Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (37): 5993-5997.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.37.016

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Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for repair of combined radiation-wound skin injury and tumorigenicity in vitro

Su Zhong-yi, Yang Zai-liang, Tang Yong-yong, Hu Jiang-wei, Sheng Hong-xia, Xu Man, Zhang Bin, Chen Hu   

  1. Department of Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, the Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
  • Revised:2014-07-24 Online:2014-09-03 Published:2014-09-03
  • Contact: Chen Hu, M.D., Chief physician, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, the Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China Corresponding author: Zhang Bin, M.D., Associate chief physician, Associate professor, Department of Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, the Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
  • About author:Su Zhong-yi, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, the Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Many scholars have experimentally confirmed the obvious effect of mesenchymal stem cells to repair radiation injury.
OBJECTIVE: To preliminarily investigate the mechanism of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells promoting the healing of combined radiation-wound skin injury and whether they possess tumorigenicity in vitro.
METHODS: Fifteen Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups, five rats in each group. The right buttock of rats (2.5 cm×2.0 cm) was irradiated with 40 Gy β-rays produced by a linear accelerator, in which a round wound with a diameter of 1.5 cm was made. After 12 hours of modeling, human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells at three concentrations (5.0×106, 1.0×107 and 2.0×107) were injected through tail vein of rats, and luciferin (20 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally. Cell distribution in vivo was traced using IVIS in vivo imaging system. The ability of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells to form colonies was observed using the colony formation assay with soft agar.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells injected through tail vein of rats were mostly gathered in the lungs. Cells were accumulated in the injured site of rats injected with 2.0×107 human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells; however, the fluorescence signal was not observed in the injured site of rats injected with 5.0×106 and 1.0×107 human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells. The other results indicated human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells of low dose, medium dose and high dose had no colony formation on soft agar, but the tumor cells had a great ability to form colony. These findings indicate that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells promote healing combined radiation-wound skin injury by local migration and exhibit no tumorigenicity in vitro in a short period.


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Key words: umbilical cord, mesenchymal stem cells, radiation injuries, carcinogenicity tests

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