Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (28): 4182-4188.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.28.012

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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for rat cerebral infarction: recovery of neurological function and expression of synaptophysin

Cheng Lv-fang   

  1. the First Cerebral Ward, Chinese Medicine Hospital of Henan, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
  • Revised:2016-05-09 Online:2016-07-01 Published:2016-07-01
  • About author:Cheng Lv-fang, Master, Attending physician, the First Cerebral Ward, Chinese Medicine Hospital of Henan, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Synaptophysin plays an important role in the recovery of neural function after cerebral ischemia.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on nervous function and expression of synaptophysin after cerebral infarction.
METHODS: Totally 60 rats were equivalently randomized into four groups, including sham operation, control, model and stem cell treatment groups. Rats in the control, model and stem cell treatment groups were used for preparing cerebral infarction models, and the remaining underwent the sham operation. After 1 day of modeling, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were transplanted into the rat lateral ventricle in the stem cell treatment group, and rats in the control group was given the injection of the same amount of PBS. After 1, 7 and 14 days of treatment, rat’s neurological function was scored on beam-walking test, rotarod test and screen test, and expression of synaptophysin was detected by RT-PCR and immunohistochemical assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: At 7 and 14 days after treatment, the beam-walking test, rotarod test and screen test scores in the stem cell treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control and model groups (P < 0.05), and the above scores showed no significant differences between the control group and model group (P > 0.05). At 1 day after treatment, the mRNA expression of synaptophysin and the number of synaptophysin-positive cells in the sham operation group were significantly higher than those in the other three groups (P < 0.05); at 7 and 14 days after treatment, the mRNA expression of synaptophysin and the number of synaptophysin-positive cells in the stem cell treatment group were significantly increased compared with the other three groups (P < 0.05), and additionally, the mRNA expression of synaptophysin and the number of synaptophysin-positive cells in the sham operation group were significantly lower than those in the model and control groups (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation can effectively promote the recovery of neurological function in cerebral infarction rats, and partially promote the formation of synaptophysin.

 

 

Key words: Stem Cells, Stem Cell Transplantation, Cerebral Infarction

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