Anti-inflammatory Effects of Oct4/Sox2-overexpressing Human Adipose Tissue-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Background/Aim: The transcription factors Oct4
 and Sox2 enhance the proliferation and pluripotency of
 human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hATMSCs);
 however, the anti-inflammatory effects of Oct4- and
 Sox2-overexpressing hAT-MSCs (Oct4/Sox2-hAT-MSCs) are
 unclear. Here, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of
 Oct4/Sox2-hAT-MSCs in vitro and in vivo.
Accordingly, in this study, the anti-inflammatory effects
 of lentivirus-transduced Oct4/Sox2-hAT-MSCs were
 investigated by determining the expression of
 inflammation-related cytokines in macrophage cell lines
 treated with conditioned medium in vitro. In addition,
 sickness scores (diarrhea, eye condition, activity and fur
 condition) and survival rates were used to evaluate the antiinflammatory
 effects of the engineered hAT-MSCs in a
 mouse model.
 
 


