title: Mesenchymal stem cells decrease splenocytes apoptosis in a sepsis experimental model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are potent modulators of immune responses. Sepsis is the association of a systemic inflammatory response with an infection. The aim of this study was to test the ability of MSCs derived from adipose tissue, which have immunomodulatory effects, and to inhibit the septic process in an experimental model of mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three experimental groups (male C57BL/6 mice) were formed for the test: control group, untreated septic group and septic group treated with MSCs (1 × 10(6) cells/animal).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the control group, there were no deaths; in the untreated septic group, the mortality rate was 100 % within 26 h; in the septic group treated with MSCs, the mortality rate reached 40 % within 26 h. The group treated with MSCs was able to reduce the markers of tissue damage in the liver and pancreas. The treated group had a reduction of inflammatory markers. Furthermore, the MSCs-treated group was able to inhibit the increase of apoptosis in splenocytes observed in the untreated septic group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data showed that MSCs ameliorated the immune response with decrease of inflammatory cytokines and increase anti-inflammatory IL-10; moreover, inhibited splenocytes apoptosis and, consequently, inhibited tissue damage during sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Pesquisa em Biofísica Celular e Inflamação, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6681, prédio 12, bloco C, sala 221, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 90619-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pedrazza
authors.forename: Adroaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lunardelli
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luft
authors.forename: Carolina Uribe
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Fernanda Cristina
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: de Mesquita
authors.forename: Shanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bitencourt
authors.forename: Fernanda Bordignon
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Jarbas Rodrigues
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D053078:Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D016207:Cytokines; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000681:Amylases