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SUBMITTER: Choi H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3138686 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Hosoon H Lee Ryang Hwa RH Bazhanov Nikolay N Oh Joo Youn JY Prockop Darwin J DJ
Blood 20110506 2
Human mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (hMSCs) repair tissues and modulate immune systems but the mechanisms are not fully understood. We demonstrated that hMSCs are activated by inflammatory signals to secrete the anti-inflammatory protein, TNF-α-stimulated gene 6 protein (TSG-6) and thereby create a negative feedback loop that reduces inflammation in zymosan-induced peritonitis. The results demonstrate for the first time that TSG-6 interacts through the CD44 receptor on resident macrophages t ...[more]