Mrkovački Janko, Srzentić Dražilov Sanja, Spasovski Vesna, Fazlagić Amira, Pavlović Sonja, Nikčević Gordana
Stem Art Ltd., Belgrade, Serbia.
Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Front Vet Sci. 2021 Sep 23;8:732073. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.732073. eCollection 2021.
The management of degenerative lumbosacral stenosis (DLSS) in dogs usually requires aggressive, costly surgical treatments that may themselves present complications, while do not fully resolve the symptoms of the disease. In this study, the dog diagnosed with severe DLSS, with hind limb paresis, was treated using a new and least invasive treatment. Cultured autologous adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AT-MSCs) were injected bilaterally at the level of L7-S1, in the vicinity of the external aperture of the intervertebral foramen of DLSS patient. In the previously described treatments of spontaneous intervertebral disc degeneration in dogs, intradiscal injections of MSCs did not lead to positive effects. Here, we report a marked improvement in clinical outcome measures related to the ability of a dog to walk and trot, which were expressed by a numeric rating scale based on a veterinary assessment questionnaire. The improved status persisted throughout the observed time course of 4.5 years after the AT-MSC transplantation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of successful therapy, with long-term positive effect, of spontaneously occurring canine DLSS using presented treatment that, we believe, represents a contribution to current knowledge in this field and may shape both animal and human DLSS treatment options.
犬退行性腰骶部狭窄(DLSS)的治疗通常需要积极且昂贵的手术治疗,而这些手术本身可能会出现并发症,且无法完全缓解疾病症状。在本研究中,一只被诊断为患有严重DLSS并伴有后肢轻瘫的犬,接受了一种新的、侵入性最小的治疗。将培养的自体脂肪组织来源的间充质干细胞(AT-MSCs)双侧注射到L7-S1水平,即DLSS病犬椎间孔外口附近。在先前描述的犬自发性椎间盘退变治疗中,椎间盘内注射间充质干细胞并未产生积极效果。在此,我们报告了与犬行走和小跑能力相关的临床结局指标有显著改善,这些指标通过基于兽医评估问卷的数字评分量表来表示。在AT-MSCs移植后的4.5年观察期内,改善状态持续存在。据我们所知,这是首例使用所提出的治疗方法成功治疗自发性犬DLSS并具有长期积极效果的病例,我们认为这为该领域的现有知识做出了贡献,并且可能会影响动物和人类DLSS的治疗选择。
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