PMID- 24762460 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141203 LR - 20211021 IS - 1476-5551 (Electronic) IS - 0887-6924 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 10 DP - 2014 Oct TI - Mesenchymal stromal cells in the antimicrobial host response of hematopoietic stem cell recipients with graft-versus-host disease--friends or foes? PG - 1941-8 LID - 10.1038/leu.2014.127 [doi] AB - Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells, which exhibit broad immunosuppressive activities. Moreover, they may be administered irrespectively of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatibility, without inducing life-threatening immunological reactions, as they express no HLA class II and limited HLA class I antigens under resting conditions. These characteristics have made MSC an appealing candidate for cell therapy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), for example, for treatment of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) or for graft rejection prevention/treatment in allogeneic HSCT recipients. Unfortunately, information regarding the effect of MSC infusion on the host response to infectious agents is scarce, and study results on infectious complications in patients receiving MSC are conflicting. The present review focuses on the available data from in vitro studies and animal models regarding the interaction of MSC with bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens. In a clinical part, we present the current information on infectious complications in allogeneic HSCT recipients who had received MSCs as prophylaxis or treatment of GvHD disease. FAU - Balan, A AU - Balan A AD - 1] Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany [2] 'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania. FAU - Lucchini, G AU - Lucchini G AD - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Schmidt, S AU - Schmidt S AD - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Schneider, A AU - Schneider A AD - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Tramsen, L AU - Tramsen L AD - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Kuci, S AU - Kuci S AD - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Meisel, R AU - Meisel R AD - Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany. FAU - Bader, P AU - Bader P AD - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Lehrnbecher, T AU - Lehrnbecher T AD - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20140403 PL - England TA - Leukemia JT - Leukemia JID - 8704895 RN - 0 (Anti-Infective Agents) RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents) RN - 0 (Steroids) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology MH - Bacterial Infections/complications MH - Clinical Trials as Topic MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Graft vs Host Disease/*immunology MH - HLA Antigens/metabolism MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/*adverse effects MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Humans MH - Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Mycoses/complications MH - Steroids/pharmacology MH - Virus Diseases/complications EDAT- 2014/04/26 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2014/04/26 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/03/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/04/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/04/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - leu2014127 [pii] AID - 10.1038/leu.2014.127 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Leukemia. 2014 Oct;28(10):1941-8. doi: 10.1038/leu.2014.127. Epub 2014 Apr 3.