Mesenchymal stromal cell therapy reduces lung inflammation and vascular remodeling and improves hemodynamics in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Lucas de MendonçaNathane S FelixNatália G BlancoJaqueline S Da SilvaTatiana P FerreiraSoraia C AbreuFernanda F CruzNazareth RochaPatrícia M SilvaVanessa MartinsVera L CapelozziGizele Zapata-SudoPatricia R M RoccoPedro Leme SilvaPublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2017)
In MCT-induced PAH, MSC therapy reduced lung vascular remodeling, thus improving hemodynamics. These beneficial effects were associated with increased levels of proapoptotic markers, mesenchymal-to-endothelial transition, reduced cell proliferation markers, and inflammation due to a shift away from the M1 phenotype.