Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (28): 4196-4202.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.28.014

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Influences of CD133+ cells on human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cell transplantation for treating heart failure

Ma Li, Xie Yi-xu, Chang Yu, Yao Lei   

  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
  • Revised:2016-05-03 Online:2016-07-01 Published:2016-07-01
  • About author:Ma Li, Associate chief physician, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Cell purification can eliminate the biological variability of cells, providing new insight into cell regeneration therapy.
OBJECTIVE: To study the Influence of CD133+ cells on human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cell transplantation for treatment of heart failure.
METHODS: Human cord blood mononuclear cells were isolated using lymphocyte separation medium method, and CD133+ and CD133- cells were sorted using immunomagnetic beads at a cell density of 1×108/L. Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into five groups: sham group, model group, CD133+ cell group, CD133- cell group and mononuclear cell group. Animal models of heart failure were made using intraperitoneal injection of isoproterenol in all the groups except for the sham group. Rats in the CD133+ cell group and CD133- cell group were given 1 mL CD133+ cells plus 1 mL PBS and 1 mL CD133- cells plus 1 mL PBS via the tail vein, respectively. Rats in the mononuclear cell group were given 1 mL CD133+ cells plus 1 mL CD133- cells via the tail vein, and those in the sham and model groups given 2 mL PBS via the tail vein. After 4 weeks, cardiac pathology, degree of myocardial fibrosis and colonization of CD133+ cells in myocardial tissues were observed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that myocardial tissues arranged disorderly in the model group, but regularly in the sham group; myocardial disorders were mildest in the CD133+ cell group, successively followed by the mononuclear cell group, and severest in the CD133- cell group and model group. Masson staining showed that in the model group, collagen fibers were proliferated, arranged irregularly and even broken, while in the sham group, the collagen fibers were less in number and arranged in order. Additionally, there was less reduction in collagen fibers and milder myocardial disorders in the CD133+ cell group compared with the other groups. Area of collagen fibers was increased significantly in all the groups except for the sham group (P < 0.05), but this increment was the minimal in the CD133+ cell group. Findings from immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining showed that there were no CD133+ cells in the myocardial tissues of rats. Therefore, our data indicate that compared with the mononuclear cell transplantation, CD133+ cell transplantation exerts superiorities in relieving myocardial damage and reducing myocardial fibrosis. However, CD133+ cells are not colonized in the myocardial tissue after transplantation.

 

 

Key words: Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Heart Failure, Membrane Glycoproteins, Tissue Engineering

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