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Factors secreted by endothelial progenitor cells enhance neurorepair responses after cerebral ischemia in mice.

Abstract
Cell therapy with endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has emerged as a promising strategy to regenerate the brain after stroke. Here, we aimed to investigate if treatment with EPCs or their secreted factors could potentiate angiogenesis and neurogenesis after permanent focal cerebral ischemia in a mouse model of ischemic stroke. BALB/C male mice were subjected to distal occlusion of the middle cerebral artery, and EPCs, cell-free conditioned media (CM) obtained from EPCs, or vehicle media were administered one day after ischemia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed at baseline to confirm that the lesions were similar between groups. Immunohistochemical and histological evaluation of the brain was performed to evaluate angio-neurogenesis and neurological outcome at two weeks. CM contained growth factors, such as VEGF, FGF-b and PDGF-bb. A significant increase in capillary density was noted in the peri-infarct areas of EPC- and CM-treated animals. Bielschowsky's staining revealed a significant increase in axonal rewiring in EPC-treated animals compared with shams, but not in CM-treated mice, in close proximity with DCX-positive migrating neuroblasts. At the functional level, post-ischemia forelimb strength was significantly improved in animals receiving EPCs or CM, but not in those receiving vehicle media. In conclusion, we demonstrate for the first time that the administration of EPC-secreted factors could become a safe and effective cell-free option to be considered in future therapeutic strategies for stroke.
AuthorsAnna Rosell, Anna Morancho, Miriam Navarro-Sobrino, Elena Martínez-Saez, Mar Hernández-Guillamon, Silvia Lope-Piedrafita, Verónica Barceló, Francesc Borrás, Anna Penalba, Lidia García-Bonilla, Joan Montaner
JournalPloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 8 Issue 9 Pg. e73244 ( 2013) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
PMID24023842 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Culture Media, Conditioned
  • Dcx protein, mouse
  • Doublecortin Protein
Topics
  • Animals
  • Axons (pathology)
  • Brain (pathology, physiopathology)
  • Brain Ischemia (complications, pathology, physiopathology, therapy)
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy (methods)
  • Culture Media, Conditioned (metabolism)
  • Doublecortin Protein
  • Endothelial Cells (cytology)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic
  • Stem Cells (cytology)
  • Stroke (complications)
  • Treatment Outcome

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