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A Comparative Study of Three Different Types of Stem Cells for Treatment of Rat Spinal Cord Injury

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    SYSNO ASEP0476997
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleA Comparative Study of Three Different Types of Stem Cells for Treatment of Rat Spinal Cord Injury
    Author(s) Růžička, Jiří (UEM-P)
    Machová-Urdzíková, Lucia (UEM-P) ORCID
    Gillick, J. (US)
    Amemori, Takashi (UEM-P) RID
    Romanyuk, Nataliya (UEM-P) RID
    Kárová, Kristýna (UEM-P) RID
    Závišková, Kristýna (UEM-P)
    Dubišová, Jana (UEM-P)
    Kubinová, Šárka (UEM-P) RID, ORCID
    Murali, R. (US)
    Syková, Eva (UEM-P) RID
    Jhanwar-Uniyal, M. (US)
    Jendelová, Pavla (UEM-P) RID, ORCID
    Source TitleCell Transplantation. - : Sage - ISSN 0963-6897
    Roč. 26, č. 4 (2017), s. 585-603
    Number of pages19 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsspinal cord injury (SCI) ; iPSC-derived human neural progenitors ; Inflammatory response Human fetal neural stem cells
    Subject RIVFH - Neurology
    OECD categoryNeurosciences (including psychophysiology
    R&D ProjectsGA13-00939S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    7F14057 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LM2015064 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportUEM-P - RVO:68378041
    UT WOS000400124700006
    EID SCOPUS85017598489
    DOI10.3727/096368916X693671
    AnnotationThree different sources of human stem cells-bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs), neural progenitors (NPs) derived from immortalized spinal fetal cell line (SPC-01), and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-were compared in the treatment of a balloon-induced spinal cord compression lesion in rats. One week after lesioning, the rats received either BM-MSCs (intrathecally) or NPs (SPC-01 cells or iPSC-NPs, both intraspinally), or saline. The rats were assessed for their locomotor skills (BBB, flat beam test, and rotarod). Morphometric analyses of spared white and gray matter, axonal sprouting, and glial scar formation, as well as qPCR and Luminex assay, were conducted to detect endogenous gene expression, while inflammatory cytokine levels were performed to evaluate the host tissue response to stem cell therapy. The highest locomotor recovery was observed in iPSC-NP-grafted animals, which also displayed the highest amount of preserved white and gray matter. Grafted iPSC-NPs and SPC-01 cells significantly increased the number of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP43(+)) axons, reduced astrogliosis, downregulated Casp3 expression, and increased IL-6 and IL-12 levels. hMSCs transiently decreased levels of inflammatory IL-2 and TNF-alpha. These findings correlate with the short survival of hMSCs, while NPs survived for 2 months and matured slowly into glia-and tissue-specific neuronal precursors. SPC-01 cells differentiated more in astroglial phenotypes with a dense structure of the implant, whereas iPSC-NPs displayed a more neuronal phenotype with a loose structure of the graft. We concluded that the BBB scores of iPSC-NP- and hMSC-injected rats were superior to the SPC-01-treated group. The iPSC-NP treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI) provided the highest recovery of locomotor function due to robust graft survival and its effect on tissue sparing, reduction of glial scarring, and increased axonal sprouting.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Experimental Medicine
    ContactLenka Koželská, lenka.kozelska@iem.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 218, 296 442 218
    Year of Publishing2018
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