Human mesenchymal stromal cell‐derived extracellular vesicles attenuate aortic aneurysm formation and macrophage activation via microRNA‐147
Abstract
The formation of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is characterized by inflammation, macrophage infiltration, and vascular remodeling. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)‐derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) immunomodulate aortic inflammation, to mitigate AAA formation viamodulation of microRNA‐147. An elastase‐treatment model of AAA was used in male C57BL/6 wild‐type (WT) mice. Administration of EVs in elastase‐treated WT mice caused a significant attenuation of aortic diameter and mitigated proinflammatory cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, an increase in smooth muscle cell α‐actin expression, and a decrease in elastic fiber disruption, compared with untreated mice. A 10‐fold up‐regulation of microRNA (miR)‐ 147, a key mediator of macrophage inflammatory responses, was observed in murine aortic tissue in elastase‐treated mice compared with controls on d 14. EVs derived from MSCs transfected with miR‐147 mimic, but not with miR‐147 inhibitor, attenuated aortic diameter, inflammation, and leukocyte infiltration in elastase‐treated mice. In vitrostudies of human aortic tissue explants and murine‐derived CD11b+ macrophages induced proinflammatory cy tokines after elastase treatment, and the expression was attenuated by cocultures with EVs transfected with miR‐147 mimic, but not with miR‐147 inhibitor. Thus, our findings define a critical role of MSC‐derived EVs in attenuation of aortic inflammation and macrophage activation via…
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