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Human mesenchymal stromal/stem cells recruit resident pericytes and induce blood vessels maturation to repair experimental spinal cord injury in rats.

Menezes K., Rosa BG., Freitas C., da Cruz AS., de Siqueira Santos R., Nascimento MA.

Animal Study on Spinal Cord Injury, published in Sci Rep (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Sci Rep (2020)
Country
England
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
33177535
DOI
10.1038/s41598-020-76290-0

Abstract (original English)

Angiogenesis is considered to mediate the beneficial effects of mesenchymal cell therapy in spinal cord injury. After a moderate balloon-compression injury in rats, injections of either human adipose tissue-derived stromal/stem cells (hADSCs) or their conditioned culture media (CM-hADSC) elicited angiogenesis around the lesion site. Both therapies increased vascular density, but the presence of hADSCs in the tissue was required for the full maturation of new blood vessels. Only animals that received hADSC significantly improved their open field locomotion, assessed by the BBB score. Animals that received CM-hADSC only, presented haemorrhagic areas and lack pericytes. Proteomic analyses of human angiogenesis-related factors produced by hADSCs showed that both pro- and anti-angiogenic factors were produced by hADSCs in vitro, but only those related to vessel maturation were detectable in vivo. hADSCs produced PDGF-AA only after insertion into the injured spinal cord. hADSCs attracted resident pericytes expressing NG2, α-SMA, PDGF-Rβ and nestin to the lesion, potentially contributing to blood vessel maturation. We conclude that the presence of hADSCs in the injured spinal cord is essential for tissue repair.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
AnimalsBlood VesselsBlood-Brain BarrierCell MovementCulture Media, ConditionedEndothelium, VascularFemaleHemorrhageHumansInjections, Spinal
Back & SpineSpinal Cord Injury
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