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ArticleStem cells international2021

Treatment of Radiation Bone Injury with Transplanted hUCB-MSCs via Wnt/

Yufeng Zhang, Huaxin Deng, Zhiqiang Yang, Zhe Chen, Sheng Zhang, Yufan Zhu, Min Yang, Houcheng Zhong, Fuling Zhou, Yuanlong Xie and 1 more

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Article in Stem cells international, 2021. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yufeng ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-5229
Huaxin DengDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Central Hospital of Yongzhou, Yongzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7929-1677
Zhiqiang YangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7909-3873
Zhe ChenDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0172-1072
Sheng ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1436-4265
Yufan ZhuDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-0994
Min YangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8060-8152
Houcheng ZhongDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4105-1501
Fuling ZhouDepartment of Haematology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-0382
Yuanlong XieDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-8786
Lin CaiDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3126-6429
Wuhan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiation-induced bone injury (RIBI) is one of the complications after radiotherapy for malignant tumors. However, there are no effective measures for the treatment of RIBI in clinical practice, and the mechanism of RIBI is unclear. We use a single high-dose ionizing radiation (6Gy) to analyze the effect of radiotherapy on osteoblast function. Human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) were cocultured with irradiated osteoblasts to examine their therapeutic effects and mechanisms on osteoblast injury. The hUCB-MSC transplantation mouse model is used to confirm the in vivo role of hUCB-MSC treatment in radiation bone injury. Western blot analysis, qRT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence staining were used to analyze gene expression and angiogenesis. The apoptosis and migration of osteoblasts were measured by Hoechst staining, scratch test, and transwell. The differentiation of osteoblasts was measured by ALP and Alizarin red staining and transmission electron microscopy. The bone-related parameters of mice were evaluated by micro-CT analysis. We found that radiation can damage the DNA of osteoblasts; induce apoptosis; reduce the differentiation, migration, and adhesion of osteoblasts, leading to lipogenesis of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and reducing the source of osteoblasts; and increase the number of osteoclasts in bone tissue, while MSC treatment prevents these changes. Our results reveal the inhibitory effect of radiation on osteoblast function. hUCB-MSCs can be used as a therapeutic target for the development of new therapeutic strategies for radiotherapy of bone injury diseases.

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