Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (6): 923-927.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.06.018

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Umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells carrying human telomerase reverse transcriptase for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Xu Ying   

  1. Department of Cardiology, Jinnan Xianshuigu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
  • Received:2015-01-11 Online:2015-02-05 Published:2015-02-05
  • About author:Xu Ying, Attending physician, Department of Cardiology, Jinnan Xianshuigu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: To protect the pulmonary vascular endothelial cells in the body is an important part to reduce pulmonary circulation pressure and prevent pulmonary hypertension.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic efficacy of umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell transplantation carrying human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in rats.
METHODS: Umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells were cultured, purified and transfected with adenovirus carrying hTERT gene. Sixty Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly divided into model group, blank adenovirus group, adenoviral delivery group, with 20 rats in each group. Then, the rats were respectively injected via the jugular vein with 1 mL L-DBEB, 1 mL umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell suspension (1.5×1010/L), and 1 mL hTERT-transfected umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell suspension (1.5×1010/L) after models of pulmonary hypertension were established via intraperitoneal injection of monocrotaline. After 21 days of transplantation, hemodynamic changes, plasma endothelin 1 levels and the hypertrophy index of the right ventricle were detected.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was no difference in arterial blood pressure among the three groups
(P < 0.05). In the adenoviral delivery group, the systolic pressure of the pulmonary artery, mean pulmonary artery pressure and plasma endothelin 1 level decreased significantly as compared with the model group, blank adenovirus group (P < 0.05); but no difference was found in the hypertrophy index of the right ventricle (P > 0.05). These findings indicate that umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell transplantation carrying hTERT gene can improve the hemodynamic abnormalities in the body and also protect vascular endothelial cells in the body.


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Key words: Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Hypertension, Pulmonary, Hemodynamics

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