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ArticleBasic and clinical neuroscience

Partial Improvement of Spatial Memory Damages by Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation Following Trimethyltin Chloride Administration in the Rat CA1.

Soheila Madadi, Majid Katebi, Mina Eftekharzadeh, Ahmad Mehdipour, Bagher Pourheydar, Mehdi Mehdizadeh

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Soheila MadadiDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4746-6652
Majid KatebiDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4957-9941
Mina EftekharzadehDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-9070
Ahmad MehdipourDepartment of Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1112-2439
Bagher PourheydarNeurophysiology Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9823-6887
Mehdi MehdizadehCellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9268-7318
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRArak University of Medical Sciences · IRHormozgan University of Medical Sciences · IRTabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRUrmia University of Medical Sciences

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTrimethyltin Chloride (TMT) is a neurotoxin that can kill neurons in the nervous system and activate astrocytes. This neurotoxin mainly damages the hippocampal neurons. After TMT injection, behavioral changes such as aggression and hyperactivity have been reported in animals along with impaired spatial and learning memory. Hence, TMT is a suitable tool for an experimental model of neurodegeneration. The present study aims to determine the palliative effects of Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BM-MSCs) on the hippocampi of rats damaged from TMT exposure.

methodsWe assigned 28 male Wistar rats to the following groups: control, model, vehicle, and treatment. The groups received Intraperitoneal (IP) injections of 8 mg/kg TMT. After one week, stem cells were stereotactically injected into the CA1 of the right rats' hippocampi. Spatial memory was determined by the Morris Water Maze (MWM) test 6 weeks after cell transplantation. Finally, the rats' brains were perfused and stained by cresyl violet to determine the numbers of cells in the Cornus Ammonis (CA1) section of the hippocampus. We assessed the expressions of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Neuronal-specific Nuclear (NeuN) proteins in the right hippocampus by Western blot.

resultsThe MWM test showed that the treatment group had significantly higher traveled distances in the target quarter compared with the model and vehicle groups (P<0.05). Based on the result of cell count (Nissl staining), the number of cells increased in the treatment group compared with the model and vehicle groups (P<0.05). Western blot results showed up-regulation of GFAP and NeuN proteins in the model, vehicle, and treatment groups compared with the control group.

conclusionInjection of BM-MSCs may lead to a behavioral and histological improvement in TMT-induced neurotoxicity by increasing the number of pyramidal neurons and improving memory.

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HippocampusMesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)Spatial MemoryTrimethyltin Chloride (TMT)

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