Department of Spine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 95 Shaoshan Middle Road, Yuhua District, Changsha, 410007, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 Oct 24;18(1):622. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-04085-w.
To explore the mechanism of psoralen synergized with exosomes (exos)-loaded SPC25 on nucleus pulposus (NP) cell senescence in intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD).
IVDD cellular models were established on NP cells by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) induction, followed by the treatment of psoralen or/and exos from adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) transfected with SPC25 overexpression vector (ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos). The viability, cell cycle, apoptosis, and senescence of NP cells were examined, accompanied by the expression measurement of aggrecan, COL2A1, Bcl-2, Bax, CDK2, p16, and p21.
After TBHP-induced NP cells were treated with psoralen or ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos, cell proliferation and the expression of aggrecan, COL2A1, Bcl-2, and CDK2 were promoted; however, the expression of Bax, p16, p21, and inflammatory factors was decreased, and cell senescence, cycle arrest, and apoptosis were inhibited. Of note, psoralen combined with ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos further decelerated NP cell senescence and cycle arrest compared to psoralen or ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos alone.
Combined treatment of psoralen and ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos exerted an alleviating effect on NP cell senescence, which may provide an insightful idea for IVDD treatment.
探讨补骨脂素协同负载 SPC25 的外泌体(exos)对椎间盘退变(IVDD)中髓核细胞衰老的作用机制。
通过叔丁基过氧化氢(TBHP)诱导建立椎间盘细胞模型,然后用补骨脂素或/和转染 SPC25 过表达载体的脂肪来源干细胞(ADSCs)来源的 exos 处理 NP 细胞。检测 NP 细胞的活力、细胞周期、凋亡和衰老情况,并测定聚集蛋白聚糖、COL2A1、Bcl-2、Bax、CDK2、p16 和 p21 的表达。
TBHP 诱导的 NP 细胞用补骨脂素或 ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos 处理后,细胞增殖和聚集蛋白聚糖、COL2A1、Bcl-2 和 CDK2 的表达均得到促进;然而,Bax、p16、p21 和炎症因子的表达减少,细胞衰老、周期阻滞和凋亡受到抑制。值得注意的是,与单独使用补骨脂素或 ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos 相比,补骨脂素联合 ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos 进一步延缓了 NP 细胞衰老和周期阻滞。
补骨脂素和 ADSCs-oe-SPC25-Exos 的联合治疗对 NP 细胞衰老具有缓解作用,为 IVDD 的治疗提供了新的思路。