title: The effect of lentivirus-mediated PSPN genetic engineering bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on Parkinson's disease rat model.
abstract: Persephin (PSPN) is one of the neurotrophic factors of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family ligands (GFLs) which have been found to promote the survival of specific populations of neurons. The aim of this study was to assess the potential therapeutic function of gene-modified mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-Lv-PSPN-MSCs in 6-OHDA-induced Parkinson's disease (PD) rats models. Here, we worked on the isolation, purification, identification and amplification of MSCs in vitro. The expression analysis revealed that several of the neural marker proteins like nestin, GFAP and S100 were expressed by rat MSCs. MES23.5 cells co-cultured with Lv-PSPN-MSCs showed less 6-OHDA induced cell death than control cells in vitro. When Lv-PSPN-MSCs were injected into the striatum of PD rats, we observed the survival rate, migration, differentiation and the behavior change of PD rats. We found that Lv-PSPN-MSCs showed higher survival rate in rat brain compared with Lv-null-MSCs. Rotational behavior showed that rats receiving Lv-PSPN-MSCs showed the most significant improvement compared with those in other groups. HPLC results showed the content of DA in striatum of rats which received Lv-PSPN-MSCs was highest compared with those in other groups. In conclusion, our results suggest that transplantation of Lv-PSPN-MSCs can lead to remarkable therapeutic effects in PD rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Huamin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Nursing College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Yunxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Wenshuai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Zeyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Hengwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Junxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods; D016086:Lentivirus / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016627:Oxidopamine; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C110758:persephin; D016627:Oxidopamine