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ArticleNeurochemical research2016

Heat shock protein 60 affects behavioral improvement in a rat model of Parkinson's disease grafted with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived dopaminergic-like neurons.

Can Zhao, Hui Li, Xian-Jing Zhao, Zheng-Xia Liu, Ping Zhou, Ying Liu, Mei-Jiang Feng

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Can ZhaoDepartment of Geriatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Hui LiDepartment of Geriatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Xian-Jing ZhaoDepartment of Geriatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Zheng-Xia LiuDepartment of Geriatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Ping ZhouDepartment of Geriatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Ying LiuDepartment of Geriatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Mei-Jiang FengDepartment of Geriatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. mjfeng416@aliyun.com.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by a loss of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons in mesencephalic substantia nigra (SN). Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) are capable of self-renewal and differentiation into multiple cell lineages, including DAergic neurons. Thus, hUC-MSCs could be a promising alternative to compensate for the loss of DAergic neurons in PD. In the current study, hUC-MSCs and hUC-MSCs-derived DAergic-like neurons were transplanted into the striatum and SN of a rat model of PD that is induced by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). We evaluated their therapeutic effects on improving rotation behavior in the rat and on modulating the level of heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) expression in the brain. After transplantation, an amelioration of rotation behavior was observed in rats that underwent cell grafting, and hUC-MSCs-derived DAergic-like neurons were superior to hUC-MSCs at inducing behavioral improvement. Western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis indicated significantly elevated levels of Hsp60 in cell-grafted rats compared to 6-OHDA-lesioned (PD) rats. These results demonstrate that hUC-MSCs-based cell transplantation is potential therapeutic treatment for PD, and hUC-MSCs-derived DAergic-like neurons appear to be favorable candidates for cell replacement therapy in PD. Finally, Hsp60 could be involved in a mechanism of behavioral recovery.

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AnimalsBehavior, AnimalCells, CulturedChaperonin 60Corpus StriatumDopaminergic NeuronsHumansMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMitochondrial ProteinsParkinsonian DisordersRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyUmbilical CordChaperonin 60Hspd1 protein, ratMitochondrial ProteinsCell replacement therapyDopaminergic-like neuronHeat shock protein 60Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cellParkinson’s disease

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