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Human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells protect against renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis in cisplatin-treated rats

Journal

BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
Volume 121, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109662

Keywords

Acute kidney injury; Chronic kidney disease; Cisplatin; Human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells; Renal interstitial fibrosis

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81570618, 81873607]
  2. Development and Reform Commission of Hunan Province [2014-658]
  3. Scientific Foundation of Hunan Province, China [S2013F1022]
  4. Clinical Medical Technology Innovation Guide Project of Hunan Province [2017SK50117]

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Currently, there is no effective method to prevent renal interstitial fibrosis after acute kidney injury (AKI). In this study, we established and screened a new renal interstitial fibrosis rat model after cisplatin-induced AKI. Our results indicated that rats injected with 4 mg/kg cisplatin once a week for two weeks after firstly administrated with 6.5 mg/kg loading dose of cisplatin could set up a more accurate model reflecting AKI progression to renal interstitial fibrosis. Then, we investigated the effects and possible mechanisms of human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells (hUCBMNCs) on renal tubular interstitial fibrosis after cisplatin-induced AKI. In rats injected with hUCBMNCs for four times, level of matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7) in serum and urine, urinary albumin/creatinine ratio, tubular pathological scores, the relative collagen area of the tubulointerstitial region, endoplasmic reticulum dilation and the mitochondrial ultrastructural damage were significantly improved. The level of reactive oxygen species, alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), [NOD]-like pyrin domain containing protein 3 and cleaved-Caspase 3 in renal tissue decreased significantly. However, in rats injected with hUCBMNCs for two times, no significant difference was discovered in MMP-7 levels and urinary albumin/creatinine ratio. Although expression of alpha-SMA and the percentage areas of collagen staining in tubulointerstitial tissues were ameliorated in rats injected with hUCBMNCs for two times, the effects were significantly weaker than those in rats injected with hUCBMNCs for four times. Taken together, our study constructed a highly efficient, duplicable novel rat model of renal fibrosis after cisplatin-induced AKI. Multiple injections of hUCBMNCs may prevent renal interstitial fibrosis after cisplatin-induced AKI.

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