Aghaei Zohre, Karbalaei Narges, Namavar Mohammad Reza, Haghani Masoud, Razmkhah Mahboobeh, Ghaffari Mahdi Khorsand, Nemati Marzieh
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Histomorphometry and Stereology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Stem Cells Int. 2023 Apr 11;2023:7852394. doi: 10.1155/2023/7852394. eCollection 2023.
According to strong evidence, diabetes mellitus increases the risk of cognitive impairment. Mesenchymal stem cells have been shown to be potential therapeutic agents for neurological disorders. In the current study, we aimed to examine the effects of Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium (WJMSC-CM) on learning and memory, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and histological changes in the hippocampus of diabetic rats. Randomly, 35 male Sprague Dawley rats weighing 260-300 g were allocated into five groups: control, diabetes, and three diabetic groups treated with insulin, WJMSC-CM, and DMEM. The injections of insulin (3 U/day, S.C.) and WJMSC-CM (10 mg/week, I.P.) were done for 60 days. The Morris water maze and open field were used to measure cognition and anxiety-like behaviors. Colorimetric assays were used to determine hippocampus glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and antioxidant enzyme activity. The histopathological evaluation of the hippocampus was performed by Nissl staining. The expression levels of Bax, Bcl-2, BDNF, and TNF- were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). According to our findings, WJMSC-CM significantly reduced and increased blood glucose and insulin levels, respectively. Enhanced cognition and improved anxiety-like behavior were also found in WJMSC-CM-treated diabetic rats. In addition, WJMSC-CM treatment reduced oxidative stress by lowering MDA and elevating GSH and antioxidant enzyme activity. Reduced TNF- and enhanced Bcl-2 gene expression levels and elevated neuronal and nonneuronal (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) cells were detected in the hippocampus of WJMSC-CM-treated diabetic rats. In conclusion, WJMSC-CM alleviated diabetes-related cognitive impairment by reducing oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and apoptosis in diabetic rats.
有确凿证据表明,糖尿病会增加认知障碍的风险。间充质干细胞已被证明是治疗神经系统疾病的潜在药物。在本研究中,我们旨在探讨人脐带华通氏胶间充质干细胞条件培养基(WJMSC-CM)对糖尿病大鼠海马体学习记忆、氧化应激、细胞凋亡及组织学变化的影响。将35只体重260 - 300克的雄性Sprague Dawley大鼠随机分为五组:对照组、糖尿病组以及分别用胰岛素、WJMSC-CM和DMEM处理的三组糖尿病组。胰岛素(3 U/天,皮下注射)和WJMSC-CM(10毫克/周,腹腔注射)注射60天。采用Morris水迷宫和旷场实验来测量认知和焦虑样行为。采用比色法测定海马体谷胱甘肽(GSH)、丙二醛(MDA)水平及抗氧化酶活性。通过尼氏染色对海马体进行组织病理学评估。采用实时聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测Bax、Bcl-2、脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)和肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)的表达水平。根据我们的研究结果,WJMSC-CM分别显著降低和升高了血糖和胰岛素水平。在接受WJMSC-CM治疗的糖尿病大鼠中还发现认知能力增强和焦虑样行为得到改善。此外,WJMSC-CM治疗通过降低MDA、升高GSH和抗氧化酶活性减轻了氧化应激。在接受WJMSC-CM治疗的糖尿病大鼠海马体中检测到TNF-α降低、Bcl-2基因表达水平升高以及神经元和非神经元(星形胶质细胞和少突胶质细胞)细胞增多。总之,WJMSC-CM通过减轻糖尿病大鼠的氧化应激、神经炎症和细胞凋亡,缓解了糖尿病相关的认知障碍。