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- Title
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived microparticles ameliorate peritubular capillary rarefaction via inhibition of endothelial-mesenchymal transition and decrease tubulointerstitial fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction.
- Authors
Hoon Young Choi; Hyun Gyu Lee; Beom Seok Kim; Sun Hee Ahn; Ara Jung; Mirae Lee; Jung Eun Lee; Hyung Jong Kim; Sung Kyu Ha; Hyeong Cheon Park
- Abstract
Introduction: Microparticles (MPs) derived from kidney-derived mesenchymal stem cells (KMSCs) have recently been reported to ameliorate rarefaction of peritubular capillaries (PTC) in ischemic kidneys via delivery of proangiogenic effectors. This study aimed to investigate whether KMSC-derived MPs show anti-fibrotic effects by ameliorating endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) in vitro and by preserving PTC in kidneys with unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) in vivo. Methods: MPs isolated from the supernatants of KMSC were co-cultured with HUVEC to assess their in vitro biologic effects on endothelial cells. Mice were treated with MPs via the tail vein after UUO injury to assess their anti-fibrotic and PTC sparing effects. Renal tubulointerstitial damage and inflammatory cell infiltration were examined with Masson's trichrome, F4/80 and a-smooth muscle actin (a-SMA) staining and PTC rarefaction index was determined by CD31 staining. Results: KMSC-derived MPs significantly ameliorated EndoMT and improved in vitro proliferation of TGF-ß1 treated HUVEC. In vivo administration of KMSC-derived MPs significantly inhibited EndoMT of PTC endothelial cells and improved PTC rarefaction in UUO kidneys. Furthermore, administration of KMSC-derived MPs inhibited inflammatory cell infiltration as well as tubulointerstitial fibrosis in UUO mice as demonstrated by decreased F4/80 and a-SMA-positive cells and Masson's trichrome staining, respectively. Conclusions: Our results suggest that KMSC-derived MPs ameliorate PTC rarefaction via inhibition of EndoMT and protect against progression of renal damage by inhibiting tubulointerstitial fibrosis.
- Subjects
MESENCHYMAL stem cells; URETERIC obstruction; FIBROSIS; UMBILICAL veins; KIDNEY diseases
- Publication
Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2015, Vol 6, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1757-6512
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13287-015-0012-6