Immunomodulatory Effect of Adipose Stem Cell-Derived Extra-Cellular Vesicles on Cytokine Expression and Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Asthma.

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.

Published: September 2024


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Although mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are as effective as MSCs in the suppression of allergic airway inflammation, few studies have evaluated the immunomodulatory capacity of MSC-derived EVs in patients with asthma. Thus, we assessed the effects of adipose stem cell (ASC)-derived EVs on cytokine expression and regulatory T cells (Tregs) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of asthmatic patients. PBMCs (1 × 10 cells/mL) were isolated from asthmatic patient and healthy controls and co-cultured with 1 μg/mL of ASC-derived EVs. Th (T helper) 1-, Th2-, and Treg-related cytokine expression, fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis of CD4CD25FOXP3 T cells, and co-stimulatory molecules were analyzed before and after ASC-derived EV treatment. The expression levels of IL-4 and costimulatory molecules such as CD83 and CD86 were significantly higher in PBMCs of asthmatic patients than in control PBMCs. However, ASC-derived EV treatment significantly decreased the levels of interleukin (IL)-4 and co-stimulatory molecules such as CD83 and CD86 in the phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated PBMC of asthmatic patients. Furthermore, ASC-derived EVs remarkably increased the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) levels and expression of Tregs in the PBMC of asthmatic patients. ASC-derived EVs induce Treg expansion and have immunomodulatory effects by downregulating IL-4 and upregulating TGF-β in PBMCs of asthmatic patients.

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