Review Article

The Influence of Intervertebral Disc Microenvironment on the Biological Behavior of Engrafted Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Table 7

Effects of inflammatory cytokines and proteases on the biological behavior of MSCs.

Cell sourcesYearTeamJournalResultsReference

Inflammatory cytokinesBMSCs2007Ponte et al.Stem CellsTNF-α (1 ng/mL) promoted BMSC migration.[181]
2009Felka et al.Osteoarthritis CartilageIL-1β (2 ng/mL) inhibited the chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs, while hypoxia (2% O2) reduced the inhibitory effect of IL-1β on the chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs.[77]
2009Huang et al.Cell Death DifferIL-17 (50 ng/mL) promoted BMSC proliferation and migration.[190]
2011Mojsilović et al.Cell Tissue ResIL-17 (5-50 ng/mL) and bFGF (1 ng/mL) promoted the proliferation of BMSCs by activating p38 and ERK-mediated MAPK signaling pathway.[191]
2011Gantenbein-Ritter et al.Eur Spine JTGF-β1 (10 ng/mL) and GDF-5 (100 ng/mL) promoted the differentiation of BMSCs into NP-like cells.[194]
2011Stoyanov et al.Eur Cell MaterHypoxia (2% O2) and GDF5 (100 ng/mL) promoted the differentiation of BMSCs to a NP-like phenotype.[80]
2017Wang et al.Cell Death DisTNF-α promoted (30 ng/mL) BMSC migration.[182]
2018Teixeira et al.SpineIL-1β (10 ng/mL) promoted BMSC migration but had no effect on cell viability.[180]
2018Ma et al.Ann TransplantIL-17 (50 ng/mL) increased the homing and immunosuppressive abilities of BMSCs.[192]
2019Kasprzycka et al.Stem Cell Res TherIL-4 (50 ng/mL) and IL-6 (50 ng/mL) inhibit BMSC proliferation but promote their migration.[189]
2021Xie et al.Nat CommunHigh concentration of TNF-α (100 ng/mL) promoted the directional migration of BMSCs.[183]
AD-MSCs2014Clarke et al.Arthritis Res TherCompared with TGF-β (10 ng/mL) or GDF-5 (100 ng/mL), GDF-6 (100 ng/mL) was more suitable for promoting the differentiation of MSCs to NP-like phenotype, and it was more pronounced in AD-MSCs than in BMSCs.[196]
2016Colombier et al.Stem CellsTGF-β1 (10 ng/mL) combined with GDF-5 (100 ng/mL) promoted the chondrogenic differentiation of AD-MSCs.[197]
2016Mohammadpour et al.Immunopharmacology and ImmunotoxicologyIFN-γ (10 ng/mL) alone or in combination with TNF-α (10 ng/mL) promoted the proliferation of AD-MSCs, while TNF-α (10 ng/mL) alone had no effect on the proliferation of AD-MSCs.[185]
2018Brandt et al.Int J Mol Sci.High concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β: 10 ng/mL and/or TNF-α: 50 ng/mL) promoted the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of AD-MSCs but inhibited cell viability and chondrogenic differentiation.[184]
2020Li et al.Biochem Biophys Res Commun.TGF-β3 (100 ng/mL) promoted the chondrogenic differentiation of AD-MSCs.[198]
2020Archacka et al.CellsIL-4 (10 ng/mL) enhanced the migration ability of AD-MSCs.[199]
2020Zimowska et al.Int J Mol SciIL-4 (10 ng/mL) promoted AD-MSC proliferation and migration.[200]
NP-MSCs2015Tao et al.Growth FactorsTGF-β3 (10 ng/mL) combined with IGF-1 (10 ng/mL) promoted NP-MSC viability and differentiation towards NP-like phenotype.[195]
2019Cheng et al.J Cell BiochemHigh concentrations of TNF-α (50-200 ng/mL) induced apoptosis of NP-MSCs, whereas a relatively low concentrations of TNF-α (0.1-10 ng/mL) promoted NP-MSC proliferation and migration but inhibited their differentiation into NP-like cells.[186]
UC-MSCs2018Yang et al.Mol Cell BiochemIL-1β (20 ng/mL) and TNF-α (20 ng/mL) inhibited the proliferation of UC-MSCs but promoted their chondrogenic differentiation, and IL-6 (20 ng/mL) inhibited the chondrogenic differentiation of UC-MSCs.[187]
PMSCs2007Li et al.Cells Tissues OrgansProinflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8) promoted the proliferation of PMSCs in a dose-dependent manner, while anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-4) inhibited the proliferation of PMSCs in a dose-dependent manner.[201]
2018Yi et al.Cellular ImmunologyIFN-γ (20 ng/mL) inhibited the proliferation and migration of PMSCs.[203]
2020Zhang et al.Cell ImmunolIL-1β (20 ng/mL or 30 ng/mL) promoted the migration of PMSCs but inhibited cell proliferation.[202]
AF-MSCs2011Park et al.BiomaterialsTGF-β3 (100 ng/mL) promoted the proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation of AF-MSCs.[205]
AMSCs2019Borem et al.J Orthop ResCompared with AD-MSCS, the same inflammation conditions promoted chondrogenic differentiation of AMSC.[207]
PB-MSCs2018Calle et al.Stem Cell Res TherIL-1β promoted the migration of AD-MSCs and PB-MSCs.[206]

MMPBMSCs2006Neth et al.Stem CellsMT1-MMP promoted BMSC proliferation and migration.[210]
2007Ries et al.BloodMMP-2, MT1-MMP, and TIMP-2 promoted BMSC migration, while TIMP-1 inhibited their migration.[211]
2010Lu et al.BloodMT1-MMP dominated BMSC migration and differentiation into NP-like cells.[212]
2013Sun et al.Cell SignalMT1-MMP promoted BMSC proliferation.[213]
2016Gao et al.Mol Reprod DevSilencing MMP-2 reduced BMSC proliferation and migration.[214]
AD-MSCs2019He et al.Am J Physiol Heart Circ PhysiolMMP-9 promoted AD-MSC proliferation and migration.[215]
2020Rong et al.Dermatol TherOverexpression of MMP-3 reduced the expression level of collagen-I in AD-MSCs.[216]
NP-MSCs2019Zhang et al.Cell SignalDownregulation of MMP-3 promoted the chondrogenic differentiation of NP-MSCs.[217]
UC-MSCs2014Marquez-Curtis et al.Stem Cells IntIncreased expression of MMP-2 promoted UC-MSC migration.[218]

AD-MSCs: adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells; AF-MSCs: amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells; AMSCs: amniotic membrane-derived mesenchymal stem cells; BMSCs: bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells; GDF: growth and differentiation factor; IL: interleukin; IVD: intervertebral disc; MMP: matrix metalloproteinases; MT1-MMP: membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases; NP-MSCs: nucleus pulposus-derived mesenchymal stem cells; PB-MSCs: peripheral blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells; PMSCs: placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells; TGF: transforming growth factor; TIMPs: tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; UC-MSCs: umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells.