Intracellular immunoglobulins in Namalva and U266 cells cocultivated with mesenchymal stromal cells

Abstract

The data concerning the influence of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) on immunoglobulin (Ig) production are contradictory. Most results were obtained using MSC derived from bone marrow. The properties of MSCs obtained from other tissues are not well studied. In the present work, MSC cultures have been established from umbilical cord, adipose tissue, and bone marrow of healthy donors, as well as from bone marrow of patients with autoimmune diseases. MSCs from all these sources exhibited similar surface markers. We assayed the influence of MSC cocultivation at exponential or stationary growth phases on IgM content in Namalva and IgE content in U266 cells. Bone marrow MSCs from healthy donors did not affect IgM and IgE production. Proliferating MSCs from patients with Crohn’s disease and multiple sclerosis stimulated Ig production. Exponentially growing MSCs derived from umbilical cord and adipose tissue also stimulated Ig synthesis. MSCs at stationary cultures enhanced IgM production in Namalva (cells) and suppressed IgE synthesis in U266 cells. Thus, MSCs from various tissues with common phenotypes differed in their capacity to modulate Ig production by B-lymphoid cells. The effect of MSCs depends on their growth stage and may be different for lymphoblastoid and myeloma cells.