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Intracarotid transplantation of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells significantly improves neurological deficits in rats after MCAo

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We aimed to evaluate whether adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) that were transplanted via internal carotid can improve the neurological function after acute ischemic stroke and explore the underlying mechanisms. Total 40 adult Sprague–Dawley rats were subjected to transient (1.5 h) middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) to induce ischemia/reperfusion injury. These rats were randomly divided into two groups with 20 ones in each group, which were intracarotid-injected with autologous ADMSCs (2.0 × 106) and saline (control) at day 3 after MCAo, respectively. Behavioral tests (adhesive-removal and modified neurological severity score) were performed before and after MCAo. Histology was used to evaluate the ischemia lesion volume and pathological changes. The apoptosis and astroglial reactivity were determined by TUNEL and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) staining, respectively. Besides, we applied immunofluorescence to identify the distribution of ADMSCs and the neural makers (NeuN and GFAP) expressed by them under confocal microscope. Significant improvement of neurological deficits was observed in rats transplanted with ADMSCs when compared to controls. But there was no obvious difference on ischemia lesion volume between these two groups. The injected ADMSCs migrated to the brain infarct region and mainly localized in the ischemic core and boundary zone of the lesion, which can express NeuN and GFAP in the brain. In addition, autologous transplantation of ADMSCs significantly attenuated astroglial reactivity, inhibited cellular apoptosis and promoted cellular proliferation. Our data indicated that intracarotid transplantation of autologous ADMSCs had the potential therapeutic application for ischemic stroke.

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This study was supported by Social development research plan of Liaoning Province (2013225089) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (81300990).

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    Wei Jiang, Guobiao Liang, Xiaoming Li, Zhiqing Li, Xu Gao, Sizhe Feng, Xiaogang Wang, Minpei Liu & Yang Liu

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Jiang, W., Liang, G., Li, X. et al. Intracarotid transplantation of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells significantly improves neurological deficits in rats after MCAo. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 25, 1357–1366 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-014-5157-9

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