iPSC-Derived Macrophages Effectively Treat Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Csf2rb-Deficient Mice

iPSC-Derived Macrophages Effectively Treat Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Csf2rb-Deficient Mice
Copyright © 2018 Mucci et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Mucci, A., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Hetzel, M., Liu, S., Suzuki, T., Happle, C., Ackermann, M., Kempf, H., Hillje, R., Kunkiel, J., Janosz, E., Brennig, S., Glage, S., Bankstahl, J.P., Dettmer, S., Rodt, T., Gohring, G., Trapnell, B., Hansen, G., Trapnell, C., Knudsen, L., Lachmann, N., Moritz, T.: Stem Cell Reports. 2018;11(3):696-710.

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Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived hematopoietic cells represent a highly attractive source for cell and gene therapy. Given the longevity, plasticity, and self-renewal potential of distinct macrophage subpopulations, iPSC-derived macrophages (iPSC-Mφ) appear of particular interest in this context. We here evaluated the airway residence, plasticity, and therapeutic efficacy of iPSC-Mφ in a murine model of hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (herPAP). We demonstrate that single pulmonary macrophage transplantation (PMT) of 2.5–4 × 106 iPSC-Mφ yields efficient airway residence with conversion of iPSC-Mφ to an alveolar macrophage (AMφ) phenotype characterized by a distinct surface marker and gene expression profile within 2 months. Moreover, PMT significantly improves alveolar protein deposition and other critical herPAP disease parameters. Thus, our data indicate iPSC-Mφ as a source of functional macrophages displaying substantial plasticity and therapeutic potential that upon pulmonary transplantation will integrate into the lung microenvironment, adopt an AMφ phenotype and gene expression pattern, and profoundly ameliorate pulmonary disease phenotypes.

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