Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (29): 4742-4747.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.29.025

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Replenishment of intestinal stem cells during the repair of radiation-induced intestinal injury

Zhao Xin, Li Xiang-yang, Ji Wu   

  1. Research Institute of General Surgery of PLA, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Revised:2017-05-17 Online:2017-10-18 Published:2017-11-08
  • Contact: Ji Wu, M.D., Professor, Chief physician, Research Institute of General Surgery of PLA, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Zhao Xin, Studying for doctorate, Research Institute of General Surgery of PLA, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Medical Science Research Funds of Nanjing Military Command, No. 15DX01

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Radiation-induced intestinal injury causes a sharp reduction in the number of intestinal stem cells (ISCs) and their dysfunction. This brings great challenges in the repair of injured intestinal epithelium. Prompting restoration of the number and function of ISCs is a highlight of current research in the treatment of radiation-induced intestinal injury as well as in the repair of injured intestinal epithelium.
OBJECTIVE: To review the latest progress in the pathway and mechanism of ISCs replenishment after radiation-induced intestinal injury.
METHODS: The first author searched the CNKI, Wanfang and PubMed databases using the keywords of “intestinal stem cell, radiation-induced intestinal injury” in Chinese and English, respectively, to retrieve relevant articles published from January 2010 to June 2016. Then we generalized and summarized the results of these articles.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The fate of ISCs is regulated by various signal pathways, mainly including Wnt/β-catenin, BMP, Notch and EGF pathways. Early secretory progenitors (ESPs) are relatively quiescent during homeostasis, and insensitive to radiation injury; moreover, the ESPs can convert to ISCs under certain conditions. So, they are desired source of “reserve stem cells”. Stem cell niche plays an important role in reverse differentiation from ESPs to ISCs, but the exact regulatory mechanism remains largely unknown. Investigation on the above mechanism is of important scientific significance for deeply understanding the restoration process after radiation-induced intestinal injury and thus actively regulating intestinal injury repair.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Stem Cells, Radioactivity, Intestine, Small, Tissue Engineering

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