Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (14): 2232-2237.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.14.016

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Resveratrol combined with mesenchymal stem cells improves the metabolic memory effects on endothelial cell injury

Ding Hui, Wang Peng, Wang Yan-gang   

  1. Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2014-01-24 Online:2014-04-02 Published:2014-04-02
  • Contact: Wang Yan-gang, M.D., Chief physician, Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Ding Hui, Master, Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: There are rare reports concerning whether resveratrol combined with mesenchymal stem cells is able to further improve the bad memory caused by high glucose-induced endothelial cell injury.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of resveratrol combined with mesenchymal stem cells on high glucose-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell injury.
METHODS: The human umbilical vein endothelial cells were divided into 10 groups: normal control glucose; mannitol control group; high glucose group; low-dose resveratrol group (0.1 μmol/L); middle-dose resveratrol group (1 μmol/L); high-dose resveratrol group (10 μmol/L); stem cells group; low-dose resveratrol+stem cells group; middle-dose resveratrol+stem cells group; high-dose resveratrol+stem cells group. Cell supernatants were collected to extract nuclear proteins on days 1, 4, 6 after culture in 5.5 mmol/L glucose. Western blot was used to investigate the expression of nuclear factor κB of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the secretion of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the normal control group, hyperglycemia memory up-regulated the expression of nuclear factor κB and increased the levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, which could still continue to rise after culturing in normal glucose. Resveratrol alone or combined with mesenchymal stem cells down-regulated the expression of 
nuclear factor κB and decreased the levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in a dose-dependent manner, which were lower than those in the high glucose group. There were no significant differences in nuclear factor κB, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels between stem cells group and high glucose group. Resveratrol can attenuate high glucose-induced injury to endothelial cells. The metabolic memory induced by high glucose may be mediated by nuclear factor κB pathway, which may be independent in the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells in protecting endothelial cells.

Key words:  stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, endothelial cells, umbilical veins

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