Dental Follicle Mesenchymal Stem Cells Downregulate Th2 Mediated Immune Response in Asthmatic Patients Mononuclear Cells

Abstract

Background

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease in which inflammatory responses have the polarization of CD4⁺ T cells to Th2 cells. Dental follicle mesenchymal stem cells (DFSCs) have strong anti-inflammatory properties comparable to other mesenchymal stem cells.

Objective

We investigated the immunomodulatory effects of DFSCs on CD4⁺ T helper cell responses of asthmatic patients and compared the results with those obtained with asthmatic subjects on immunotherapy and with healthy individuals.

Method

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from immunotherapy naïve asthmatics, asthmatics on subcutaneous Der p1 immunotherapy and from healthy individuals. PBMC were pre-conditioned with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 mAbs, Der p1 or IFN-γ in the presence and absence of DFSCs and analyzed for T cell viability and proliferation, CD4⁺CD25⁺FOXP3⁺ regulatory T cell frequencies, cytokine expression, and GATA3, T bet and FoxP3 expressions. Neutralization of TGF-β and blockade of IDO and PGE2 pathways were performed to determine suppressive signaling pathways of DFSCs.

Results

DFSCs suppressed proliferative responses of CD4⁺ T lymphocytes and increased the frequency of Treg cells. DFSCs decreased effector and effector memory CD4+ T cell phenotypes in favor of naïve T cell markers. DFSCs decreased IL-4 and GATA3 expression and increased IFN-γ, T-bet and IL-10 expression in asthmatics. Costimulatory molecules were suppressed in monocytes with DFSCs in the cocultures. DFSCs downregulated inflammatory responses via IDO and TGF-β pathways in asthmatic patients.

Conclusion

DFSCs suppressed allergen-induced Th2-cell polarization in favor of Th1 responses and attenuated antigen-presenting cell co-stimulatory activities. These studies suggest that DFSC-based cell therapy may provide pro-tolerogenic immunomodulation relevant to allergic diseases such as asthma.

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