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ArticleMolecular biology reports2024

The comparative effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and supernatant transplantation on demyelination and inflammation in cuprizone model.

Fatemeh Tahmasebi, Elmira Roshani Asl, Zeinab Vahidinia, Faezeh Faghihi, Shirin Barati

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Fatemeh TahmasebiDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Elmira Roshani AslDepartment of Biochemistry, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
Zeinab VahidiniaAnatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Faezeh FaghihiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shirin BaratiDepartment of Anatomy, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran. baratishirin@yahoo.com.

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Abstract

backgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with inflammation and immune dysfunction.

objectivesWe compared the remyelination and immunomodulation properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with their conditioned medium (CM) in the cuprizone model.

methodsTwenty-four C57BL/ 6 mice were divided into four groups. After cuprizone demyelination, MSCs and their CM were injected into the right lateral ventricle of mice. The expression level of IL-1β, TNF-α, and BDNF genes was evaluated using the qRT-PCR. APC antibody was used to assess the oligodendrocyte population using the immunofluorescent method. The remyelination and axonal repair were studied by specific staining of the LFB and electron microscopy techniques.

resultsTransplantation of MSCs and CM increased the expression of the BDNF gene and decreased the expression of IL-1β and TNF-α genes compared to the cuprizone group, and these effects in the cell group were more than CM. Furthermore, cell transplantation resulted in a significant improvement in myelination and axonal repair, which was measured by luxol fast blue and transmission electron microscope images. The cell group had a higher number of oligodendrocytes than other groups.

conclusionsAccording to the findings, injecting MSCs intraventricularly versus cell-conditioned medium can be a more effective approach to improving chronic demyelination in degenerative diseases like MS.

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CuprizoneDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalInflammationMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMice, Inbred C57BLAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCulture Media, ConditionedInterleukin-1betaMaleMiceMultiple SclerosisMyelin SheathOligodendrogliaBdnf protein, mouseBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCulture Media, ConditionedCuprizoneInterleukin-1betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCondition mediumCuprizone modelImmunomodulationMesenchymal stem cellsMultiple sclerosisOligodendrocytes

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