Nanotopography reveals metabolites that maintain the immunomodulatory phenotype of mesenchymal stromal cells

Abstract

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are multipotent progenitor cells that are of considerable clinical potential in transplantation and anti-inflammatory therapies due to their capacity for tissue repair and immunomodulation. However, MSCs rapidly differentiate once in culture, making their large-scale expansion for use in immunomodulatory therapies challenging. Although the differentiation mechanisms of MSCs have been extensively investigated using materials, little is known about how materials can influence paracrine activities of MSCs. Here, we show that nanotopography can control the immunomodulatory capacity of MSCs through decreased intracellular tension and increasing oxidative glycolysis. We use nanotopography to identify bioactive metabolites that modulate intracellular tension, growth and immunomodulatory phenotype of MSCs in standard culture and during larger scale cell manufacture. Our findings demonstrate an effective route to support large-scale expansion of functional MSCs for therapeutic purposes.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36293-7
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Biosciences
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship
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Publication ISSN: 2041-1723
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2024 18:50
Date Deposited: 14 Feb 2023 10:23
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Published Date: 2023-02-10
Accepted Date: 2023-01-25
Submitted Date: 2021-12-09
Authors: Ross, Ewan A. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5733-9361)
Turner, Lesley-Anne
Donnelly, Hannah
Saeed, Anwer
Tsimbouri, Monica P.
Burgess, Karl V.
Blackburn, Gavin
Jayawarna, Vineetha
Xiao, Yinbo
Oliva, Mariana A. G.
Willis, Jennifer
Bansal, Jaspreet
Reynolds, Paul (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4383-8690)
Wells, Julia A.
Mountford, Joanne
Vassalli, Massimo
Gadegaard, Nikolaj
Oreffo, Richard O. C.
Salmeron-Sanchez, Manuel
Dalby, Matthew J.

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