Therapeutic potential of HUC-MSC-exos primed with IFN-γ against LPS-induced acute lung injury

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China

2 Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China

3 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China

4 Department of Emergency, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China

Abstract

Objective(s): Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUC-MSCs) are pluripotent stem cells with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties used in the treatment of acute lung injury (ALI). However, the treatment of ALI using exosomes derived from HUC-MSCs (HUC-MSC-exos) primed with interferon-gamma (IFN-γ-exos) has not been described. This study investigated the effects of IFN-γ-exos on ALI.
Materials and Methods: IFN-γ primed and unprimed HUC-MSC-exos (IFN-γ-exos and CON-exos, respectively) were extracted, identified, and traced. A549 cells and mice subjected to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation were treated with IFN-γ-exos or CON-exos. Viability; interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels; NF-κB p65, and NLRP3 expression and histology and lung injury scores were measured in cell, supernatant or lung tissue. 
Results: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mRNA expression was elevated in HUC-MSCs primed with 5 ng/mL IFN-γ (P<0.001), and IFN-γ-exos and CON-exos were successfully extracted. LPS-induced inflammation resulted in decreased cell viability in A549 cells, and increased IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and ROS levels and NF-κB p65 and NLRP3 expression in A549 cells and mice(P<0.05 to P<0.001). Treatment with IFN-γ-exos and CON-exos increased cell viability and decreased the concentrations of IL-1β, and ROS, expression of NF-κB p65 and NLRP3, and the lung injury score, and these effects were more obvious for IFN-γ-exos(P<0.05 to P<0.001). 
Conclusion: IFN-γ-exos reduced oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in LPS-induced A549 cells and mice. The result demonstrated the therapeutic potential of IFN-γ-exos in LPS-induced ALI.

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Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Volume 27, Issue 3
March 2024
Pages 375-382

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