumorigenesis through reducing the proportion of macrophages, which were decreased in the mice suffered from AOM/DSS-induced colon cancer. Correspondingly, the expression levels of TNF-α and IL-6, which were secreted by macrophages, were significantly decreased in the plasma of colon cancer and colitis mice after injection of HUC-MSCs. This study revealed the role of inhibiting macrophages and shed light on the therapeutic application of HUC-MSCs in inflammation-induced tumorigenesis.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1687-9678
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9678
DOI: 10.1155/2022/1617229
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/a4bb1a1479084f64af26856828ec1bae
Accession Number: edsdoj.4bb1a1479084f64af26856828ec1bae
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16879678
DOI:10.1155/2022/1617229
Published in:Stem Cells International
Language:English