PMID- 33008073 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210804 LR - 20240330 IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 10 DP - 2020 Sep 30 TI - Short-Term Rapamycin Preconditioning Diminishes Therapeutic Efficacy of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in a Murine Model of Multiple Sclerosis. LID - 10.3390/cells9102218 [doi] LID - 2218 AB - Human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) show immense promise for treating inflammatory diseases, attributed primarily to their potent paracrine signaling. Previous investigations demonstrated that short-term Rapamycin preconditioning of bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) elevated secretion of prostaglandin E2, a pleiotropic molecule with therapeutic effects in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of multiple sclerosis (MS), and enhanced immunosuppressive capacity in vitro. However, this has yet to be examined in ASCs. The present study examined the therapeutic potential of short-term Rapamycin-preconditioned ASCs in the EAE model. Animals were treated at peak disease with control ASCs (EAE-ASCs), Rapa-preconditioned ASCs (EAE-Rapa-ASCs), or vehicle control (EAE). Results show that EAE-ASCs improved clinical disease scores and elevated intact myelin compared to both EAE and EAE-Rapa-ASC animals. These results correlated with augmented CD4(+) T helper (T(h)) and T regulatory (T(reg)) cell populations in the spinal cord, and increased gene expression of interleukin-10 (IL-10), an anti-inflammatory cytokine. Conversely, EAE-Rapa-ASC mice showed no improvement in clinical disease scores, reduced myelin levels, and significantly less T(h) and T(reg) cells in the spinal cord. These findings suggest that short-term Rapamycin preconditioning reduces the therapeutic efficacy of ASCs when applied to late-stage EAE. FAU - Wise, Rachel M AU - Wise RM AD - Neuroscience Program, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. AD - Center for Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Harrison, Mark A A AU - Harrison MAA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4685-3757 AD - Neuroscience Program, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. AD - Center for Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Sullivan, Brianne N AU - Sullivan BN AD - Neuroscience Program, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. AD - Center for Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Al-Ghadban, Sara AU - Al-Ghadban S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8544-5751 AD - Center for Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. AD - Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. FAU - Aleman, Sarah J AU - Aleman SJ AD - Neuroscience Program, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. FAU - Vinluan, Amber T AU - Vinluan AT AD - Neuroscience Program, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. FAU - Monaco, Emily R AU - Monaco ER AD - Neuroscience Program, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. FAU - Donato, Umberto M AU - Donato UM AD - Neuroscience Program, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. FAU - Pursell, India A AU - Pursell IA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7207-3589 AD - Center for Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Bunnell, Bruce A AU - Bunnell BA AD - Center for Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. AD - Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. AD - Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200930 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Humans MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Multiple Sclerosis/*drug therapy MH - Sirolimus/*adverse effects/pharmacology PMC - PMC7600854 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Rapamycin OT - adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) OT - demyelination OT - experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) OT - immunomodulation OT - inflammation OT - multiple sclerosis (MS) COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/10/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/05 06:00 PMCR- 2020/10/01 CRDT- 2020/10/03 01:01 PHST- 2020/08/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/09/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/03 01:01 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells9102218 [pii] AID - cells-09-02218 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells9102218 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2020 Sep 30;9(10):2218. doi: 10.3390/cells9102218.