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Priming with FGF2 stimulates human dental pulp cells to promote axonal regeneration and locomotor function recovery after spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT: Human dental pulp cells (DPCs), adherent cells derived from dental pulp tissues, are potential tools for cell transplantation therapy. However, little work has been done to optimize such transplantation. In this study, DPCs were treated with fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) for 5-6 consecutive serial passages and were transplanted into the injury site immediately after complete transection of the rat spinal cord. FGF2 priming facilitated the DPCs to promote axonal regeneration and to improve locomotor function in the rat with spinal cord injury (SCI). Additional analyses revealed that FGF2 priming protected cultured DPCs from hydrogen-peroxide-induced cell death and increased the number of DPCs in the SCI rat spinal cord even 7 weeks after transplantation. The production of major neurotrophic factors was equivalent in FGF2-treated and untreated DPCs. These observations suggest that FGF2 priming might protect DPCs from the post-trauma microenvironment in which DPCs infiltrate and resident immune cells generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species. Surviving DPCs could increase the availability of neurotrophic factors in the lesion site, thereby promoting axonal regeneration and locomotor function recovery.

SUBMITTER: Nagashima K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647367 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Priming with FGF2 stimulates human dental pulp cells to promote axonal regeneration and locomotor function recovery after spinal cord injury.

Nagashima Kosuke K Miwa Takahiro T Soumiya Hitomi H Ushiro Daisuke D Takeda-Kawaguchi Tomoko T Tamaoki Naritaka N Ishiguro Saho S Sato Yumi Y Miyamoto Kei K Ohno Takatoshi T Osawa Masatake M Kunisada Takahiro T Shibata Toshiyuki T Tezuka Ken-Ichi KI Furukawa Shoei S Fukumitsu Hidefumi H

Scientific reports 20171018 1

Human dental pulp cells (DPCs), adherent cells derived from dental pulp tissues, are potential tools for cell transplantation therapy. However, little work has been done to optimize such transplantation. In this study, DPCs were treated with fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) for 5-6 consecutive serial passages and were transplanted into the injury site immediately after complete transection of the rat spinal cord. FGF2 priming facilitated the DPCs to promote axonal regeneration and to improve lo ...[more]

PMID: 29044129

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Project description:BackgroundHuman dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) exhibit excellent differentiation potential and are capable of differentiating into several different cellular phenotypes, including neurons. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) contains numerous growth factors that can stimulate stem cell differentiation. In this study, we investigated the potential stimulatory effects of PRP on neurogenic differentiation and anti-apoptosis of hDPSCs in injured spinal cords.MethodsThe unipotential differentiation capacity of hDPSCs was analyzed by cell surface antigen identification and cell cycle analysis. A spinal cord injury rat model composed of 40 Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats was used to facilitate an in vivo study. Rats were divided into four groups: a double-treatment group (receiving both neurogenic-induced hDPSCs and PRP), two single-treatment groups (receiving neurogenic-induced hDPSCs or PRP) and a sham group (receiving normal saline). The Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan Locomotor Rating Scale was subsequently used to evaluate the motor function of the spinal cord. Cell viability and differentiation of hDPSCs in the damaged spinal cords were analyzed and apoptosis of neural cells was evaluated using the terminal uridine nucleotide end labeling (TUNEL) assay.ResultsGrowth pattern, cell surface marker and cell cycle analyses revealed that hDPSCs have a high degree of multi-directional differentiation potential and can be induced into neurons in vitro. In the rat spinal cord injury model, double-treatment with hDPSC/PRP or single treatment with hDPSCs or PRP significantly improved motor function compared with the sham group (P<0.05). Apoptosis of neural cells was observed to be significantly higher in the sham group compared to any of the treatment groups. Double-treatment with hDPSCs and PRP resulted in the lowest apoptotic rate among the groups analyzed.ConclusionshDPSCs exhibit differentiation potential and are capable of transforming into neural cells both in vitro and in vivo. Significantly increased inhibition of neuronal apoptosis and improved motor function recovery of the spinal cord were observed following double-treatment with hDPSCs and PRP compared with the single-treatment groups.

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Priming with FGF2 stimulates human dental pulp cells to promote axonal regeneration and locomotor function recovery after spinal cord injury.

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Priming with FGF2 stimulates human dental pulp cells to promote axonal regeneration and locomotor function recovery after spinal cord injury.

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