Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) combined with calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cell (CN-NFAT) inhibitors are being tested as a treatment for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). The immunosuppressive properties of MSCs seem beneficial; however, their response during fungal infection, which is an important cause of mortality in patients with GvHD, is unknown. We report that MSCs phagocytose the fungal component zymosan, resulting in phosphorylation of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), increase in cytosolic calcium levels, and ultimately, increase in NFAT1 nuclear translocation. RNA sequencing analysis of zymosan-treated MSCs showed that CN-NFAT inhibition affects extracellular matrix (ECM) genes but not cytokine expression that is under the control of the NF-kappa B pathway. When coculturing MSCs or decellularized MSC-ECM with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), selective NFAT inhibition in MSCs decreased cytokine expression by PBMCs. These findings reveal a dual mechanism underlying the MSC response to zymosan: while NF-kappa B directly controls inflammatory cytokine expression, NFAT impacts immune-cell functions by regulating ECM remodeling.

Tidu, F., De Zuani, M., Jose, S.s., Bendíčková, K., Kubala, L., Caruso, F., et al. (2021). NFAT signaling in human mesenchymal stromal cells affects extracellular matrix remodeling and antifungal immune responses. ISCIENCE, 24(6) [10.1016/j.isci.2021.102683].

NFAT signaling in human mesenchymal stromal cells affects extracellular matrix remodeling and antifungal immune responses

Cavalieri, Francesca;Forte, Giancarlo;
2021-06-25

Abstract

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) combined with calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cell (CN-NFAT) inhibitors are being tested as a treatment for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). The immunosuppressive properties of MSCs seem beneficial; however, their response during fungal infection, which is an important cause of mortality in patients with GvHD, is unknown. We report that MSCs phagocytose the fungal component zymosan, resulting in phosphorylation of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), increase in cytosolic calcium levels, and ultimately, increase in NFAT1 nuclear translocation. RNA sequencing analysis of zymosan-treated MSCs showed that CN-NFAT inhibition affects extracellular matrix (ECM) genes but not cytokine expression that is under the control of the NF-kappa B pathway. When coculturing MSCs or decellularized MSC-ECM with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), selective NFAT inhibition in MSCs decreased cytokine expression by PBMCs. These findings reveal a dual mechanism underlying the MSC response to zymosan: while NF-kappa B directly controls inflammatory cytokine expression, NFAT impacts immune-cell functions by regulating ECM remodeling.
25-giu-2021
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore BIO/01 - BOTANICA GENERALE
English
Immunology
Mycology
Tidu, F., De Zuani, M., Jose, S.s., Bendíčková, K., Kubala, L., Caruso, F., et al. (2021). NFAT signaling in human mesenchymal stromal cells affects extracellular matrix remodeling and antifungal immune responses. ISCIENCE, 24(6) [10.1016/j.isci.2021.102683].
Tidu, F; De Zuani, M; Jose, Ss; Bendíčková, K; Kubala, L; Caruso, F; Cavalieri, F; Forte, G; Frič, J
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