PMID- 24406319 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140925 LR - 20220309 IS - 2092-6413 (Electronic) IS - 1226-3613 (Print) IS - 1226-3613 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Jan 10 TI - Mesenchymal stem cells reciprocally regulate the M1/M2 balance in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages. PG - e70 LID - 10.1038/emm.2013.135 [doi] AB - Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely studied for their applications in stem cell-based regeneration. During myocardial infarction (MI), infiltrated macrophages have pivotal roles in inflammation, angiogenesis and cardiac remodeling. We hypothesized that MSCs may modulate the immunologic environment to accelerate regeneration. This study was designed to assess the functional relationship between the macrophage phenotype and MSCs. MSCs isolated from bone marrow and bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) underwent differentiation induced by macrophage colony-stimulating factor. To determine the macrophage phenotype, classical M1 markers and alternative M2 markers were analyzed with or without co-culturing with MSCs in a transwell system. For animal studies, MI was induced by the ligation of the rat coronary artery. MSCs were injected within the infarct myocardium, and we analyzed the phenotype of the infiltrated macrophages by immunostaining. In the MSC-injected myocardium, the macrophages adjacent to the MSCs showed strong expression of arginase-1 (Arg1), an M2 marker. In BMDMs co-cultured with MSCs, the M1 markers such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1beta, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were significantly reduced. In contrast, the M2 markers such as IL-10, IL-4, CD206 and Arg1 were markedly increased by co-culturing with MSCs. Specifically, the ratio of iNOS to Arg1 in BMDMs was notably downregulated by co-culturing with MSCs. These results suggest that the preferential shift of the macrophage phenotype from M1 to M2 may be related to the immune-modulating characteristics of MSCs that contribute to cardiac repair. FAU - Cho, Dong-Im AU - Cho DI AD - Research Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Kim, Mi Ra AU - Kim MR AD - Research Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Jeong, Hye-yun AU - Jeong HY AD - Research Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Jeong, Hae Chang AU - Jeong HC AD - Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Jeong, Myung Ho AU - Jeong MH AD - 1] Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea [2] Heart Research Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Yoon, Sung Ho AU - Yoon SH AD - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Kim, Yong Sook AU - Kim YS AD - 1] Research Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea [2] Heart Research Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Ahn, Youngkeun AU - Ahn Y AD - 1] Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea [2] Heart Research Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140110 PL - United States TA - Exp Mol Med JT - Experimental & molecular medicine JID - 9607880 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Culture Media, Conditioned) RN - 81627-83-0 (Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers/metabolism MH - *Cell Differentiation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - *Macrophage Activation MH - Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/*pharmacology MH - Macrophages/drug effects/*immunology/metabolism MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Myocardial Infarction/surgery MH - Rats PMC - PMC3909888 EDAT- 2014/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/26 06:00 PMCR- 2014/01/01 CRDT- 2014/01/11 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/08/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/09/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/01/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - emm2013135 [pii] AID - 10.1038/emm.2013.135 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Exp Mol Med. 2014 Jan 10;46(1):e70. doi: 10.1038/emm.2013.135.