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Evaluation of the Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Neutrophils Isolated From Severe Congenital Neutropenia Patients Publisher Pubmed



Taghavifarahabadi M1 ; Mahmoudi M2 ; Hashemi SM3, 4, 5 ; Rezaei N1, 6, 7
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  1. 1. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Urogenital Stem Cell Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Stockholm, Sweden

Source: International Immunopharmacology Published:2020


Abstract

Neutrophils are the most abundant, yet with the shortest lifespan among the circulating leukocytes. These cells are produced in the bone marrow during granulopoiesis process. Severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) is a hematological disorder with disturbance in granulopoiesis process, in which the neutrophils apoptosis rate is escalated. Previous reports indicated that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), as an immunomodulator cell, could increase neutrophil lifespan in addition to the supportive effects on cardiomyocytes or the neuroprotective effects. In this study, MSCs were co-cultured with neutrophils isolated from SCN patients and healthy individuals. Then, we evaluated the MSC co-culture effects on neutrophils survival (annexin V/PI assay), reactive oxygen species (ROS) production (colorimetric NBT assay), and phagocytic activity (Giemsa staining after exposure to yeasts). It was demonstrated that MSC co-culture could increase neutrophil lifespan and phagocytic activity of the neutrophils isolated from SCN patients. Regarding healthy donors’ neutrophils, only phagocytic activity improvement was seen. It could be concluded that MSCs could be considered as novel candidates for treatment of SCN patients. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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