Gap junction-mediated cell-cell interaction between transplanted mesenchymal stem cells and vascular endothelium in stroke.
Stem Cells
; 39(7): 904-912, 2021 07.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1126519
ABSTRACT
We have shown previously that transplanted bone marrow mononuclear cells (BM-MNC), which are a cell fraction rich in hematopoietic stem cells, can activate cerebral endothelial cells via gap junction-mediated cell-cell interaction. In the present study, we investigated such cell-cell interaction between mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and cerebral endothelial cells. In contrast to BM-MNC, for MSC we observed suppression of vascular endothelial growth factor uptake into endothelial cells and transfer of glucose from endothelial cells to MSC in vitro. The transfer of such a small molecule from MSC to vascular endothelium was subsequently confirmed in vivo and was followed by suppressed activation of macrophage/microglia in stroke mice. The suppressive effect was absent by blockade of gap junction at MSC. Furthermore, gap junction-mediated cell-cell interaction was observed between circulating white blood cells and MSC. Our findings indicate that gap junction-mediated cell-cell interaction is one of the major pathways for MSC-mediated suppression of inflammation in the brain following stroke and provides a novel strategy to maintain the blood-brain barrier in injured brain. Furthermore, our current results have the potential to provide a novel insight for other ongoing clinical trials that make use of MSC transplantation aiming to suppress excess inflammation, as well as other diseases such as COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019).
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cell Communication
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Gap Junctions
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Stroke
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Stem Cells
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Stem.3360
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