PMID- 38153856 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240416 LR - 20240416 IS - 1549-4918 (Electronic) IS - 1066-5099 (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 4 DP - 2024 Apr 15 TI - Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Exosomes Alleviate Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Mice Via Macrophages. PG - 329-345 LID - 10.1093/stmcls/sxad098 [doi] AB - Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an intractable, severe, and progressive cardiopulmonary disease. Recent findings suggest that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (HUCMSCs) and HUCMSC-derived exosomes (HUCMSC-Exos) possess potential therapeutic value for PH. However, whether they have beneficial effects on hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) is unclear. Exos are released into the extracellular environment by the fusion of intracellular multivesicular bodies with the cell membrane, and they play an important role in cellular communication. Exos ameliorate immune inflammation levels, alter macrophage phenotypes, regulate mitochondrial metabolic function, and inhibit pulmonary vascular remodeling, thereby improving PH. Macrophages are important sources of cytokines and other transmitters and can promote the release of cytokines, vasoactive molecules, and reactive oxygen species, all of which are associated with pulmonary vascular remodeling. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether HUCMSC-Exos could improve the lung inflammatory microenvironment and inhibit pulmonary vascular remodeling by targeting macrophages and identifying the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that HUCMSC-Exos promoted M2 macrophage polarization, decreased pro-inflammatory factors, increased IL-10 levels, and inhibited IL-33/ST2 axis expression, thereby inhibiting hypoxia-induced proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and ameliorating HPH. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Liu, Hong AU - Liu H AUID- ORCID: 0009-0000-3559-525X AD - Research Centre for High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of the Ministry of High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Fundamentals of High Altitude Medicine, (Qinghai-Utah Joint Key Laboratory of Plateau Medicine), XiNing, China. AD - Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine of Qinghai Province, XiNing, China. FAU - Zhang, Qingqing AU - Zhang Q AD - Research Centre for High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of the Ministry of High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Fundamentals of High Altitude Medicine, (Qinghai-Utah Joint Key Laboratory of Plateau Medicine), XiNing, China. AD - Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine of Qinghai Province, XiNing, China. AD - Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, QingHai, XiNing, China. FAU - Liu, Chuanchuan AU - Liu C AD - Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, QingHai, XiNing, China. FAU - Zhang, Yuwei AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Public Health of Qinghai University, XiNing, China. FAU - Wang, Yuxiang AU - Wang Y AD - Research Centre for High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of the Ministry of High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Fundamentals of High Altitude Medicine, (Qinghai-Utah Joint Key Laboratory of Plateau Medicine), XiNing, China. AD - Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine of Qinghai Province, XiNing, China. FAU - Huang, Pan AU - Huang P AD - Research Centre for High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of the Ministry of High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Fundamentals of High Altitude Medicine, (Qinghai-Utah Joint Key Laboratory of Plateau Medicine), XiNing, China. AD - Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine of Qinghai Province, XiNing, China. FAU - Ma, Lan AU - Ma L AD - Research Centre for High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of the Ministry of High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Fundamentals of High Altitude Medicine, (Qinghai-Utah Joint Key Laboratory of Plateau Medicine), XiNing, China. AD - Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine of Qinghai Province, XiNing, China. FAU - Ge, Rili AU - Ge R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4940-9697 AD - Research Centre for High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of the Ministry of High Altitude Medicine, XiNing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Fundamentals of High Altitude Medicine, (Qinghai-Utah Joint Key Laboratory of Plateau Medicine), XiNing, China. AD - Laboratory for High Altitude Medicine of Qinghai Province, XiNing, China. LA - eng GR - 32060207/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Stem Cells JT - Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) JID - 9304532 RN - 0 (Cytokines) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension/metabolism MH - *Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology/therapy/metabolism MH - *Exosomes/metabolism MH - Vascular Remodeling MH - Umbilical Cord/metabolism MH - Hypoxia/complications/metabolism MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - exosomes OT - hypoxic pulmonary hypertension OT - immune microenvironment OT - immunomodulation OT - mesenchymal stromal cells OT - pulmonary vascular remodeling EDAT- 2023/12/28 18:42 MHDA- 2024/04/16 12:43 CRDT- 2023/12/28 13:02 PHST- 2023/07/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/04/16 12:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/28 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/28 13:02 [entrez] AID - 7503315 [pii] AID - 10.1093/stmcls/sxad098 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells. 2024 Apr 15;42(4):329-345. doi: 10.1093/stmcls/sxad098.