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- Title
Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells improve uterine incision healing after cesarean delivery in rats by modulating the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.
- Authors
Sun, Qing; Zhang, Dan; Ai, Qiuying; Yue, Yang; Wang, Haijiao; Tang, Le; Yi, Xiling; Wang, Siyuan; Zheng, Yang
- Abstract
Objective: Although human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HU-MSCs) have attracted increasing attention because of their pivotal functions in the process of wound healing, the underlying molecular mechanisms have been poorly understood. It has been shown that the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway plays an important role in the process of scar formation. The present study focused on exploring whether HU-MSCs improve uterine incision healing after cesarean delivery in rats via the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway. Study Design: Pregnant rats were randomly assigned to three groups, including the NP group, incision-injected group (HU-MSCs1 group), and tail vein-injected group (HU-MSCs2 group), and 30 days after cesarean section, sampling was carried out to further explore the specific mechanisms from tissue and protein levels. Results: HU-MSCs secretion could inhibit the fibrosis of scar tissue. We observed that the TGF-β induced expression of TGF-β1, Smad2, and Smad3 was attenuated upon HU-MSCs treatment in scar tissue, while the decrease in TGF-β3 expression was enhanced by HU-MSCs. Furthermore, HU-MSCs treatment accelerated wound healing and attenuated collagen deposition in a damaged uterine rat model, leading to the promoting of uterine incision scarring. In addition, the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (a-SMA) was enhanced by HU-MSCs treatment. Conclusion: HU-MSCs transplantation promotes rat cesarean section uterine incision scar healing by modulating the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.
- Subjects
MESENCHYMAL stem cells; CESAREAN section; CELLULAR signal transduction; UMBILICAL cord; HEALING
- Publication
Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2024, Vol 310, Issue 1, p103
- ISSN
0932-0067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00404-024-07381-w