Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals the effectiveness of cytokine priming irrespective of heterogeneity in mesenchymal stromal cells

BACKGROUND AIMSMesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are recognized as a potential cell-based therapy for regenerative medicine. Short-term inflammatory cytokine pre-stimulation (cytokine priming) is a promising approach to enhance regenerative efficacy of MSCs. However, it is unclear whether their intri...

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Published in:Cytotherapy (Oxford, England) England), 2023-11, Vol.25 (11), p.1155-1166
Main Authors: Wan, Zihao, Chen, Yu-Fan, Pan, Qi, Wang, Yiwei, Yuan, Shuai, Chin, Hui Yen, Wu, Hao-Hsiang, Lin, Wei-Ting, Cheng, Po-Yu, Yang, Yun-Jung, Wang, Yu-Fan, Kumta, Shekhar Madhukar, Lee, Chien-Wei, Lee, Oscar Kuang-Sheng
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Language:English
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Medicin och hälsovetenskap
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Summary:BACKGROUND AIMSMesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are recognized as a potential cell-based therapy for regenerative medicine. Short-term inflammatory cytokine pre-stimulation (cytokine priming) is a promising approach to enhance regenerative efficacy of MSCs. However, it is unclear whether their intrinsic heterogenic nature causes an unequal response to cytokine priming, which might blunt the accessibility of clinical applications.METHODSIn this study, by analyzing the single-cell transcriptomic landscape of human bone marrow MSCs from a naïve to cytokine-primed state, we elucidated the potential mechanism of superior therapeutic potential in cytokine-primed MSCs.RESULTSWe found that cytokine-primed MSCs had a distinct transcriptome landscape. Although substantial heterogeneity was identified within the population in both naïve and primed states, cytokine priming enhanced the several characteristics of MSCs associated with therapeutic efficacy irrespective of heterogeneity. After cytokine-priming, all sub-clusters of MSCs possessed high levels of immunoregulatory molecules, trophic factors, stemness-related genes, anti-apoptosis markers and low levels of multi-lineage and senescence signatures, which are critical for their therapeutic potency.CONCLUSIONSIn conclusion, our results provide new insights into MSC heterogeneity under cytokine stimulation and suggest that cytokine priming reprogrammed MSCs independent of heterogeneity.
ISSN:1465-3249
1477-2566
1477-2566
DOI:10.1016/j.jcyt.2023.08.006