Combined Treatment of Adipose Derived-Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Pregabalin Is Superior to Monotherapy for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Rats.

Autor: Yousof SM; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia., ElSayed DA; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt., El-Baz AA; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt., Sallam HS; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.; Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA., Abbas F; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Stem cells international [Stem Cells Int] 2021 Feb 15; Vol. 2021, pp. 8847110. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 15 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1155/2021/8847110
Abstrakt: Aims: Neuropathic pain following nerve injury does not respond well to most available pharmacological remedies. We aimed to compare the outcome of the addition of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) to pregabalin for neuropathic pain treatment.
Methods: Adult female albino rats ( n = 100) were randomized to receive traumatic sciatic nerve injury or sham. Animals were then randomized to ADMSC treatment with or without pregabalin. We conducted a battery of neurobehavioral and electrophysiological to assess neuropathic pain. Following sacrifice, we evaluated the histological changes and gene expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the sciatic nerve. Serum and sciatic nerve tissue pro- and inflammatory cytokine levels were also assessed.
Results: (1) All treatments significantly improved thermal withdrawal latency, sciatic nerve conduction velocity, and proinflammatory cytokine levels in injured animals, with no significant effect of the combined treatments compared to pregabalin monotherapy ( p < 0.05 each). (2) Combined treatment significantly improved medial gastrocnemius electromyographic amplitude and sciatic function index compared to pregabalin monotherapy ( p < 0.05 each). (3) Combined treatment significantly increased the BDNF expression, decreased anti-inflammatory cytokine ( p < 0.05 each), and restored the structural nerve damage, compared to pregabalin monotherapy.
Conclusions: Combined treatment is associated with greater improvement of the sciatic nerve structure and function. Further studies are warranted to study the mechanism of action of the combined treatment to improve neuropathic pain.
Competing Interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
(Copyright © 2021 Shimaa Mohammad Yousof et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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