title: Plasticity of mesenchymal stem cells in immunomodulation: pathological and therapeutic implications.
abstract: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stromal cells that exist in many tissues and are capable of differentiating into several different cell types. Exogenously administered MSCs migrate to damaged tissue sites, where they participate in tissue repair. Their communication with the inflammatory microenvironment is an essential part of this process. In recent years, much has been learned about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the interaction between MSCs and various participants in inflammation. Depending on their type and intensity, inflammatory stimuli confer on MSCs the ability to suppress the immune response in some cases or to enhance it in others. Here we review the current findings on the immunoregulatory plasticity of MSCs in disease pathogenesis and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences/Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences/Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences/Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: 1] Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences/Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. [2] Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. [3] Soochow Institutes for Translational Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yufang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000276:immunology*