Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have therapeutic potential, including the ability to self renew and differentiate into cells multiple lineages, but transplanted MSCs can be accelerate tumor growth in vivo. In this study, we determined whether microRNA...
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have therapeutic potential, including the ability to self renew and differentiate into cells multiple lineages, but transplanted MSCs can be accelerate tumor growth in vivo. In this study, we determined whether microRNAs (miRNAs) can regulate MSC-induced tumor outgrowth in mice. Overexpression of miR-146a in Human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSCs) inhibited hADSCs-induced tumor growth, cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation and induced the inhibition of NF-κB promoter activity by TNF-α. Transplantation of miR-146a-transfected hADSCs decreased both tumor vascularity compared with transplantiation of control olio-transfected hADSCs and mRNA expression of angiogenic factors. Similar with effect of miR-146a, Downregulation of Transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) inhibited tumor growth in vivo and NF-κB promoter activity. Transplantiation of TAK1 siRNA-transfected hADSCs also decreased tumor vascular density and angiogenesis. Our data indicate that miR-146a inhibited tumor growth-induced hADSCs via downregulation of NF-κB and angiogenesis