期刊
TRANSLATIONAL STROKE RESEARCH
卷 2, 期 3, 页码 279-293出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12975-011-0101-5
关键词
Stroke; Brain ischaemia; Large animal model; Cell therapy; Neuroprotection; Translational research
资金
- European Union
- Development Bank of Saxony (Sachsische Aufbau Bank, SAB)
- German Federal Ministry for Education and research (Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung, BMBF)
Translational researchers and clinicians recommend the use of large animal models in preclinical stroke research. This represents an important part of a strategy aiming to prevent past translational failures in future therapeutic developments. Thirty-five Merino rams were subjected to sham surgery (n=3), one-branch middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO, n=8) or total MCAO (n=24). Twelve animals from the latter group received intravenous administration of 4x10(6) autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells (BM MNC) per kilogram 24 h after total MCAO. Animals were sacrificed at day 49 post MCAO. Histological investigations were performed to reveal (1) the impact of different MCAO modalities on a cellular level and (2) the influence of BM MNC therapy following stroke. Clear differences between one-branch and total MCAO were observed histologically with results being comparable to those seen in human patients. BM MNC treatment reduced final lesion extension, lymphocytic infiltration and axonal degeneration after MCAO. The sheep model may represent a feasible tool for translational stroke research as pathohistological findings mimic the situation in humans. Histological evidence was found for beneficial impact of autologous BM MNC therapy. Further studies are needed to assess the neurofunctional impact of the approach in the gyrencephalic brain.
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