Transplantation of Exosomes Derived From Human Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Enhances Functional Improvement in Stroke Rats
| Autor: | Yu-Sung Chiu, Kuo-Jen Wu, Seong-Jin Yu, Kun-Lieh Wu, Chang-Yi Hsieh, Yu-Sheng Chou, Kuan-Yu Chen, Yu-Syuan Wang, Eun-Kyung Bae, Tsai-Wei Hung, Shih-Hsun Lin, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Shu-Ching Hsu, Yun Wang, Yun-Hsiang Chen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Cell Transplantation, Vol 33 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1555-3892 09636897 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/09636897241296366 |
| Popis: | Cerebral ischemic stroke is a major cerebrovascular disease and the leading cause of adult disability. We and others previously demonstrated that transplantation of human Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells (WJ-MSCs) attenuated neuronal damage and promoted functional improvement in stroke animals. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of human WJ-MSC exosome (Exo) transplant in cellular and rat models of cerebral stroke. Administration of Exo significantly antagonized glutamate-mediated neuronal loss and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP-X nick end labeling (TUNEL) in rat primary cortical neuronal cultures. Adult male rats underwent a 60-min middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo); Exo or vehicle was injected through the tail vein 5–10 min after the MCAo. Two days later, the rats underwent a series of behavioral tests. Stroke rats receiving Exo developed a significant improvement in locomotor function and forelimb strength while reductions in body asymmetry and Bederson’s neurological score. After the behavioral test, brain tissues were harvested for histological and quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses. Animals receiving Exo had less infarction volume, measured by 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. Transplantation of Exo increased the expression of protective neurotrophic factors (BMP7, GDNF) and anti-apoptotic factors (Bcl2, Bcl-xL) in the ischemic brain. These findings suggest that early post-treatment with WJ-MSC Exo, given non-invasively through the vein, improved functional recovery and reduced brain damage in the stroke brain. |
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