Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (32): 4798-4804.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.32.013

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Effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on senile dementia behaviors

Gao Ming-long1, Sun Li2, Zhao Xiao-chuan1, Yu Ming1, Wang Jin-cheng1   

  1. 1Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei Province, China
    2Department of Neurology, the 260th Hospital of Chinese PLA, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei Province, China
  • Revised:2016-06-30 Online:2016-08-05 Published:2016-08-05
  • Contact: Wang Jin-cheng, Attending physician, Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Gao Ming-long, Master, Attending physician, Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the 2014 Medical Research Project of Health and Family Planning Commission of Hebei Province of China, No. ZL20140099

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Drug treatment for senile dementia has unsatisfactory outcomes although to a certain extent it can reduce and delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Stem cell transplantation is a new attempt for the treatment of senile dementia.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on the behavior of senile dementia rats.
METHODS: Rat models of senile dementia were made in 20 Sprague-Dawley rats that were given continuous 60-day gavage of aluminium chloride solution. Then, model rats were randomized into model group treated with normal saline injection and experimental group treated with hippocampal injection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, respectively. Another 10 rats undergoing normal feeding served as control group. Learning and memory ability of rats were tested by Morris water maze, and superoxide dismutase activity and malondialdehyde content in brain tissues of rats were measured by colorimetric method at 4 weeks after cell transplantation.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the model group, the escape latency was shortened and the cross-platform frequency was increased in the experimental group (P < 0.05), and moreover, significantly elevated superoxide dismutase activity and reduced malondialdehyde content in the brain tissues of rats were found in the experimental group (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation contributes to behavior improvement in senile dementia rats by improving the learning and memory ability.

 

 

Key words: Alzheimer Disease, Bone Marrow, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Neurobehavioral Manifestations, Superoxide Dismutase, Malondialdehyde, Tissue Engineering

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