ArticleStem cells and development2015
Corticosterone mediates the inhibitory effect of restraint stress on the migration of mesenchymal stem cell to carbon tetrachloride-induced fibrotic liver by downregulating CXCR4/7 expression.
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- CXCR4-Targeted Nanotherapeutics: A Promising Approach for Liver Fibrosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Management.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Novel insights into the potential applications of stem cells in pulmonary hypertension therapy.Respiratory research · 2024Review
- TC14012 enhances the anti-fibrosis effects of UC-MSCs on the liver by reducing collagen accumulation and ameliorating inflammation.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- Autophagy controls mesenchymal stem cell therapy in psychological stress colitis mice.Autophagy · 2021Article
- Emerging Importance of Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 and Its Ligand in Liver Disease.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
- Safety and therapeutic potential of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in regenerative medicine.Stem cell investigation · 2021Review
- Hsp90 regulation affects the treatment of glucocorticoid for pancreatitis-induced lung injury.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2018Article
- Steroid-Mediated Decrease in Blood Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Liver Transplant could Impact Long-Term Recovery.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2017Article
- Biodistribution, migration and homing of systemically applied mesenchymal stem/stromal cells.Stem cell research & therapy · 2016Review
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Abstract
Recent studies have revealed that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have a great potential in therapeutic applications. The low efficiency of MSC recruitment and homing to sites of diseased organ tissue, however, remains a major hurdle in their application for treatment of diseases. Stress is commonly associated with various diseases. At the present time, little information is available about the effect of stress on MSC function. Here, we employed a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced mouse liver fibrosis model to investigate whether constraint stress affects the migration of MSCs to fibrotic liver. MSC homing to the fibrotic liver was significantly inhibited in mice with restraint stress. Restraint stress induced an elevation of corticosterone level in the serum. Blocking glucocorticoid signaling with either corticosterone-synthesis inhibitor metyrapone (MET) or glucocorticoid receptor antagonist RU486 attenuated restraint stress-induced inhibition of MSCs migration. The serum concentration of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) increased in mice treated with CCl4. Restraint stress had no influence on expression of SDF-1 and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the fibrotic liver. Culture with the serum of CCl4-treated mice or SDF-1 promoted MSC migration, which was suppressed by corticosterone. Exposure of MSCs to corticosterone decreased their expression of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 7 (CXCR7). These results demonstrate that the inhibitory effect of corticosterone on MSC migration might be mediated via decreasing the expression of CXCR4 and CXCR7 in MSCs. Interventions targeting the interaction between corticosterone and its receptor improve migration and homing of MSCs in hosts receiving transplantation of these cells.
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