Disciplina de Ginecologia, Laboratório de Biologia Estrutural e Molecular (LIM58), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Dr Arnaldo av 455, 4nf floor, room 4119, Pacaembu, São Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil.
Baturite St, 120. Ap 91., Aclimação, São Paulo, 01530-030, Brazil.
Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018 Nov 21;9(1):323. doi: 10.1186/s13287-018-1054-3.
The use of secretome may be a new strand of cell therapy, which is equal to or even superior to the injection of live cells, called cell-free therapy. In ovarian transplantation, this approach may be a therapeutic possibility for the ovarian graft in hypoxia. We designed the present study to evaluate whether the cell-free therapy with the secretome of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) in rat frozen-thawed ovarian grafts could protect a graft against ischemic injury. A single dose of rat ASCs secretome or vehicle was injected into the bilateral frozen-thawed ovaries of 18 adult female rats immediately after an autologous transplant. Nine animals were used to control the cryopreservation protocol and were evaluated before and after the cryopreservation process. Daily vaginal smears were performed for estrous cycle evaluation until euthanasia on postoperative day 30. Follicle viability by trypan blue, graft morphology by HE, and apoptosis by TUNEL and cleaved-caspase-3 were assessed. No differences were found with respect to estrous cycle resumption and follicle viability (p > 0.05). However, compared with the vehicle-treated grafts, the morphology of the secretome-treated grafts was impaired, showing reduced follicular population and increased apoptosis (p < 0.05). ASC secretome impaired the rat frozen-thawed ovarian graft from ischemic injury. However, more studies are needed to evaluate the factors involved and the possibility of applying the secretome in scaffolds to optimize its use.
外泌体的应用可能是细胞治疗的一个新分支,它等同于甚至优于活细胞的注射,被称为无细胞治疗。在卵巢移植中,这种方法可能是卵巢移植物缺氧的一种治疗可能性。我们设计了本研究来评估脂肪组织来源的干细胞(ASCs)的无细胞治疗外泌体是否可以保护移植物免受缺血性损伤。在大鼠冻融卵巢移植物中,将单次剂量的大鼠 ASC 外泌体或载体立即注入 18 只成年雌性大鼠的双侧冻融卵巢中。9 只动物用于控制冷冻保存方案,并在冷冻保存过程前后进行评估。每天进行阴道涂片以评估动情周期,直到术后第 30 天安乐死。通过台盼蓝评估卵泡活力,通过 HE 评估移植物形态,通过 TUNEL 和 cleaved-caspase-3 评估细胞凋亡。在动情周期恢复和卵泡活力方面没有差异(p>0.05)。然而,与载体处理的移植物相比,外泌体处理的移植物形态受损,表现为卵泡数量减少和凋亡增加(p<0.05)。ASC 外泌体损害了大鼠冻融卵巢移植物的缺血性损伤。然而,需要进行更多的研究来评估涉及的因素以及将外泌体应用于支架中的可能性,以优化其使用。