FRI0014 Antioxidant role of microvesicles from adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes
Background Oxidative stress results in the disruption of normal physiologic signaling leading to inflammatory changes, cartilage degradation and osteoarthritis (OA) progression (1). Recent advances have revealed the role of cell-derived microvesicles (MV) as a new mechanism of cell-to-cell communication with potential therapeutic applications. We have shown previously the antiinflammatory effects of human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSC) conditioned medium in OA chondrocytes (2). Objectives We have isolated the MV fraction from the secretome of AD-MSC to investigate its activity on oxidative stress and inflammation in OA chondrocytes stimulated with interleukin (IL)-1β…