Table 2.
Summary of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) mechanisms in autoimmune diseases (AIDs).
| Target | SLE | RA | T1DM | MS | ITP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T cells | TGF-β1→Treg ↑/Th17↓ [27] | Treg↑/Th17↓ [54] | PD-1/PD-L1→Treg↑/Th1↓ [80] | Treg↑/Th17↓ [104] | T-bet↓/GATA-3↑ [113] |
| B cells | PD-L1/CCL2 [32, 33] | COX-2→Breg↓ [56] | CXCR4/CXCR5/CCR7↓ [82] | Breg↑ [104] | — |
| Macrophages | tSNA-21109→M2 [44] | IL-10↑/LPS↓ [60] | M1→M2 [87] | — | — |
| miRNA | miR-320b→MAP3K1 [15] | miR-150-5p→MMP14 [68] | miR-146a-5p→TRAF6 [93] | miR-23a–3p→PI3k/Akt [107] | miR-199a-5p→STAT3 [118] |