Journal: Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Article Title: Mesenchymal Stem Cells Modulate the Functional Properties of Microglia via TGF-β Secretion
doi: 10.5966/sctm.2015-0217
Figure Lengend Snippet: MSC-CM restored CX3CR1, CD206, and CD200R expression in LPS-stimulated microglia. To investigate the effect of MSC-CM on the expression of CD86, CX3CR1, CD206, and CD200R in LPS-stimulated microglia, we performed flow cytometry. (A): Microglia were treated with LPS for 24 hours and MSC-CM was incubated for 72 hours. The isotype control was indicated as gray color. Control group (red), LPS group (green), and LPS + MSC-CM (blue) were indicated, respectively. The table box beside the diagram indicates the percentage of positive cells in each group. (B): Rather than divide this microglia population further by imposing strict boundaries on a continuous expression pattern, we then determined MFI of the entire remaining population for each marker, and we calculated the M2:M1 MFI ratio (CX3CR1, CD206, or CD200R/CD86). MSC-CM restored CX3CR1, CD206, and CD200R MFI, whereas it inhibited the CD86 in LPS-stimulated microglia, showing the normalization of M2:M1 MFI ratio. (C): Immunofluorescence results showed a similar pattern with flow cytometry analysis. Microglia was stained with Iba-1 and DAPI, respectively. (D): MSC-CM restored mRNA expression of CX3CR1 and CD206 in LPS-stimulated microglia following to incubation time. The data are means ± SEM of three independent experiments. §, p < .001 in comparison with control (CON); §§, p < .01; §§§, p < .001 in comparison with LPS. Abbreviations: CON, control; DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; hr, hour; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; MFI, mean fluorescence intensity; MSC-CM, mesenchymal stromal cell-conditioned media; RQ, relative quantity.
Article Snippet: Rat MSC Conditioned Media and Drug Treatment in Primary Cultured Microglia Rat (Sprague Dawley) MSCs were purchased from Gibco (#S1601-100; Thermo Fisher Scientific).
Techniques: Expressing, Flow Cytometry, Incubation, Control, Marker, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Comparison, Fluorescence