Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 137-141.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.01.022

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Protective effects of traditional Chinese medicine on mesenchymal stem cells transplanted into the hippocampus of rats with post-traumatic stress disorder

Fu Wen-jun1, Ao Hai-qing1, Zeng Lei2, Xu Zhi-wei1   

  1. 1  School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou  510006, Guangdong Province, China
    2  First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou  510405, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2012-02-10 Revised:2012-04-17 Online:2013-01-01 Published:2013-01-01
  • About author:Fu Wen-jun☆, M.D., Lecturer, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, China fuqingzhu2006@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Supported by: the Natural Science Foundation of China, No.81173144*; Innovation Foundation Program of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. K0100071*; a grant from Funds for Key Laboratory of Higher Education Institutes of Guangdong Province, No. AAF108111A29

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells shows great potential in repair of hippocampal injury. However, low survival rate of transplanted stem cells remains unsolved.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the protective effects of traditional Chinese medicine on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplanted in the hippocampus of rats with post-traumatic stress disorder.
METHODS: The databases of Pubmed, and CNKI were retrieved for papers published from January 2000 to January 2012 with key words “mesenchymal stem cells, transplantation, survival and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hippocampus” in English and Chinese. A total of 109 papers were retrieved. Among them, 23 papers were included in the final analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Post-traumatic stress disorder is a complex disease influenced by biological, psychological, social and other factors and remains unsolved in treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine exhibits a unique advantage in this research field. Hippocampal damage caused by post-traumatic stress disorder can be repaired by transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation combined with intervention of Xiaoyaosan, a traditional Chinese medicine, is expected to increase the survival rate of transplanted stem cells.

Key words: stem cells, stem cell review, post-trauma stress disorder, mesenchymal stem cells, transplantation, hippocampus, National Natural Science Foundation of China

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