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(Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2005;46:900-907.)
© 2005 by The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.
DOI:  10.1167/iovs.04-0495
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Immunosuppressive Factors Secreted by Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells

Haochuan Li,1 Jerry Y. Niederkorn,1 Sudha Neelam,1 Elizabeth Mayhew,1 R. Ann Word,2 James P. McCulley,1 and Hassan Alizadeh1

1From the Departments of Ophthalmology and 2Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

PURPOSE. Amniotic membrane has been applied to the ocular surface to restore corneal function. The beneficial effect of amniotic membrane transplantation may be due to the immunosuppressive effects of amniotic epithelial cells. The purpose of this study was to determine whether amniotic epithelial cells (AECs) secrete anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative factors that affect the chemotaxis of neutrophils and macrophages and suppress both T- and B-cell proliferation in vitro.

METHODS. Human amniotic cells were isolated from human amniotic membrane and cultured in vitro. The supernatants from AEC cultures were collected after 48 hours of incubation. Neutrophil and macrophage chemotactic activity was tested in the presence of AEC supernatant, using 24-well migration assay chambers. Lymphocyte proliferation was tested by H3-thymidine incorporation. Apoptosis was examined by caspase-3 and annexin V assays, and expression of cytokines was assessed by RT-PCR.

RESULTS. AEC supernatant significantly inhibited the chemotactic activity of neutrophils and macrophages toward macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-2 (P < 0.05). The supernatant significantly reduced the proliferation of both T and B cells after mitogenic stimulation (P < 0.05). Caspase-3 assays revealed that the supernatant induced apoptosis of T and B cells, but not of corneal epithelial cells and liver cells. In contrast to lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils were resistant to apoptosis induced by AEC supernatant. The AECs expressed message for TNF{alpha}, Fas ligand (FasL), TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand), TGFß, and macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MIF). However, AEC induction of apoptosis was inhibited (50%) by anti-FasL antibody but not by anti-TRAIL or anti-TNF{alpha} antibodies. Moreover, AEC supernatant inhibited macrophage migration in vitro.

CONCLUSIONS. AECs secrete soluble factors that inhibit cells in both the innate and adaptive immune systems.




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