title: [Effect of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on immunological injury of the ovary in mice].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation in repairing ovarian injury in mice sensitized with porcine ovarian proteins.
  
  
  METHODS
  Wild-type female mice with ICR background (6-8 weeks old) were divided randomly into groups A, B and C (n=12). In groups B and C, the mice were treated with the total protein extract from porcine ovary to induce immunological injury of the ovary, while those in group A received no treatment. MSCs-derived from GFP transgenic mice were transplanted into the mice of group C, and equal volume of PBS was injected intraperitoneally in mice of the other two groups. PCR was used to detect GFP gene in the genomic DNA of the ovaries to assess MSCs homing in the ovary, and the reparative effect of MSCs on ovarian injury was evaluated using HE staining and TUNEL analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After transplantation, the MSCs could reach the injured ovaries to promote the repair of the ovarian injury, resulting also in reduced apoptosis of the granulosa cells (GCs) in the injured ovaries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MSCs transplantation can promote the recovery of the immunological injury of the ovary in mice, the mechanism of which may involve reduced apoptosis of the GCs.
authors: College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University; Guangzhou 510632, China.
authors: Wei-na
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authors: Li
authors: Qi-xuan
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authors: Xie
authors: Jun-wen
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