Immunogenicity and Immunomodulatory Properties of Umbilical Cord Lining Mesenchymal Stem Cells

  • Tobias Deuse
    Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • Mandy Stubbendorff
    TSI-lab, Cardiovascular Research Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
  • Karis Tang-Quan
    TSI-lab, Cardiovascular Research Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
  • Neil Phillips
    Pediatrics, Human Gene Therapy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
  • Mark A. Kay
    Pediatrics, Human Gene Therapy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
  • Thomas Eiermann
    Transfusion Medicine, HLA-Lab, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
  • Thang T. Phan
    Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
  • Hans-Dieter Volk
    BCRT, Charite, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
  • Hermann Reichenspurner
    Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • Robert C. Robbins
    Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Standord, CA, USA
  • Sonja Schrepfer
    Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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<jats:p> We here present an immunologic head-to-head comparison between human umbilical cord lining mesenchymal stem cells (clMSCs) and adult bone marrow MSCs (bmMSCs) from patients >65 years of age. clMSCs had significantly lower HLA class I expression, higher production of tolerogenic TGF-β and IL-10, and showed significantly faster proliferation. In vitro activation of allogeneic lymphocytes and xenogeneic in vivo immune activation was significantly stronger with bmMSCs, whereas immune recognition of clMSCs was significantly weaker. Thus, bmMSCs were more quickly rejected in immunocompetent mice. IFN-γ at 25 ng/ml increased both immunogenicity by upregulation of HLA class I/HLA-DR expression and tolerogenicity by increasing intracellular HLA-G and surface HLA-E expression, augmenting TGF-β and IL-10 release, and inducing indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) expression. Higher concentrations of IFN-γ (>50 ng/ml) further enhanced the immunosuppressive phenotype of clMSCs, more strongly downregulating HLA-DR expression and further increasing IDO production (at 500 ng/ml). The net functional immunosuppressive efficacy of MSCs was tested in mixed lymphocyte cultures. Although both clMSCs and bmMSCs significantly reduced in vitro immune activation, clMSCs were significantly more effective than bmMSCs. The veto function of both MSC lines was enhanced in escalating IFN-γ environments. In conclusion, clMSCs show a more beneficial immunogeneic profile and stronger overall immunosuppressive potential than aged bmMSCs. </jats:p>

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