ABSTRACT
Immune aggression to transplanted allogeneic bone marrow, i.e. the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), could be decreased by the suppression of effector and/or activation of T- regulatory cells (Treg). This task could be solved by co-transplantaiton of allogeneic bone marrow and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). This study demonstrated the elevated immune modulating activity of MSCs by their culturing in vitro on Al203 oxide nanocoatings. Introduction of the cells to the animals with GVHD resulted in an increased content of Treg in the spleen of bone marrow recipients, reduced severity of the pathology, and higher survival of animals. Thefindings could be the basis for developing the new approaches to optimize the GVHD treatment methods involving the oxide nanocoating cultured MSCs.
Subject(s)
Aluminum Oxide/chemistry , Cell Culture Techniques/methods , Graft vs Host Disease/therapy , Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation/methods , Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology , Nanostructures/chemistry , Animals , Disease Models, Animal , Graft vs Host Disease/immunology , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Inbred CBA , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology , Transplantation, HomologousABSTRACT
We studied the effect of nanocomposite coatings with various physicochemical properties on the structural and functional properties (adhesion potential, phenotype, gene expression) of mesenchymal stem cells. Of all tested nanocoatings (Al2O3, ZrO2, Ta2O5), oxide coating Al2O3 enriched in vitro monolayer bone marrow cell culture with cells carrying mesenchymal stem cells phenotype markers and stimulated expression of ido gene, which can confer new therapeutic potencies to these cells and extend their application in clinical practice.