| Autor: |
Avin Ee-Hwan Koh, Hiba Amer Alsaeedi, Munirah Binti Abd Rashid, Chenshen Lam, Mohd Hairul Nizam Harun, Min Hwei Ng, Hazlita Mohd Isa, Kong Yong Then, Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion, Aisha Farhana, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Suresh Kumar Subbiah, Pooi Ling Mok |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 9 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-634X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fcell.2021.652017 |
| Popis: |
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are highly regarded as a potential treatment for retinal degenerative disorders like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. However, donor cell heterogeneity and inconsistent protocols for transplantation have led to varied outcomes in clinical trials. We previously showed that genetically-modifying MSCs to express erythropoietin (MSCEPO) improved its regenerative capabilities in vitro. Hence, in this study, we sought to prove its potential in vivo by transplanting MSCsEPO in a rat retinal degeneration model and analyzing its retinal transcriptome using RNA-Seq. Firstly, MSCsEPO were cultured and expanded before being intravitreally transplanted into the sodium iodate-induced model. After the procedure, electroretinography (ERG) was performed bi-weekly for 30 days. Histological analyses were performed after the ERG assessment. The retina was then harvested for RNA extraction. After mRNA-enrichment and library preparation, paired-end RNA-Seq was performed. Salmon and DESeq2 were used to process the output files. The generated dataset was then analyzed using over-representation (ORA), functional enrichment (GSEA), and pathway topology analysis tools (SPIA) to identify enrichment of key pathways in the experimental groups. The results showed that the MSCEPO-treated group had detectable ERG waves (P |
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