Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (19): 3111-3116.doi: 10.12307/2024.164

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Interaction between autophagy and mesenchymal stem cells in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Xiao Yi1, Lu Shuo1, Ge Lite2, Lu Ming1   

  1. 1Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (921 Hospital), Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurorestoratology, Changsha 410003, Hunan Province, China; 2Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410003, Hunan Province, China
  • Received:2023-04-14 Accepted:2023-06-05 Online:2024-07-08 Published:2023-09-26
  • Contact: Lu Ming, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (921 Hospital), Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurorestoratology, Changsha 410003, Hunan Province, China Ge Lite, Assistant researcher, Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410003, Hunan Province, China
  • About author:Xiao Yi, Master candidate, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (921 Hospital), Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurorestoratology, Changsha 410003, Hunan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Key Research and Development Project of Hunan Province, No. 2020SK2102 (to LM); Graduate Research and Innovation Project of Hunan Education Department, No. CX20220528 (to XY)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Neuronal autophagy disorder and abnormal protein aggregation are the main pathological changes of neurodegenerative diseases. The relationship and interaction between mesenchymal stem cells and autophagy represent a possible mechanism for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
OBJECTIVE: To review the research progress of autophagy and mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and their interaction in order to provide a theoretical basis and new ideas for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
METHODS: PubMed and CNKI databases were searched for relevant articles using “autophagy, neurodegenerative diseases, mesenchymal stem cells, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease” as the search terms in Chinese and English. Totally, 59 articles were included for review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Autophagy homeostasis is beneficial for maintaining the stability of the internal and external environment of the central nervous system and for controlling the progression of neurodegenerative disease. (2) As a dynamic circulation mechanism to maintain cell renewal and equilibrium, autophagy can affect the biological functions of mesenchymal stem cells such as migration, survival, differentiation, anti-apoptosis and immune regulation, and optimize their therapeutic efficacy for diseases. (3) Mesenchymal stem cells are an important class of neuroprotective agents that can alleviate pathological features and improve dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases by regulating the level of cellular autophagy, which may be related to specific cellular conditions and activation levels in catabolic processes.

Key words: autophagy, neurodegenerative disease, mesenchymal stem cell, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease

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