Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (29): 4601-4606.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0995

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Ulinastatin combined with adipose-derived stromal cell transplantation for treatment of acute intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury

Wang Shu-ying   

  1. ICU2, Fourth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300140, China
  • Revised:2018-06-28 Online:2018-10-18 Published:2018-10-18
  • About author:Wang Shu-ying, Attending physician, ICU2, Fourth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300140, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that ulinastatin inhibits apoptosis in small intestinal cells and helps relieve intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Transplanted mesenchymal stem cells can migrate and colonize in the damaged intestinal tract, and thereby have a certain therapeutic effect on intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Ulinastatin treatment combined with adipose stem cell transplantation may have synergistic effects and enhance the therapeutic effects.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the repair effect and possible mechanism of ulinastatin combined with adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) transplantation on acute intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.
METHODS: A total of 105 Sprague-Dawley rats were selected, 20 of which were randomly selected as normal control group and received saline enemas and tail vein injection of normal saline. The remaining 85 rats were used to make animal models of acute intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury, and equally randomized into 4 groups: model group treated with normal saline via tail vein, ADSCs group treated with PKH26 labeled ADSCs suspension via tail vein, ulinastatin group treated with intraperitoneal injection of ulinastatin, and combined treatment group treated with ADSCs suspension via tail vein and intraperitoneal injection of ulinastatin (once a day, for 3 consecutive days). After 3 days of treatment, the colon tissues of rats in each group were taken for hematoxylin-eosin staining, TUNEL staining, RT-PCR detection and western blot assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The positive cells labeled by PKH26 were observed in ADSCs and combined treatment group. (2) Compared with the normal control group, the intestional damage in the model group significantly aggravated and the exfoliated cells of colon tissue were increased in number, while the tissue damage levels were significantly reduced and the exfoliated cells were also reduced in number in the ADSCs group, ulinastatin group and combined treatment group. The most significant improvement in tissue damage was found in the combined treatment group. (3) The number of apoptotic cells was the most in the model group followed by ADSCs and ulinastatin groups, and least in the combined treatment group. (4) The levels of matrix metalloproteinases 2, 9 in the ADSCs and ulinastatin groups were significantly reduced compared with the model group (P < 0.05), but significantly higher than those in the combined treatment group (P < 0.05). In conclusion, matrix metalloproteinases 2, 9 may participate in the process of acute intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. ADSCs transplantation combined with ulinastatin have synergistic effects, and can considerably relieve intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Adipose Tissue, Stem Cell Transplantation, Colon, Reperfusion Injury, Tissue Engineering

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