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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2021

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells attenuate dialysis-induced peritoneal fibrosis by modulating macrophage polarization via interleukin-6.

Chih-Yu Yang, Pu-Yuan Chang, Jun-Yi Chen, Bo-Sheng Wu, An-Hang Yang, Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee

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Article in Stem cell research & therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Chih-Yu YangInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2F, Shou-Ren Bldg., No.155, Sec.2, Li-Nong St., Beitou Dist, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan. cyyang3@vghtpe.gov.tw.ORCID 0000-0001-9899-3159
Pu-Yuan ChangInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2F, Shou-Ren Bldg., No.155, Sec.2, Li-Nong St., Beitou Dist, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
Jun-Yi ChenInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2F, Shou-Ren Bldg., No.155, Sec.2, Li-Nong St., Beitou Dist, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
Bo-Sheng WuFaculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
An-Hang YangInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2F, Shou-Ren Bldg., No.155, Sec.2, Li-Nong St., Beitou Dist, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
Oscar Kuang-Sheng LeeInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2F, Shou-Ren Bldg., No.155, Sec.2, Li-Nong St., Beitou Dist, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLife-long peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a renal replacement therapy is limited by peritoneal fibrosis. Previous studies showed immunomodulatory and antifibrotic effects of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) on peritoneal fibrosis. However, the role of the peritoneal macrophage in this process remains uninvestigated.

methodsWe examined the therapeutic effects of ADSC and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSC) in the rat model of dialysis-induced peritoneal fibrosis using methylglyoxal. In addition, treatment of macrophages with the conditioned medium of ADSC and BM-MSC was performed individually to identify the beneficial component of the stem cell secretome.

resultsIn the in vivo experiments, we found dialysis-induced rat peritoneal fibrosis was attenuated by both ADSC and BM-MSC. Interestingly, ADSC possessed a more prominent therapeutic effect than BM-MSC in ameliorating peritoneal membrane thickening while also upregulating epithelial cell markers in rat peritoneal tissues. The therapeutic effects of ADSC were positively associated with M2 macrophage polarization. In the in vitro experiments, we confirmed that interleukin-6 (IL-6) secreted by MSCs upon transforming growth factor-β1 stimulation promotes M2 macrophage polarization.

conclusionsIn dialysis-induced peritoneal fibrosis, MSCs are situated in an inflammatory environment of TGF-β1 and secrete IL-6 to polarize macrophages into the M2 phenotype. Our findings reveal a previously unidentified role of tissue macrophage in this antifibrotic process. ADSC has the advantage of abundance and accessibility, making the application values extremely promising. In dialysis-induced peritoneal fibrosis, peritoneal mesothelial cells secrete transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) when exposed to methylglyoxal (MGO)-containing peritoneal dialysate. When situated in TGF-β1, the inflammatory environment induces mesenchymal stem cells to secrete interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-6 polarizes macrophages into the M2 phenotype. The dominant peritoneal tissue M2 macrophages, marked by upregulated Arg-1 expression, account for the attenuation of MGO-induced dedifferentiation of peritoneal mesothelial cells to maintain epithelial integrity.

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Mesenchymal Stem CellsPeritoneal FibrosisAnimalsInterleukin-6MacrophagesRatsRenal DialysisIl6 protein, ratInterleukin-6Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cellInterleukin-6MacrophagePeritoneal dialysisPeritoneal fibrosis

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PMID33741073
PMCPMC7977319
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