Intra-Arterial Transplantation of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mounts Neuroprotective Effects in a Transient Ischemic Stroke Model in Rats: Analyses of Therapeutic Time Window and Its Mechanisms

被引：86

作者：

Toyoshima, Atsuhiko ^{[1
]}

Yasuhara, Takao ^{[1
]}

Kameda, Masahiro ^{[1
]}

Morimoto, Jun ^{[1
]}

Takeuchi, Hayato ^{[1
]}

Wang, Feifei ^{[2
]}

Sasaki, Tatsuya ^{[1
]}

Sasada, Susumu ^{[1
]}

Shinko, Aiko ^{[1
]}

Wakamori, Takaaki ^{[1
]}

Okazaki, Mihoko ^{[1
]}

Kondo, Akihiko ^{[1
]}

Agari, Takashi ^{[1
]}

Borlongan, Cesario V. ^{[3
]}

Date, Isao ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neurol Surg, Kita Ku, Okayama 7008558, Japan

[2] Kochi Univ, Sch Med, Ctr Innovat & Translat Med, Nankoku, Kochi 7838505, Japan

[3] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, Dept Neurosurg, Tampa, FL 33612 USA

来源：

PLOS ONE | 2015年 / 10卷 / 06期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

MARROW MONONUCLEAR-CELLS; BLOOD-BRAIN-BARRIER; EXPERIMENTAL INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL-ARTERY OCCLUSION; FACTOR-SECRETING CELLS; BONE-MARROW; FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY; STROMAL CELLS; REPERFUSION INJURY; NEURAL STEM;

D O I：

10.1371/journal.pone.0127302

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Objective Intra-arterial stem cell transplantation exerts neuroprotective effects for ischemic stroke. However, the optimal therapeutic time window and mechanisms have not been completely understood. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the timing of intra-arterial transplantation of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in ischemic stroke model in rats and its efficacy in acute phase. Methods Adult male Wistar rats weighing 200 to 250g received right middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 90 minutes. MSCs (1x10(6)cells/ 1ml PBS) were intra-arterially injected at either 1, 6, 24, or 48 hours (1, 6, 24, 48h group) after MCAO. PBS (1ml) was intra-arterially injected to control rats at 1 hour after MCAO. Behavioral test was performed immediately after reperfusion, and at 3, 7 days after MCAO using the Modified Neurological Severity Score (mNSS). Rats were euthanized at 7 days after MCAO for evaluation of infarct volumes and the migration of MSCs. In order to explore potential mechanisms of action, the upregulation of neurotrophic factor and chemotactic cytokine (bFGF, SDF-1 alpha) induced by cell transplantation was examined in another cohort of rats that received intra-arterial transplantation at 24 hours after recanalization then euthanized at 7 days after MCAO for protein assays. Results Behavioral test at 3 and 7 days after transplantation revealed that stroke rats in 24h group displayed the most robust significant improvements in mNSS compared to stroke rats in all other groups (p's<0.05). Similarly, the infarct volumes of stroke rats in 24h group were much significantly decreased compared to those in all other groups (p's<0.05). These observed behavioral and histological effects were accompanied by MSC survival and migration, with the highest number of integrated MSCs detected in the 24h group. Moreover, bFGF and SDF-1 alpha levels of the infarcted cortex were highly elevated in the 24h group compared to control group (p's<0.05). Conclusions These results suggest that intra-arterial allogeneic transplantation of MSCs provides post-stroke functional recovery and reduction of infarct volumes in ischemic stroke model of rats. The upregulation of bFGF and SDF-1 alpha likely played a key mechanistic role in enabling MSC to afford functional effects in stroke. MSC transplantation at 24 hours after recanalization appears to be the optimal timing for ischemic stroke model, which should guide the design of clinical trials of cell transplantation for stroke patients.

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