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ArticleBiomolecules2026

Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote the Polarization of Astrocytes Towards the A2 Phenotype by Modulating the TGF-β1 Signaling Pathway in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Rats.

Ningmei Liu, Yanyan Fu, Taojuan Wu, Dongmei Chen, Ting Liu, Haibin Ma, Chuanshang Cao, Binwu Ma, Jianguo Niu, Xueyun Liang

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Article in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ningmei LiuKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Yanyan FuKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Taojuan WuKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Dongmei ChenKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Ting LiuKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Haibin MaKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Chuanshang CaoKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Binwu MaNeurology Department, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Jianguo NiuNingxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China.
Xueyun LiangKey Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750001, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4735-4418

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82460284the Central Government-led Local Science and Technology Development Special Project 2024FRD05058the Key Research and Development Plan of Ningxia 2026BEG02002the Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia 2023AAC03649
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Abstract

Astrocytic function imbalance is a key factor affecting cerebral ischemia rehabilitation. Mesenchymal stem cells have therapeutic potential for cerebral ischemia, but their mechanisms remain unclear. This study explored how placental mesenchymal stem cells pro-mote astrocytes towards the A2 phenotype, which benefits the repair of cerebral ischemia injury. We established the animal model of middle cerebral artery ischemia/reperfusion and an in vitro interleukin-1β-treated astrocyte inflammation model and utilized neuro-logical function assessment, 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and other methods to evaluate the impact and associated mechanisms of transplanting placental mesenchymal stem cells into rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injuries. The results demonstrated that transplantation of placental mesenchymal stem cells ameliorated neurological dysfunction and histopathological damage, alleviated neuroinflammation and enhanced neurotrophic factor levels, promoted the polarization of interleukin-1β-treated astrocytes toward the A2 phenotype, and suppressed the abundance of core mediators within the cerebral TGF β1/Smad signaling cascade in ischemia/reperfusion model. Collectively, placental mesenchymal stem cell grafting facilitates the polarization of cerebral astrocytes toward the protective A2 phenotype, presumably by regulating the TGF β1/Smad signaling cascade in ischemic brain injury.

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AstrocytesBrain IschemiaMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationPlacentaReperfusion InjuryTransforming Growth Factor beta1AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleInterleukin-1betaMalePhenotypePregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyInterleukin-1betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1astrocytescerebral ischemia–reperfusionmesenchymal stem cellspolarizationTGF-β1 signaling pathway

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PMID42650771
PMCPMC13510269

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