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- Title
Comparison of Transdifferentiated and Untransdifferentiated Human Umbilical Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rats after Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Authors
Hong, Sun-Quan; Zhang, Hong-Tian; You, Jian; Zhang, Mao-Ying; Cai, Ying-Qian; Jiang, Xiao-Dan; Xu, Ru-Xiang
- Abstract
Transdifferentiated and untransdifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown therapeutic benefits in central nervous system (CNS) injury. However, it is unclear which would be more appropriate for transplantation. To address this question, we transplanted untransdifferentiated human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells (HUMSCs) and transdifferentiated HUMSCs (HUMSC-derived neurospheres, HUMSC-NSs) into a rat model of traumatic brain injury. Cognitive function, cell survival and differentiation, brain tissue morphology and neurotrophin expression were compared between groups. Significant improvements in cognitive function and brain tissue morphology were seen in the HUMSCs group compared with HUMSC-NSs group, which was accompanied by increased neurotrophin expression. Moreover, only few grafted cells survived in both the HUMSCs and HUMSC-NSs groups, with very few of the cells differentiating into neural-like cells. These findings indicate that HUMSCs are more appropriate for transplantation and their therapeutic benefits may be associated with neuroprotection rather than cell replacement.
- Subjects
MESENCHYMAL stem cells; UMBILICAL cord; BRAIN injuries; LABORATORY rats; CENTRAL nervous system; COGNITIVE ability; NERVE growth factor; STEM cell transplantation
- Publication
Neurochemical Research, 2011, Vol 36, Issue 12, p2391
- ISSN
0364-3190
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11064-011-0567-2