Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (32): 4792-4797.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.32.012

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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells for repairing acute respiratory distress syndrome

Zhang Lei   

  1. Nanyang Medical College, Nanyang 473000, Henan Province, China
  • Revised:2016-05-23 Online:2016-08-05 Published:2016-08-05
  • About author:Zhang Lei, Master, Lecturer, Nanyang Medical College, Nanyang 473000, Henan Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Science and Technology Project of Henan Province, No. 132102310176

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: To date little is reported clinically on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of BMSCs in ARDS rats.
METHODS: Sixty-three Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into normal control group, model and BMSCs groups (n=21 per group), followed by establishment of ARDS models. After awakening, rats in the model group were given no treatment, while those in the BMSCs group given tail vein injection of fluorouracil-labeled BMSCs. Then, pathological observation of the lung tissue was conducted using hematoxylin-eosin staining, and ELISA method was employed to detect interleukin-1β level in the rat lung tissue homogenates. Repair effects on lung injury were compared between two groups.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that inflammation, edema and congestion in the rat lung tissue were vanished gradually, but no consolidation was found in the BMSCs group, while there was visible edema and congestion in the lung tissue of rats in the model group. Compared with the model group, pulmonary edema and interleukin-1β level in the lung tissue were significantly reduced in the BMSCs group (P < 0.05). Therefore, the whole bone marrow culture method is suitable to obtain BMSCs that have desired effects on ARDS in rats. In ARDS rats, due to inhalation of lipopolysaccharide, BMSCs can be directly involved in lung epithelial repair by reducing the release of inflammatory factors.

 

 

Key words: Stem Cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, Tissue Engineering

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