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Cyclosporin A inhibits adipogenic differentiation and regulates immunomodulatory functions of murine mesenchymal stem cells

Journal Article · · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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  1. Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai (China)
  2. Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai (China)
Highlights: • CsA decreased BM-MSCs proliferation and increased cells apoptosis. • CsA inhibited BM-MSCs adipogenic differentiation. • CsA had no effect on the phenotype and osteogenic differentiation of BM-MSCs. • CsA inhibited BM-MSCs secreting IL-6 and promoted the expression of PD-L2. Aplastic anemia (AA) is generally considered as an immune-mediated bone marrow failure syndrome. Several studies show that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs), as key cellular components of the bone marrow microenvironment, are also involved in the pathogenic mechanism of AA. Cyclosporin A (CsA) is a classic immunosuppressive drug for AA, and it specifically inhibits mammalian T cells by preventing activation of transcription factors involved in cytokine gene expression. However, little is known about the effect of CsA on the BM-MSCs. In this study, murine BM-MSCs were stimulated in the presence of CsA. Further, we found that CsA could inhibit murine BM-MSC proliferation and promote BM-MSC apoptosis, what's more CsA could inhibit adipogenic differentiation. Our study also showed that CsA could inhibit interleukin-6 expression in BM-MSCs, while promoting programmed death-ligand 2 expression. In conclusion, our results proposed that CsA may exert an effect on regulating the bone marrow environment by influencing BM-MSCs, which have a beneficial effect on treating AA.
OSTI ID:
23137228
Journal Information:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal Name: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 498; ISSN 0006-291X; ISSN BBRCA9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English