School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defects Prevention, Henan Institute of Reproduction Health Science and Technology, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China; Institute of Neuroscience, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
Redox Biol. 2022 Jul;53:102325. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102325. Epub 2022 Apr 30.
Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) transplantation is a promising therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, hUC-MSCs cultured in vitro easily exhibit replicative senescence, which restricts their application. Although MG53 protein demonstrates multiple roles for a variety of cells and tissues repair, it remains unknown whether MG53 could rejuvenate senescent hUC-MSCs and enhance their efficacy in AD model. Here, we firstly presented that MG53 reinstated senescent hUC-MSCs via the activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway by increasing cell proliferation and migration, ameliorating senescence and oxidative stress, and decreasing the release of senescence-associated secretory phenotype. In vivo studies showed that MG53 treatment improved the therapeutic effect of senescent hUC-MSCs in AD mice. Furthermore, MG53 combined with young hUC-MSCs transplantation alleviated cognitive deficit and depression-like behavior in AD mice, reduced Aβ deposition and Tau phosphorylation, promoted neurogenesis, and inhibited glia cells activation and oxidative stress by activating the Nrf2 signaling. Moreover, these neuroprotective effects mediated by MG53 and hUC-MSCs were partly reversed by Brusatol, a specific inhibitor of Nrf2 signaling. Taken together, our study revealed that MG53 could rejuvenate senescent hUC-MSCs and facilitate their efficacy in AD mice at least partly through activating Nrf2 signaling pathway, which suggest that the combined therapy of MG53 and hUC-MSCs may be a novel and effective strategy for AD.
人脐带间充质干细胞(hUC-MSCs)移植是治疗阿尔茨海默病(AD)的一种有前途的疗法。然而,在体外培养的 hUC-MSCs 容易出现复制性衰老,这限制了它们的应用。虽然 MG53 蛋白在多种细胞和组织修复中表现出多种作用,但尚不清楚 MG53 是否可以使衰老的 hUC-MSCs 恢复活力并增强其在 AD 模型中的疗效。在这里,我们首先提出,MG53 通过增加细胞增殖和迁移、改善衰老和氧化应激以及减少衰老相关分泌表型的释放,通过激活 Nrf2 信号通路使衰老的 hUC-MSCs 恢复活力。体内研究表明,MG53 处理改善了衰老的 hUC-MSCs 在 AD 小鼠中的治疗效果。此外,MG53 联合年轻 hUC-MSCs 移植减轻了 AD 小鼠的认知缺陷和抑郁样行为,减少了 Aβ 沉积和 Tau 磷酸化,促进了神经发生,并通过激活 Nrf2 信号抑制了神经胶质细胞激活和氧化应激。此外,MG53 和 hUC-MSCs 介导的这些神经保护作用被 Nrf2 信号的特异性抑制剂 Brusatol 部分逆转。总之,我们的研究表明,MG53 可以使衰老的 hUC-MSCs 恢复活力,并通过激活 Nrf2 信号通路增强其在 AD 小鼠中的疗效,这表明 MG53 和 hUC-MSCs 的联合治疗可能是 AD 的一种新的有效治疗策略。