Interleukin-7-engineered mesenchymal cells: in vitro effects on naive T-cell population.
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant
; 12(12): 1250-60, 2006 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
T-cell homeostasis is regulated by several molecules; among these, interleukin (IL)-7 plays an essential role in the survival and homeostatic proliferation of peripheral naive T cells. In a previous study, we investigated whether human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) could be engineered with the IL-7 gene to produce functional level of this cytokine. In the present study, we analyzed the impact of different quantities of IL-7 produced by MSCs on the survival and proliferation of a negative immunoselected naive (CD3(+)/CD45RA(+)) T-cell population. Co-cultivation of peripheral naive T cells with MSCs producing low (16 pg/mL) or high (1000 pg/mL) IL-7 levels or in the presence of exogenous IL-7 (0.01 ng/mL and 100 ng/mL) maintained the CD3(+)/CD45RA(+) naive T-cell phenotype. Chemokine receptor CCR7(+) expression was also maintained among this T-cell population. Naive T-cell molecular characteristics were maintained as assessed by the Vbeta spectratyping complexity score, which showed the maintenance of a broad T-cell repertoire. No Th1 or Th2 differentiation was observed, as assessed by interferon-gamma or IL-4 accumulation. In contrast, only MSCs producing high amounts of IL-7 caused increased activation (CD25 31.2% +/- 12% vs 10% +/- 3.5%; P < .05), proliferation (CD71 17.8+/-7% vs 9.3%+/-3, P < .05), apoptosis (assessed by annexin V 18.6% +/- 5% vs 14.9% +/- 2.6%; P > .05), and the phase S cell cycle (15% vs 6.9%, P > .05). Exogenous IL-7 exhibited no significant effect. In conclusion, we demonstrated that IL-7 produced by MSCs has a dose-independent effect on naive T-cell survival while exerting a dose-dependent effect on activation/proliferation. Due to the continuous production of IL-7 by engineered cells, our system is more efficacious than exogenous IL-7.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Subgrupos de Linfocitos T
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Interleucina-7
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Trasplante de Células Madre Mesenquimatosas
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Células Madre Mesenquimatosas
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant
Asunto de la revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
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TRANSPLANTE
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia