Departmental Papers (Dental)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
6-2009
Publication Source
Stem Cells
Volume
27
Issue
6
Start Page
1421
Last Page
1432
DOI
10.1002/stem.68
Abstract
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that, despite the advances in immunosuppressive medical therapies, remains potentially fatal in some patients, especially in treatment-refractory patients. Here we reported that impairment of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) and their associated osteoblastic niche deficiency contribute in part to the pathogenesis of SLE-like disease in MRL/lpr mice. Interestingly, allogenic BMMSC transplantation (MSCT) is capable of reconstructing the bone marrow osteoblastic niche and more effectively reverses multi-organ dysfunction as compared to medical immunosuppression with cyclophosphamide (CTX). At the cellular level, MSCT, not CTX treatment, was capable to induce osteoblastic niche reconstruction, possibly contributing to the recovery of regulatory T cells and re-establishment of the immune homeostasis. Based on the promising clinical outcomes in SLE mice, we treated 4 CTX/glucocorticoid treatment-refractory SLE patients using allogenic MSCT and showed a stable 12-18 months disease remission in all treated patients. The patients benefited an amelioration of disease activity, improvement in serologic markers and renal function. These early evidences suggest that allogenic MSCT may be a feasible and safe salvage therapy in refractory SLE patients.
Copyright/Permission Statement
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: [Sun, L., Akiyama, K., Zhang, H., Yamaza, T., Hou, Y., Zhao, S., . . . Shi, S. (2009). Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation reverses multiorgan dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus mice and humans. Stem Cells (Dayton, Ohio), 27(6), 1421-1432. doi:10.1002/stem.68, which has been published in final form at [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stem.68]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Keywords
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, Transplantation, systemic lupus erythematosus
Recommended Citation
Sun, L., Akiyama, K., Zhang, H., Yamaza, T., Hou, Y., Zhao, S., Xu, T., Le, A., & Shi, S. (2009). Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Reverses Multi-Organ Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mice and Humans. Stem Cells, 27 (6), 1421-1432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stem.68
Date Posted: 01 March 2022
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
At the time of publication, author Songtao Shi was affiliated with the University of Southern California. Currently, he is a faculty member at the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania