Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke
ObjectiveThis study explored the underlying therapeutic mechanism of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) for ischemic stroke (IS), and determined the optimal administration time windows and dose-effect relationship.MethodsThe levels of SDF-1α, IL-10, IL-6, TNF-α, BDNF, IL-1β, and V...
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| author | Danpeng Shen Hongwei Wang Hongyan Zhu Cuibao Jiang Fan Xie Hongpeng Zhang Qian Lv Qi Liu Zhiqiang Wang Nianmin Qi Hao Wang |
| author_facet | Danpeng Shen Hongwei Wang Hongyan Zhu Cuibao Jiang Fan Xie Hongpeng Zhang Qian Lv Qi Liu Zhiqiang Wang Nianmin Qi Hao Wang |
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| description | ObjectiveThis study explored the underlying therapeutic mechanism of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) for ischemic stroke (IS), and determined the optimal administration time windows and dose-effect relationship.MethodsThe levels of SDF-1α, IL-10, IL-6, TNF-α, BDNF, IL-1β, and VEGF-A factors in serum and brain tissue lysate were measured by ELISA. The pathological status of brain tissues was evaluated by Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining, and apoptosis of nerve cells was detected by tunel. The protein expression of CXCR-4, NeuN, and Nestin in the brain tissues was assessed through immunofluorescence. The balance beam, forelimb muscle strength, and limb placement were tested on MCAO rats at different time points and doses. The infarct area of the rat brain tissues was measured at the end of the experiment.ResultsThe hUCMSC treatment during the acute phase of MCAO significantly reduced the secretion of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β but increased IL-10 in serum, and the levels of SDF-α and BDNF in serum and brain tissues lysate were also increased. The pathological results showed that there were more neurons in the treatment group compared to the model group. Immunofluorescence assays showed that the expression of CXCR4、Nestin、NeuN was relatively higher than that in the model group. The d4 and d7 treatment significantly improves the motor function, promotes the recovery of forelimb muscle strength, increases the forelimb placement rate and reduces the scope of cerebral infarction, but the d14 treatment group has less therapeutic effect compared to the d4 and d7 treatment. The 2×107/kg treatment showed the best therapeutic effect, followed by the 1×107/kg treatment, and the worst is 0.5×107/kg treatment from the test of balance beam, forelimb muscle strength, limb placement and the infarct area of the rat brain tissues.ConclusionThe hUCMSCs can inhibit the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the brain tissue, and promote the repair of brain tissue structure and function. Early intervention by injecting high-dose of hUCMSCs can significantly improve the recovery of neurological/motor function and reduce the size of cerebral infarction in rats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b32bd1d6ec7e44bcb235b7b6cf1f6e932023-01-16T14:19:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242023-01-011310.3389/fimmu.2022.10954691095469Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic strokeDanpeng ShenHongwei WangHongyan ZhuCuibao JiangFan XieHongpeng ZhangQian LvQi LiuZhiqiang WangNianmin QiHao WangObjectiveThis study explored the underlying therapeutic mechanism of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) for ischemic stroke (IS), and determined the optimal administration time windows and dose-effect relationship.MethodsThe levels of SDF-1α, IL-10, IL-6, TNF-α, BDNF, IL-1β, and VEGF-A factors in serum and brain tissue lysate were measured by ELISA. The pathological status of brain tissues was evaluated by Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining, and apoptosis of nerve cells was detected by tunel. The protein expression of CXCR-4, NeuN, and Nestin in the brain tissues was assessed through immunofluorescence. The balance beam, forelimb muscle strength, and limb placement were tested on MCAO rats at different time points and doses. The infarct area of the rat brain tissues was measured at the end of the experiment.ResultsThe hUCMSC treatment during the acute phase of MCAO significantly reduced the secretion of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β but increased IL-10 in serum, and the levels of SDF-α and BDNF in serum and brain tissues lysate were also increased. The pathological results showed that there were more neurons in the treatment group compared to the model group. Immunofluorescence assays showed that the expression of CXCR4、Nestin、NeuN was relatively higher than that in the model group. The d4 and d7 treatment significantly improves the motor function, promotes the recovery of forelimb muscle strength, increases the forelimb placement rate and reduces the scope of cerebral infarction, but the d14 treatment group has less therapeutic effect compared to the d4 and d7 treatment. The 2×107/kg treatment showed the best therapeutic effect, followed by the 1×107/kg treatment, and the worst is 0.5×107/kg treatment from the test of balance beam, forelimb muscle strength, limb placement and the infarct area of the rat brain tissues.ConclusionThe hUCMSCs can inhibit the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the brain tissue, and promote the repair of brain tissue structure and function. Early intervention by injecting high-dose of hUCMSCs can significantly improve the recovery of neurological/motor function and reduce the size of cerebral infarction in rats.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1095469/fullhUCMSCsMCAOIschemic strokeTime windowsDose-effect relationship |
| spellingShingle | Danpeng Shen Hongwei Wang Hongyan Zhu Cuibao Jiang Fan Xie Hongpeng Zhang Qian Lv Qi Liu Zhiqiang Wang Nianmin Qi Hao Wang Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke Frontiers in Immunology hUCMSCs MCAO Ischemic stroke Time windows Dose-effect relationship |
| title | Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke |
| title_full | Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke |
| title_fullStr | Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke |
| title_short | Pre-clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke |
| title_sort | pre clinical efficacy evaluation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for ischemic stroke |
| topic | hUCMSCs MCAO Ischemic stroke Time windows Dose-effect relationship |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1095469/full |
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