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ArticleScientific reports2017

Mesenchymal stem cells secretome-induced axonal outgrowth is mediated by BDNF.

Luís F Martins, Rui O Costa, Joana R Pedro, Paulo Aguiar, Sofia C Serra, Fabio G Teixeira, Nuno Sousa, António J Salgado, Ramiro D Almeida

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Luís F MartinsCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Rui O CostaCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Joana R PedroCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Paulo AguiarINEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4164-5713
Sofia C SerraLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Fabio G TeixeiraLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Nuno SousaLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
António J SalgadoLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Ramiro D AlmeidaCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. ramirodalmeida@gmail.com.
University of Coimbra · PTUniversity of Minho · PTi3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been used for cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine, with increasing importance in central and peripheral nervous system repair. However, MSCs grafting present disadvantages, such as, a high number of cells required for transplantation and low survival rate when transplanted into the central nervous system (CNS). In line with this, MSCs secretome which present on its composition a wide range of molecules (neurotrophins, cytokines) and microvesicles, can be a solution to surpass these problems. However, the effect of MSCs secretome in axonal elongation is poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrate that application of MSCs secretome to both rat cortical and hippocampal neurons induces an increase in axonal length. In addition, we show that this growth effect is axonal intrinsic with no contribution from the cell body. To further understand which are the molecules required for secretome-induced axonal outgrowth effect, we depleted brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) from the secretome. Our results show that in the absence of BDNF, secretome-induced axonal elongation effect is lost and that axons present a reduced axonal growth rate. Altogether, our results demonstrate that MSCs secretome is able to promote axonal outgrowth in CNS neurons and this effect is mediated by BDNF.

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Neuronal OutgrowthAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCentral Nervous SystemCulture Media, ConditionedHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMicrofluidicsModels, NeurologicalNeuronsProteomeRats, WistarReceptor, trkBUmbilical CordBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCulture Media, ConditionedProteomeReceptor, trkB

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PMID28646200
PMCPMC5482809
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