期刊
STEM CELLS
卷 36, 期 7, 页码 1109-1121出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/stem.2808
关键词
Mesenchymal stem cells; Autophagy; Hypoxia-ischemia; Brain damage; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Mammalian target of rapamycin
资金
- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFA0104200]
- National Science Foundation of China [81330016, 81630038, 81771634, 81200462]
- Ministry of Education of China [IRT0935]
- Science and Technology Bureau of Sichuan Province [2014SZ0149, 2016TD0002]
- Grant of clinical discipline program (neonatology) from the Ministry of Health of China [1311200003303]
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a serious disease for neonates. However, present therapeutic strategies are not effective enough for treating HIE. Previous study showed that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can exert neuroprotective effects for brain damage, but its mechanism remains elusive. Using in vitro coculture of rat cortical primary neurons and MSCs in HI conditions, we demonstrated that MSCs help increase brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and autophagy markers (LC3II and Beclin1) in the cultures and decrease cells death (lactate dehydrogenase levels). We demonstrated a similar mechanism using an in vivo rat model of HI in combination with MSCs transplantation. Using a behavioral study, we further showed that MSCs transplantation into the rat brain after HI injury can attenuate behavioral deficits. Finally, we found that the increase in BDNF and autophagy related factors after HI injury combined with MSCs transplantation can be reversed by anti-BDNF treatment and strengthen the point that the protective effects of BDNF work through inhibition of the mammalin target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Collectively, we proposed that coculture/transplantation of MSCs after HI injury leads to increased BDNF expression and a subsequent reduction in mTOR pathway activation that results in increased autophagy and neuroprotection. This finding gives a hint to explore new strategies for treating neonates with HIE.
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