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ArticleeNeuro2025

Transplanting Neural Progenitor Cells Improves Neural Regulation But Not Hormonal Reliance of Cardiovascular Function Following Spinal Cord Injury.

Cameron T Trueblood, Fateme Khodadadi-Mericle, Zhifeng Qi, Silvia Fernandes, Theresa Connors, Micaela L O'Reilly, John D Houle, Veronica J Tom, Shaoping Hou

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Cameron T TruebloodMarion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129.
Fateme Khodadadi-MericleDalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65211.
Zhifeng QiDalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65211.
Silvia FernandesMarion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129.
Theresa ConnorsMarion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129.
Micaela L O'ReillyMarion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129.
John D HouleMarion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129.
Veronica J TomMarion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129 shou@health.missouri.edu vjt25@drexel.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3369-7575
Shaoping HouMarion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129 shou@health.missouri.edu vjt25@drexel.edu.

Funding

Soluble TNFa in the development of autonomic dysreflexia after spinal cord injuryR01NS106908 · NINDS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI BETHEA, JOHN ROLAND, TOM, VERONICA JEAN · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
Multipronged approach to diminish sympathetic hyperreflexia and ensuing cardiovascular and immune dysfunction after spinal cord injuryR01NS122371 · NINDS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI Veronica Jean Tom · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
Combining Serotonergic Neural Progenitor Transplantation and Exercise to Improve Cardiac Disorders and Autonomic Dysreflexia After Spinal Cord InjuryR01NS121336 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Shaoping Hou · 2022 to 2026
$1.8M
Spinal dopaminergic mechanisms regulating the micturition reflex after spinal cord injuryR01NS099076 · NINDS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI HOU, SHAOPING · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS099076NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS106908NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS121336NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS122371
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-level spinal cord injury (SCI) often reduces neural regulation of cardiovascular function. During the chronic phase, humoral regulation via the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is enhanced to compensatorily maintaining blood pressure. It was recently shown that transplanting early-stage neurons into the injured cord mitigates cardiovascular disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying this recovery remain largely unknown. Here, we employed various pharmacological interventions to elucidate whether this strategic transplantation affects the imbalance of neuroendocrine regulation of hemodynamics and the role of specific serotonergic and catecholaminergic components. Female rats received a complete crush at the fourth thoracic spinal cord. Embryonic neural progenitor cells (NPCs) harvested from the raphe nuclei or the spinal cord were transplanted into the lesion. Naive rats or injury alone served as controls. After 8-9 weeks, radio-telemetric recordings demonstrated that both implants decreased tachycardia at rest and diminished the frequency or severity of autonomic dysreflexia (AD). Pharmacological interventions demonstrated that both NPC grafts partially restored neural regulation of blood pressure without normalizing the aberrant RAS hyperactivity. Subsequently, specific neural mechanisms were explored through intrathecal administration of the 5-HT

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Neural Stem CellsSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsAutonomic DysreflexiaBlood PressureFemaleHeart RateRaphe NucleiRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRenin-Angiotensin Systemautonomic dysreflexiacell transplantationhemodynamicsrenin–angiotensin systemserotonin

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PMID40841167
PMCPMC12418069

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