Interferon-γ suppresses the proliferation and migration of human placenta-derived mesenchmal stromal cells and enhances their ability to induce the generation of CD4+CXCR5+Foxp3+Treg subset

Abstract We investigate the effects of interferon (IFN)-γ on human placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hPMSCs), in particular, their adhesion, proliferation and migration and modulatory effects on the CD4 + CXCR5 + Foxp3 + Treg subset. And we compared hPMSCs ability to induce the generation of different Treg subsets in response to treatment with IFN-γ. We found that IFN-γ suppressed the proliferation and migration for hPMSCs. The ability of hPMSCs to induce the generation of CD4 + CXCR5 + Foxp3 + Treg subset was enhanced by IFN-γ. And maximal effectiveness of IFN-γ treated hPMSCs upon inducing the generation of Treg subsets was for CD4 + CXCR5 + Foxp3 + Treg subset as compared with that of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + , CD8 + CD25 + Foxp3 + , CD4 + IL-10 + and CD8 + IL-10 + Treg subsets. These results have important implications for the development and application of hPMSCs in clinical use.