Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (19): 2810-2816.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.19.011

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Propofol pretreatment combined with umbilical blood mesenchymal stem cell transplantation improves cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injuries

Hou Shao-ke1, Hao Li-na1, Wei Jiao2, Zhou Ya-jing1   

  1. 1Department of Anesthesiology, 2Operating Room, Xingtai People’s Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai 054001, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2016-03-21 Online:2016-05-06 Published:2016-05-06
  • About author:Hou Shao-ke, Attending physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Xingtai People’s Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai 054001, Hebei Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: As propofol has a neuroprotective effect, and umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells have a high differentiation potential, their combination will have a better therapeutic effect on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of propofol pretreatment combined with umbilical blood mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.
METHODS: Sixty-three Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into model, propofol, and combined group (n=21 per group). Rat models of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury were made using ligation of the middle cerebral artery occlusion in the three groups. Rats in the combined group were given 100 mg/kg propofol injection at 1 day before injury and injection of umbilical blood mesenchymal stem cells via the tail vein (0.5 mL, 2×109/L).
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the model group, the neurological function was improved significantly in the propofol and combined group, especially in the latter one, presenting with a remarkable mitigation in brain injury and an increased level of survivn mRNA in the rat hippocampus. The content of serum malondialdehyde was lower but the activity of superoxide dismutase was higher in the combined group compared with the propofol group. These findings indicate that propofol pretreatment combined with umbilical blood mesenchymal stem cell transplantation has better therapeutic effects than propofol pretreamtnet alone for improving cerebral 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: Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Propofol, Reperfusion Injury, Tissue Engineering

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