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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2020

Intra-Amniotic Delivery of CRMP4 siRNA Improves Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in a Rat Spina Bifida Model.

Xiaowei Wei, Songying Cao, Wei Ma, Chaonan Zhang, Hui Gu, Dan Liu, Wenting Luo, Yuzuo Bai, Weilin Wang, Zhengwei Yuan

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaowei WeiKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China.
Songying CaoKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China. Electronic address: csymn01@163.com.
Wei MaKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China.
Chaonan ZhangKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China.
Hui GuKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China.
Dan LiuKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China.
Wenting LuoKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China.
Yuzuo BaiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China.
Weilin WangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China.
Zhengwei YuanKey Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China. Electronic address: yuanzw@hotmail.com.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural tube defects (NTDs) result in prenatal mortality and lifelong morbidity, and available treatments have limited efficacy. We previously suggested that prenatal bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) transplantation could treat neuron deficiency in NTD rats; however, BMSC-based therapy is limited by the low survival rate of BMSCs when used to treat severe NTDs. Herein, a new therapy using combined BMSC transplantation and small interfering RNA of collapsin response mediator protein 4 (CRMP4 siRNA), which was identified as a novel potential target for the NTD treatment, is proposed. The intra-amniotic CRMP4 siRNA, BMSC, and CRMP4 siRNA + BMSC injections repaired skin lesions, improved motor neural function, reduced neuronal apoptosis, and promoted expression of neural differentiation-related molecules and neurotrophic factors in the spinal cord of spina bifida rat fetuses. Therapeutic effects in the CRMP4 siRNA + BMSC injection group were superior to those of the CRMP4 siRNA only or BMSC only injection groups. CRMP4 siRNA + BMSC injection resulted in a 45.38% reduction in the skin lesion area and significantly shorter latency and higher amplitude of motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) in spina bifida fetuses. Our results suggest that intrauterine Ad-CRMP4 siRNA delivery with BMSCs is an innovative platform for developing fetal therapeutics to safely and efficaciously treat NTDs.

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CRMP4 siRNAgene transferintra-amniotic injectionmesenchymal stem cell transplantationneural differentiationeural tube defectsneurological repairprenatal therapy

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PMID32330869
PMCPMC7177192
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