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  • Title: Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells prevent skin fibrosis in the cGVHD mouse model by suppressing the activation of macrophages and B cells immune response.
    Author: Guo L, Lai P, Wang Y, Huang T, Chen X, Geng S, Huang X, Luo C, Wu S, Ling W, Huang L, Du X, Weng J.
    Journal: Int Immunopharmacol; 2020 Jul; 84():106541. PubMed ID: 32402950.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To illustrate the potential effects and mechanism of extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-EVs) on fibrosis in sclerodermatous chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD) models after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. METHODS: We first observed the therapeutic effects of MSC-EVs on a minor histocompatibility haploidentical model of sclerodermatous cGVHD and the function of MSC-EVs on skin fibrosis and macrophage activation and the related pro-fibrosis protein. Additionally, we observed the effects of MSC-EVs on B cells, the T follicular helper cell (TFH) and germinal center B cell (GC B cells) interaction and the ratio of B cell activation factor (BAFF) to B cells in vivo. RESULTS: MSC-EVs treatment could alleviate the cGVHD scores and fibrosis of skin in sclerodermatous cGVHD mice, and this was associated with a reduction macrophage percentage in the skin and spleen, and a reduction in macrophage infiltration and TGF-β and smad2 production in the skin. Additionally, MSC-EVs influence B cells immune response by blocking the TFH/GC B cells interaction and reducing the ratio of BAFF to B cells in vivo. CONCLUSION: MSC-EVs prevent the fibrosis of sclerodermatous cGVHD mouse model by suppressing the activation of macrophages and B cells immune response.
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