PMID- 31938242 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200325 IS - 1936-2625 (Electronic) IS - 1936-2625 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 3 DP - 2018 TI - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells polarize RAW264.7 macrophages to an anti-inflammatory subpopulation. PG - 1446-1452 AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) on the polarization of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. METHODS: Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages were co-cultured with hUCMSCs in a Transwell system for 4 d, and then labelled with anti-F4/80, anti-CD86, and anti-CD206 antibodies for flow cytometry. The co-cultured supernatants were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for prostaglandin E2. The co-cultured RAW264.7 macrophages were also lysed to measure the intracellular level of inducible nitric oxide synthase. RESULTS: There were significantly more F4/80+CD86+CD206+ RAW264.7 macrophages in the hUCMSCs-treated groups than the control group (P<0.001). The secretion of prostaglandin E2 by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages was significantly inhibited in a dose-dependent manner with the addition of hUCMSCs (P<0.001). The expression of iNOS, the intracellular marker of M1 cells, was also significantly inhibited by hUCMSCs (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: hUCMSCs significantly polarize the lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages from a pro-inflammatory M1 subpopulation to an intermediate subpopulation of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages, which are associated with a gradual decrease of iNOS and PGE(2) levels. CI - IJCEP Copyright (c) 2018. FAU - Xu, Yu AU - Xu Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Luo, Hongxing AU - Luo H AD - Department of Cardiology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Chen, Fang AU - Chen F AD - Department of Cardiology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Shi, Ya'nan AU - Shi Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Sun, Mengna AU - Sun M AD - Department of Cardiology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital Zhengzhou, Henan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180301 PL - United States TA - Int J Clin Exp Pathol JT - International journal of clinical and experimental pathology JID - 101480565 PMC - PMC6958167 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell OT - macrophage polarization OT - prostaglandin E2 COIS- None. EDAT- 2018/03/01 00:00 MHDA- 2018/03/01 00:01 PMCR- 2018/03/01 CRDT- 2020/01/16 06:00 PHST- 2017/11/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/12/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/01/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2018 Mar 1;11(3):1446-1452. eCollection 2018.