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Effects of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells on T and B lymphocytes from BXSB mice.

Deng W, Han Q, Liao L, You S, Deng H, Zhao RC

Department of Immunology, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (bMSCs) can differentiate into a number of different cell/tissue types, and also possess immunoregulatory functions. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the exact immunoregulatory effects of allogeneic bMSCs on T- and B-lymphocyte proliferation, activation, and function maturation of BXSB mice, which has been considered as a experimental model for human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We determined that bMSCs from BALB/c mice had inhibitory effects on BXSB mice T-lymphocyte proliferation, but no inhibitory effect on their activation. In addition, they had a significant inhibitory and stimulatory effect on IL-4- and IFN-gamma-producing T cells, respectively. Also, bMSCs had inhibitory effects on the proliferation, activation, and IgG secretion of B lymphocytes. In addition, BALB/c bMSCs had an enhancing effect on CD40 expression and inhibitory effects on CD40 ligand (CD40L) ectopic hyperexpression on B cells from BXSB mice.

Published 12 July 2005 in DNA Cell Biol, 24(7): 458-63.
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