Long-term recovery after bone marrow stromal cell treatment of traumatic brain injury in rats
Long-term recovery after bone marrow stromal cell treatment of traumatic brain injury in rats
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DOI:
10.3171/jns.2006.104.2.272
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Chopp, M
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作者:
Mahmood, A;Lu, DY;Chopp, M
Object. This study was designed to follow the effects of bone marrow stromal cell (BMSC) administration in rats after traumatic brain injury (TBI) for a 3-month period.Methods. Forty adult female Wistar rats were injured by a controlled cortical impact and, I week later, were injected intravenously with one of three different doses of BMSCs (2 X 10(6), 4 X 10(6), or 8 X 10(6) cells per animal) obtained in male rats. Control rats received phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Neurological function in these rats was studied using a neurological severity scale (NSS). The rats were killed 3 months after injury, and immunohistochemical stains were applied to brain samples to study the distribution of the BMSCs. Additional brain samples were analyzed by quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to measure the expression of the growth factors brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF).Three months after injury, BMSCs were present in the injured brain and their number was significantly greater in animals that received 4 X 10(6) or 8 X 10(6) BMSCs than in animals that received 2 X 106 BMSCs, The cells were primarily distributed around the lesion boundary zone. Functional outcome was significantly better in rats that received 4 X 10(6) or 8 X 10(6) BMSCs, compared with control animals, although no improvement was seen in animals that received 2 X 10(6) BMSCs. All doses of BMSCs significantly increased the expression of BDNF but not that of NGF; however, this increase was significantly larger in animals that received 4 X 10(6) or 8 X 10(6) BMSCs than in controls or animals that received 2 X 10(6) BMSCs.Conclusions. In summary, when injected in rats after TBI, BMSCs are present in the brain 3 months later and significantly improve functional outcome.