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| Title |
Human adipose tissue mesenchymal stromal cells and their extracellular vesicles act differentially on lung mechanics and inflammation in experimental allergic asthma
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| Published in |
Stem Cell Research & Therapy, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13287-017-0600-8 |
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| Authors |
Ligia Lins de Castro, Debora Gonçalves Xisto, Jamil Zola Kitoko, Fernanda Ferreira Cruz, Priscilla Christina Olsen, Patricia Albuquerque Garcia Redondo, Tatiana Paula Teixeira Ferreira, Daniel Jay Weiss, Marco Aurélio Martins, Marcelo Marcos Morales, Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco |
| Abstract |
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that can be difficult to treat due to its complex pathophysiology. Most current drugs focus on controlling the inflammatory process, but are unable to revert the changes of tissue remodeling. Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are effective at reducing inflammation and tissue remodeling; nevertheless, no study has evaluated the therapeutic effects of extracellular vesicles (EVs) obtained from human adipose tissue-derived MSCs (AD-MSC) on established airway remodeling in experimental allergic asthma. C57BL/6 female mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA). Control (CTRL) animals received saline solution using the same protocol. One day after the last challenge, each group received saline, 10(5) human AD-MSCs, or EVs (released by 10(5) AD-MSCs). Seven days after treatment, animals were anesthetized for lung function assessment and subsequently euthanized. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), lungs, thymus, and mediastinal lymph nodes were harvested for analysis of inflammation. Collagen fiber content of airways and lung parenchyma were also evaluated. In OVA animals, AD-MSCs and EVs acted differently on static lung elastance and on BALF regulatory T cells, CD3(+)CD4(+) T cells, and pro-inflammatory mediators (interleukin [IL]-4, IL-5, IL-13, and eotaxin), but similarly reduced eosinophils in lung tissue, collagen fiber content in airways and lung parenchyma, levels of transforming growth factor-β in lung tissue, and CD3(+)CD4(+) T cell counts in the thymus. No significant changes were observed in total cell count or percentage of CD3(+)CD4(+) T cells in the mediastinal lymph nodes. In this immunocompetent mouse model of allergic asthma, human AD-MSCs and EVs effectively reduced eosinophil counts in lung tissue and BALF and modulated airway remodeling, but their effects on T cells differed in lung and thymus. EVs may hold promise for asthma; however, further studies are required to elucidate the different mechanisms of action of AD-MSCs versus their EVs. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 79 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 18% |
| Researcher | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 19 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 15% |
| Unknown | 23 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 March 2018.
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#30
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