Cross-talk between human mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs) and rat hippocampal slices in LPS-stimulated cocultures: the MSCs are activated to secrete prostaglandin E2. uri icon

abstract

  • Mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs) improve functional outcome in a number of disease models through suppression of inflammation. However, their effects on neuroinflammation are unknown. In this study, we show that MSCs suppress endotoxin-induced glial activation in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSCs). Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated OHSCs activated MSCs to increase the expression of cyclo-oxygenase-2 and produce prostaglandin E2. MSC-derived prostaglandin E2, then suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine production by the OHSCs. Together, the results suggest the potential anti-inflammatory mechanism of MSCs in models of disease and support earlier observations that MSCs may offer a therapy for neuroinflammation produced by trauma or disease.

published proceedings

  • J Neurochem

author list (cited authors)

  • Foraker, J. E., Oh, J. Y., Ylostalo, J. H., Lee, R. H., Watanabe, J., & Prockop, D. J.

citation count

  • 32

complete list of authors

  • Foraker, Jessica E||Oh, Joo Youn||Ylostalo, Joni H||Lee, Ryang Hwa||Watanabe, Jun||Prockop, Darwin J

publication date

  • December 2011

publisher