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- Title
Cerebrospinal fluid from Alzheimer's disease patients as an optimal formulation for therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells in Alzheimer's disease.
- Authors
Lee, Jeongmin; Kwon, Soo Jin; Kim, Jang Hoon; Jang, Hyemin; Lee, Na Kyung; Hwang, Jung Won; Kim, Jong Hwa; Chang, Jong Wook; Na, Duk L.
- Abstract
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as one of the promising treatment options for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although many studies have investigated on the efficacy of MSCs in AD, how MSCs actually change following exposure to the AD environment has not been studied extensively. In this study, we investigated on the potential of AD patient-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples to be used as a formulation of MSCs and its application in AD therapeutics. When Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) were stored in the CSF of AD patients, the stemness of WJ-MSCs was preserved. Furthermore, several genes were upregulated following storage in AD CSF. This signified the therapeutic potential of CSF formulation for AD therapy. Overall, these findings suggest that CSF from AD patients can be an optimal source for MSC formulation.
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-018-37252-9