Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Bone Marrow and Adipose Tissue Maintain Their Immunosuppressive Properties After Chondrogenic Differentiation: Role of HLA-G

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Du, Wen-Jing | Reppel, Loïc | Leger, Léonore | Schenowitz, Chantal | Huselstein, Céline | Bensoussan, Danièle | Carosella, Edgardo, D. | Han, Zhong-Chao | Rouas-Freiss, Nathalie

Edité par CCSD ; Mary Ann Liebert -

International audience. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have emerged as alternative sources of stem cells for regenerative medicine because of their multipotency and strong immune-regulatory properties. Also, human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) is an important mediator of MSC-mediated immunomodulation. However, it is unclear whether MSC retain their immune-privileged potential after differentiation. As promising candidates for cartilage tissue engineering, the immunogenic and immunomodulatory properties of chondro-differentiated MSC (chondro-MSC) require in-depth exploration. In the present study, we used the alginate/hyaluronic acid (Alg/HA) hydrogel scaffold and induced both bone marrow- and adipose tissue-derived MSC into chondrocytes in three-dimensional condition. Then, MSC before and after chondrocyte differentiation were treated or not with interferon γ and tumor necrosis factor α mimicking inflammatory conditions and were compared side by side using flow cytometry, mixed lymphocyte reaction, and immunostaining assays. Results showed that chondro-MSC were hypoimmunogenic and could exert immunosuppression on HLA-mismatched peripheral blood mononuclear cells as well as undifferentiated MSC did. This alloproliferation inhibition mediated by MSC or chondro-MSC was dose dependent. Meanwhile, chondro-MSC exerted inhibition on natural killer cell-mediated cytolysis. Also, we showed that HLA-G expression was upregulated in chondro-MSC under hypoxia context and could be boosted in allogenic settings. Besides, the Alg/HA hydrogel scaffold was hypoimmunogenic and its addition for supporting MSC chondrocyte differentiation did not modify the immune properties of MSC. Finally, considering their chondro-regenerative potential and their retained immunosuppressive capacity, MSC constitute promising allogenic sources of stem cells for cartilage repair.

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