PMID- 25071759 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140729 LR - 20211021 IS - 1664-3224 (Print) IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 5 DP - 2014 TI - Embryonic Stem Cells Promoting Macrophage Survival and Function are Crucial for Teratoma Development. PG - 275 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00275 [doi] LID - 275 AB - Stem cell therapies have had tremendous potential application for many diseases in recent years. However, the tumorigenic properties of stem cells restrict their potential clinical application; therefore, strategies for reducing the tumorigenic potential of stem cells must be established prior to transplantation. We have demonstrated that syngeneic transplantation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) provokes an inflammatory response that involves the rapid recruitment of bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). ESCs are able to prevent mature macrophages from macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) withdrawal-induced apoptosis, and thus prolong macrophage lifespan significantly by blocking various apoptotic pathways in an M-CSF-independent manner. ESCs express and secrete IL-34, which may be responsible for ESC-promoted macrophage survival. This anti-apoptotic effect of ESCs involves activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 and PI3K/Akt pathways and thus, inhibition of ERK1/2 and PI3K/AKT activation decreases ESC-induced macrophage survival. Functionally, ESC-treated macrophages also showed a higher level of phagocytic activity. ESCs further serve to polarize BMDMs into M2-like macrophages that exhibit most tumor-associated macrophage phenotypic and functional features. ESC-educated macrophages produce high levels of arginase-1, Tie-2, and TNF-alpha, which participate in angiogenesis and contribute to teratoma progression. Our study suggests that induction of M2-like macrophage activation is an important mechanism for teratoma development. Strategies targeting macrophages to inhibit teratoma development would increase the safety of ESC-based therapies, inasmuch as the depletion of macrophages completely inhibits ESC-induced angiogenesis and teratoma development. FAU - Chen, Tianxiang AU - Chen T AD - W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Jersey, NJ , USA ; Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China. FAU - Wang, Xi AU - Wang X AD - W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Jersey, NJ , USA ; Institute of Neurosciences, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xian , China. FAU - Guo, Lei AU - Guo L AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine , Tallahassee, FL , USA ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University , Xian , China. FAU - Wu, Mingmei AU - Wu M AD - W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Jersey, NJ , USA. FAU - Duan, Zhaoxia AU - Duan Z AD - W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Jersey, NJ , USA. FAU - Lv, Jing AU - Lv J AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine , Tallahassee, FL , USA. FAU - Tai, Wenjiao AU - Tai W AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine , Tallahassee, FL , USA. FAU - Renganathan, Hemamalini AU - Renganathan H AD - W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Jersey, NJ , USA. FAU - Didier, Ruth AU - Didier R AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine , Tallahassee, FL , USA. FAU - Li, Jinhua AU - Li J AD - Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University , Clayton, VIC , Australia. FAU - Sun, Dongming AU - Sun D AD - W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Jersey, NJ , USA. FAU - Chen, Xiaoming AU - Chen X AD - Institute of Translational Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , China. FAU - He, Xijing AU - He X AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University , Xian , China. FAU - Fan, Jianqing AU - Fan J AD - Statistics Laboratory, Princeton University , Princeton, NJ , USA. FAU - Young, Wise AU - Young W AD - W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Jersey, NJ , USA. FAU - Ren, Yi AU - Ren Y AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine , Tallahassee, FL , USA. LA - eng GR - R01 GM100474/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140704 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 PMC - PMC4082241 OTO - NOTNLM OT - angiogenesis OT - apoptosis OT - embryonic stem cells OT - macrophages OT - teratoma EDAT- 2014/07/30 06:00 MHDA- 2014/07/30 06:01 PMCR- 2014/01/01 CRDT- 2014/07/30 06:00 PHST- 2014/04/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/07/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00275 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2014 Jul 4;5:275. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00275. eCollection 2014.