Published in:
01-07-2005 | A.J. Raimondi ISPN Award
Cytotoxicity of rat marrow stromal cells against malignant glioma cells
Authors:
Seok-Gu Kang, Sin Soo Jeun, Jung Yeon Lim, Do Sung Yoo, Pil Woo Huh, Kyung Souk Cho, Dal Soo Kim, Hyung-Jin Shin, Jong Hyun Kim, Moon Chan Kim, Joon Ki Kang
Published in:
Child's Nervous System
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Issue 7/2005
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Abstract
Objects
Marrow stromal cells (MSCs) have been shown to have the capacity of orthodox and unorthodox plasticity. In this study, the authors tried to access in vitro cytotoxicity of MSCs from rat and also to differentiate MSCs into immune effector cell.
Methods
Rat MSCs (rMSCs) were isolated by standard methodology and were activated by interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-15 (IL-15), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, and combinations, which were effector cells. Cytotoxicity of rMSCs and activated rMSCs against the target cells (9L rat glioma cell line) was estimated using visual survival cell assay. Phenotypes of these various activated cells were determined using flow cytometry. The secreted protein from effector cells was estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of immune response-related genes in activated cells was measured.
Results
There was a significant cytotoxicity of rMSCs activated with various cytokine combinations. After various cytokine activations of rMSCs, the population of immune effector cells (CD8, CD161a) and immune reaction-related proteins (IL-4, γ-INF) might increase. Apoptosis may be one of the lysis mechanisms of target cells by activated rMSCs. The contributing genes could be γ-INF, FasL, and perforin.
Conclusion
This study suggests that rMSC may be used as adoptive transfer therapy in patients suffering from malignant brain tumor, but we have to investigate orthotopic animal study for the proper translation.