Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged Mice
Age-related decline in cognitive functions is associated with reduced hippocampal neurogenesis caused by changes in the systemic inflammatory milieu. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are known for their immunomodulatory properties. Accordingly, MSC are a leading candidate for cell therapy and can be app...
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| author | Matanel Tfilin Nikolai Gobshtis David Fozailoff Vadim E. Fraifeld Gadi Turgeman |
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| description | Age-related decline in cognitive functions is associated with reduced hippocampal neurogenesis caused by changes in the systemic inflammatory milieu. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are known for their immunomodulatory properties. Accordingly, MSC are a leading candidate for cell therapy and can be applied to alleviate inflammatory diseases as well as aging frailty via systemic delivery. Akin to immune cells, MSC can also polarize into pro-inflammatory MSC (MSC1) and anti-inflammatory MSC (MSC2) following activation of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and TLR3, respectively. In the present study, we apply pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) to polarize bone-marrow-derived MSC towards an MSC2 phenotype. Indeed, we found that polarized anti-inflammatory MSC were able to reduce the plasma levels of aging related chemokines in aged mice (18-months old) and increased hippocampal neurogenesis following systemic administration. Similarly, aged mice treated with polarized MSC displayed improved cognitive function in the Morris water maze and Y-maze assays compared with vehicle- and naïve-MSC-treated mice. Changes in neurogenesis and Y-maze performance were negatively and significantly correlated with sICAM, CCL2 and CCL12 serum levels. We conclude that polarized PACAP-treated MSC present anti-inflammatory properties that can mitigate age-related changes in the systemic inflammatory milieu and, as a result, ameliorate age related cognitive decline. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60d8103d98704ee087273dd9b280fd322023-11-17T07:49:12ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-02-01245449010.3390/ijms24054490Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged MiceMatanel Tfilin0Nikolai Gobshtis1David Fozailoff2Vadim E. Fraifeld3Gadi Turgeman4Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelDepartment of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelDepartment of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, IsraelDepartment of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelAge-related decline in cognitive functions is associated with reduced hippocampal neurogenesis caused by changes in the systemic inflammatory milieu. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are known for their immunomodulatory properties. Accordingly, MSC are a leading candidate for cell therapy and can be applied to alleviate inflammatory diseases as well as aging frailty via systemic delivery. Akin to immune cells, MSC can also polarize into pro-inflammatory MSC (MSC1) and anti-inflammatory MSC (MSC2) following activation of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and TLR3, respectively. In the present study, we apply pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) to polarize bone-marrow-derived MSC towards an MSC2 phenotype. Indeed, we found that polarized anti-inflammatory MSC were able to reduce the plasma levels of aging related chemokines in aged mice (18-months old) and increased hippocampal neurogenesis following systemic administration. Similarly, aged mice treated with polarized MSC displayed improved cognitive function in the Morris water maze and Y-maze assays compared with vehicle- and naïve-MSC-treated mice. Changes in neurogenesis and Y-maze performance were negatively and significantly correlated with sICAM, CCL2 and CCL12 serum levels. We conclude that polarized PACAP-treated MSC present anti-inflammatory properties that can mitigate age-related changes in the systemic inflammatory milieu and, as a result, ameliorate age related cognitive decline.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/5/4490mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP)MSC2systemic inflammationagingcognitive decline |
| spellingShingle | Matanel Tfilin Nikolai Gobshtis David Fozailoff Vadim E. Fraifeld Gadi Turgeman Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged Mice International Journal of Molecular Sciences mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) MSC2 systemic inflammation aging cognitive decline |
| title | Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged Mice |
| title_full | Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged Mice |
| title_fullStr | Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged Mice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged Mice |
| title_short | Polarized Anti-Inflammatory Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improve Cognitive Function in Aged Mice |
| title_sort | polarized anti inflammatory mesenchymal stem cells increase hippocampal neurogenesis and improve cognitive function in aged mice |
| topic | mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) MSC2 systemic inflammation aging cognitive decline |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/5/4490 |
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