Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 48309, USA.
Transl Stroke Res. 2021 Feb;12(1):112-124. doi: 10.1007/s12975-020-00807-y. Epub 2020 Mar 20.
Cardiac complications post-stroke are common, and diabetes exacerbates post-stroke cardiac injury. In this study, we tested whether treatment with exosomes harvested from human umbilical cord blood derived CD133+ cells (CD133+Exo) improves cardiac function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) stroke mice. Adult (3-4 m), male, BKS.Cg-m+/+Lepr/J (db/db, T2DM) and non-DM (db+) mice were randomized to sham or photothrombotic stroke groups. T2DM-stroke mice were treated with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or CD133+Exo (20 μg, i.v.) at 3 days after stroke. T2DM sham and T2DM+CD133+Exo treatment groups were included as controls. Echocardiography was performed, and mice were sacrificed at 28 days after stroke. Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, myocardial capillary density, interstitial fibrosis, and inflammatory factor expression were measured in the heart. MicroRNA-126 expression and its target gene expression were measured in the heart. T2DM mice exhibit significant cardiac deficits such as decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and shortening fraction (LVSF), increased left ventricular diastolic dimension (LVDD), and reduced heart rate compared to non-DM mice. Stroke in non-DM and T2DM mice significantly decreases LVEF compared to non-DM and T2DM-sham, respectively. Cardiac dysfunction is worse in T2DM-stroke mice compared to non-DM-stroke mice. CD133+Exo treatment of T2DM-stroke mice significantly improves cardiac function identified by increased LVEF and decreased LVDD compared to PBS treated T2DM-stroke mice. In addition, CD133+Exo treatment significantly decreases body weight and blood glucose but does not decrease lesion volume in T2DM-stroke mice. CD133+Exo treatment of T2DM mice significantly decreases body weight and blood glucose but does not improve cardiac function. CD133+Exo treatment in T2DM-stroke mice significantly decreases myocardial cross-sectional area, interstitial fibrosis, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), numbers of M1 macrophages, and oxidative stress markers 4-HNE (4-hydroxynonenal) and NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) in heart tissue. CD133+Exo treatment increases myocardial capillary density in T2DM-stroke mice as well as upregulates endothelial cell capillary tube formation in vitro. MiR-126 is highly expressed in CD133+Exo compared to exosomes derived from endothelial cells. Compared to PBS treatment, CD133+Exo treatment significantly increases miR-126 expression in the heart and decreases its target gene expression such as Sprouty-related, EVH1 domain-containing protein 1 (Spred-1), vascular cell adhesion protein (VCAM), and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1) in the heart of T2DM-stroke mice. CD133+Exo treatment significantly improves cardiac function in T2DM-stroke mice. The cardio-protective effects of CD133+Exo in T2DM-stroke mice may be attributed at least in part to increasing miR-126 expression and decreasing its target protein expression in the heart, increased myocardial capillary density and decreased cardiac inflammatory factor expression.
心脏并发症是中风后的常见问题,而糖尿病会使中风后的心脏损伤恶化。在这项研究中,我们测试了从人脐带血来源的 CD133+细胞中提取的外体(CD133+Exo)治疗是否可以改善 2 型糖尿病(T2DM)中风小鼠的心脏功能。成年(3-4 个月)雄性 BKS.Cg-m+/+Lepr/J(db/db,T2DM)和非糖尿病(db+)小鼠被随机分为假手术或光血栓性中风组。T2DM 中风小鼠在中风后 3 天接受磷酸盐缓冲盐水(PBS)或 CD133+Exo(20μg,静脉内)治疗。T2DM 假手术和 T2DM+CD133+Exo 治疗组作为对照。进行超声心动图检查,并在中风后 28 天处死小鼠。测量心脏中的心肌细胞肥大、心肌毛细血管密度、间质纤维化和炎症因子表达。测量心脏中的 microRNA-126 表达及其靶基因表达。与非糖尿病小鼠相比,T2DM 小鼠表现出明显的心脏缺陷,例如左心室射血分数(LVEF)和缩短分数(LVSF)降低、左心室舒张末期直径(LVDD)增加以及心率降低。非糖尿病和 T2DM 小鼠的中风与非糖尿病和 T2DM 假手术相比,分别显著降低 LVEF。与非糖尿病中风小鼠相比,T2DM 中风小鼠的心脏功能障碍更严重。与 PBS 处理的 T2DM 中风小鼠相比,CD133+Exo 治疗 T2DM 中风小鼠可显著改善心脏功能,表现为 LVEF 增加和 LVDD 降低。此外,CD133+Exo 治疗在 T2DM 中风小鼠中显著降低体重和血糖,但不降低中风体积。CD133+Exo 治疗 T2DM 小鼠显著降低体重和血糖,但不改善心脏功能。CD133+Exo 治疗 T2DM 中风小鼠可显著降低心肌横截面积、间质纤维化、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)、M1 巨噬细胞数量和心脏组织中的氧化应激标志物 4-羟壬烯醛(4-HNE)和 NADPH 氧化酶 2(NOX2)。CD133+Exo 治疗可增加 T2DM 中风小鼠的心肌毛细血管密度,并在体外增加内皮细胞毛细血管管腔形成。与内皮细胞衍生的外体相比,miR-126 在 CD133+Exo 中高度表达。与 PBS 处理相比,CD133+Exo 治疗可显著增加 T2DM 中风小鼠心脏中的 miR-126 表达,并降低心脏中的靶基因表达,如 Spred-1、EVH1 结构域包含蛋白 1(Spred-1)、血管细胞黏附蛋白(VCAM)和单核细胞趋化蛋白 1(MCP1)。CD133+Exo 治疗可显著改善 T2DM 中风小鼠的心脏功能。CD133+Exo 在 T2DM 中风小鼠中的心脏保护作用至少部分归因于增加心脏中的 miR-126 表达和降低其靶蛋白表达、增加心肌毛细血管密度和降低心脏炎症因子表达。
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