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Research Article

Mesenchymal stromal cells inhibit Th17 but not regulatory T-cell differentiation

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Pages 686-694 | Received 10 May 2010, Accepted 12 Nov 2010, Published online: 20 Dec 2010
 

Abstract

Background aims. A previous study has demonstrated that mouse mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) produce nitric oxide (NO), which suppresses signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 5 phosphorylation and T-cell proliferation under neutral and T helper 1 cells (Th1) conditions. We aimed to determine the effects of MSC on T helper 17 cells (Th17) and regulatory T-cell (T-reg) differentiation. Methods. CD4 T cells obtained from mouse spleen were cultured in conditions for Th17 or Treg differentiation with or without mouse MSC. Th17 and Treg differentiation was assessed by flow cytometry using antibodies against interleukin (IL)-17 and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3), a master regulator of Treg cells. Results. MSC inhibited Th17 but not Treg differentiation. Under Th17 conditions, MSC did not produce NO, and inhibitors of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) both restored MSC suppression of differentiation, suggesting that MSC suppress Th17 differentiation at least in part through PGE2 and IDO. Conclusions. Our results suggest that MSC regulate CD4 differentiation through different mechanisms depending on the culture conditions.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, and by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest: The authors indicate no potential conflicts of interest.

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