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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Intratracheal administration of adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells alleviates chronic asthma in a mouse model

Authors: Ranran Dai, Youchao Yu, Guofeng Yan, Xiaoxia Hou, Yingmeng Ni, Guochao Shi

Published in: BMC Pulmonary Medicine | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Background

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell (ASCs) exerts immunomodulatory roles in asthma. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study aimed to explore the effects and mechanisms of ASCs on chronic asthma using an ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized asthmatic mouse model.

Methods

Murine ASCs (mASCs) were isolated from male Balb/c mice and identified by the expression of surface markers using flow cytometry. The OVA-sensitized asthmatic mouse model was established and then animals were treated with the mASCs through intratracheal delivery. The therapy effects were assessed by measuring airway responsiveness, performing immuohistochemical analysis, and examining bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Additionally, the expression of inflammatory cytokines and lgE was detected by CHIP and ELISA, respectively. The mRNA levels of serum indices were detected using qRT-PCR.

Results

The mASCs grew by adherence with fibroblast-like morphology, and showed the positive expression of CD90, CD44, and CD29 as well as the negative expression of CD45 and CD34, indicating that the mASCs were successfully isolated. Administering mASCs to asthmatic model animals through intratracheal delivery reduced airway responsiveness, the number of lymphocytes (P < 0.01) and the expression of lgE (P < 0.01), IL-1β (P < 0.05), IL-4 (P < 0.001), and IL-17F (P < 0.001), as well as increased the serum levels of IL-10 and Foxp3, and the percentage of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3+ Tregs in the spleen, and reduced the expression of IL-17 (P < 0.05) and RORγ.

Conclusions

Intratracheal administration of mASCs alleviated airway inflammation, improved airway remodeling, and relieved airway hyperresponsiveness in an OVA-sensitized asthma model, which might be associated with the restoration of Th1/Th2 cell balance by mASCs.

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Title: Intratracheal administration of adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells alleviates chronic asthma in a mouse model
Authors: Ranran Dai
Youchao Yu
Guofeng Yan
Xiaoxia Hou
Yingmeng Ni
Guochao Shi
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Pulmonary Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0701-x

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