The inhibition of T-cells proliferation by mouse mesenchymal stem cells through the induction of p16INK4A-cyclin D1/cdk4 and p21waf1, p27kip1-cyclin E/cdk2 pathways |
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Authors: | Kim Jeong-A Hong Sungyoul Lee Byungsun Hong Jong Wook Kwak Jae-Yong Cho Scott Kim Chun-Choo |
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Affiliation: | Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jakim@catholic.ac.kr |
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Abstract: | Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown to down-regulate T-cell responses. However, the mechanisms underlying remain unknown. In this study, we report that BALB/c bone marrow-derived MSCs inhibit the proliferation of allogeneic T-cells in mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLR), This inhibition is dependent on cell-cell contact, and do not induce apoptosis. Furthermore, cell-cycle analyses reveal that T-cells, in the presence of MSCs, are arrested in the G0/G1 phase through. The blockage of phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (Rb), mediated by the p16(INK4A)-cyclin D1/cdk4 complex and p21(waf1), p27(kip1)-cyclin E/cdk2 complex pathway. Our results suggest that MSCs may perform a crucial function in the maintenance of immune homeostasis, via direct regulation of the clonal expansion of activated T-cells. The novel T-cell regulatory mechanism exhibited by MSCs may prove useful in a variety of therapeutic applications. |
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Keywords: | Mesenchymal stem cells Immune suppression Cell-cycle arrest |
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