Human Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells Are Nonimmunogenic and Exert Potent Immunomodulatory Effects on Alloreactive T-Cell Responses

Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells (MAPCs) are bone marrow-derived non-hematopoietic stem cells with a broad differentiation potential and extensive expansion capacity. A comparative study between human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and human MAPCs (hMAPCs) has shown that hMAPCs have clearly distinct phenotypical and functional characteristics from hMSCs. In particular, hMAPCs express lower levels of MHC class I than hMSCs and can not only differentiate into typical mesenchymal cell types, but can also differentiate in vitro and in vivo into functional endothelial cells. The use of hMSCs as cellular immunomodulatory stem cell products gained much interest since their immunomodulatory capacities in vitro became evident over the last decade. Currently, the clinical grade stem cell product of hMAPCs is already used in clinical trials to prevent graft-versus host disease (GVHD), as well as for the treatment of acute myocardial infarct, ischemic stroke, andCrohn's disease. Therefore we studied the immune phenotype, immunogenicity andimmunosuppressive effect of hMAPCs in vitro. We demonstrated that hMAPCs are non immunogenic for T cell proliferation and cytokine production. In addition, hMAPCs exert strong immunosuppressive effects on T cell alloreactivity, and on T cell proliferation induced by mitogens and recall antigens. This immunomodulatory effect was not MHC-restricted, which makes off-the-shelf use promising. The immunosuppressive effect of hMAPCs is partially mediated via soluble factors and dependent on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) activity. At last, we isolated hMAPCs, the clinical grade stem cell product of hMAPCs, named MultiStem, and hMSCs from one single donor and observed that both the immunogenicity and the immunosuppressive capacities of all three stem cell products are comparable in vitro.In conclusion, hMAPCs have potent immunomodulatory properties in vitro and can serve as a valuable cell source for the clinical use of immunomodulatory cellular stem cell product.

Jaar van publicatie:2013

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BOF-publication weight:2

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Auteurs:International

Authors from:Private, Higher Education

Toegankelijkheid:Open