Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (7): 1123-1129.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2018

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Tissue repair using mesenchymal stem cells via mitochondrial transfer 

Wang Zhangling1, Yu Limei1, Zhao Chunhua1, 2   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering in Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China; 2Center for Tissue Engineering Research, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2019-08-08 Revised:2019-08-10 Accepted:2019-09-17 Online:2020-03-08 Published:2020-01-20
  • Contact: Zhao Chunhua, MD, Chief physician, Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering in Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China; Center for Tissue Engineering Research, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China Yu Limei, MD, Chief physician, Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering in Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
  • About author:Wang Zhangling, Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering in Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81260507; the Major Project of Guizhou Province, No. [2011]6002

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Mesenchymal stem cells have been used in the treatment of various diseases due to their advantages, and mitochondrial transfer is an important mechanism of mesenchymal stem cell therapy.

OBJECTIVE: To review the role of mesenchymal stem cells via mitochondrial transfer in various tissue injuries.

METHODS: The key words were “stem cells, mitochondrial transfer, cell communication, rescue and repair, tissue injury” in English and Chinese, respectively. PubMed, CNKI and WanFang databases were retrieved for the articles published from 2008 to 2019. The articles concerning the mitochondrial transfer function and mechanism of mesenchymal stem cells and the treatment of tissue injury were collected. After removal of the repetitive and irrelevant articles, 64 eligible articles were further analyzed.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Mesenchymal stem cells have been used in stroke, myocardial infarction, and acute renal failure. Mitochondrial transfer has been widely recognized as a new mechanism of stem cell therapy and has been considered as a potential therapy for tissue injuries. Mitochondrial transfer has been found to be mediated by different modes, including tunnel tube formation, gap junctions, microvesicles, cell fusion and transfer of isolated mitochondria. However, specific mechanisms of mitochondrial transfer in tissue injury have not been fully elucidated and its specific role in tissue repair also needs further investigation.

Key words:

mitochondrial transfer, mesenchymal stem cells, tissue damage, stem cells, repair

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