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ArticleNeural plasticity2020

The Protective Effect of Adiponectin-Transfected Endothelial Progenitor Cells on Cognitive Function in D-Galactose-Induced Aging Rats.

Jing Huang, Botong Hou, Shuaimei Zhang, Meiyao Wang, Xuanzhen Lu, Qunfeng Wang, Yumin Liu

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing HuangDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
Botong HouDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
Shuaimei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
Meiyao WangDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0041-9322
Xuanzhen LuDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
Qunfeng WangDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
Yumin LiuDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5636-2372
Wuhan University · CNNanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is a multifactorial process involving the cumulative effects of inflammation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dynamics, which can produce complex structural and biochemical alterations to the nervous system and lead to dysfunction of microcirculation, blood-brain barrier (BBB), and other problems in the brain. Long-term injection of D-galactose (D-gal) can induce chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, accelerating aging. The model of accelerated aging with long-term administration of D-gal have been widely used in anti-aging studies, due to the increase of chronic inflammation and decline of cognition that similarity with natural aging in animals. However, despite extensive researches in the D-gal-induced aging rats, studies on their microvasculature remain limited. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which are precursors to endothelial cells (ECs), play a significant role in the repair and regeneration process of endogenous blood vessel, and adiponectin (APN), a protein derived from adipocyte, has many effects on protective vascular endothelium and anti-inflammatory. Recently, many studies have shown that APN can promote improvements in cognitive function. Under these circumstances, we investigated the neuroprotective effect of the APN-transfected EPC (APN-EPC) treatment on rats after administration with D-gal and explored the likely underlying mechanisms. Compared to model group for D-gal administration, better cognitive function and denser microvessels were significantly found in the APN-EPC treatment group, and indicated APN-EPC treatment in aging rats could improve the cognitive dysfunction and microvessel density. The level of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1

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AgingAnimalsApoptosisBlood-Brain BarrierEncephalitisEndothelial CellsGalactoseMaleMaze LearningRats, Sprague-DawleyStem CellsStem Cell TransplantationGalactose

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