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Sheyner M, Yu SJ, Wang Y. Enhanced survival of human-induced pluripotent stem cell transplant in parkinsonian rat brain by locally applied cyclosporine. Brain Circ 2019; 5:130-133. [PMID: 31620660 PMCID: PMC6785947 DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_40_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A major limitation with cell transplantation in patients is the unimpressive number of cells survived. The death of grafted cells involves apoptosis and immunorejection. In this review, we encapsulate the recent preclinical development that improves the survival of grafted cells and mitigates the immunorejection of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) through co-grating nanoparticles-containing cyclosporine A (NanoCsA) in hemiparkinsonian rats. The study supported the notion that NanoCsA allows for long-lasting CsA discharge and limits immunorejection of human iPSC xenograft in a 6-hydroxydopamine Parkinson's disease rat model.
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- Michael Sheyner
- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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NanoCsA improves the survival of human iPSC transplant in hemiparkinsonian rats. Brain Res 2019; 1719:124-132. [PMID: 31153914 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Increasing evidence has supported that transplantation of human stem cells induces neuroprotective and reparative effects in animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, without systemic immunosuppressive therapy, most of these grafted cells are rejected by the hosts. Long term and systemic injection of cyclosporine-A (CsA) is required to maintain the survival of grafted cells. The purpose this study is to examine a new treatment strategy to suppress the immunorejection by locally co-grafting of polylactic/glycolic acid nanoparticles containing CsA (NanoCsA) with differentiated human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In the in vitro media, NanoCsA provided sustained release of CsA for >6 weeks. The differentiated human iPSCs were co-grafted with NanoCsA or NanoVeh (nanoparticle without CsA) to the striatum of unilaterally 6-hydroxydopamine -lesioned rats. NanoCsA/iPSCs co-graft significantly improved locomotor activity compared to NanoVeh/iPSCs co-grafts or iPSC grafts + sytemic CsA at 1 month after transplantation. Brain tissues were collected for measurements of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and human marker Stem121 immunoreactivity. Cografting with NanoCsA/iPSCs, compared to NanoVeh/iPSCs, significantly increased TH and Stem121 immunoreactivity as well as tumor formation in the lesioned striatum. Taken together, our study supports that NanoCsA provides long-lasting CsA release and reduces immunorejection of human iPSCs xenograft in a 6-hydroxydopamine rat model of PD.
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Wu KJ, Yu SJ, Chiang CW, Lee YW, Yen BL, Hsu CS, Kuo LW, Wang Y. Wharton' jelly mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for ischemic brain injury. Brain Circ 2018; 4:124-127. [PMID: 30450419 PMCID: PMC6187942 DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_16_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence have supported that Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cell (WJ-MSCs) have immunomodulatory and protective effects against several diseases including kidney, liver pathologies, and heart injury. Few in vitro studies have reported that WJ-MSCs reduced inflammation in hippocampal slices after oxygen–glucose deprivation. We recently reported the neuroprotective effects of human WJ-MSCs (hWJ-MSCs) in rats exposed to a transient right middle cerebral artery occlusion. hWJ-MSCs transplantation significantly reduced brain infarction and microglia activation in the penumbra leading with a significant reduction of neurological deficits. Interestingly, the grafted hWJ-MSCs in the ischemic core were mostly incorporated into IBA1 (+) cells, suggesting that hWJ-MSCs were immunorejected by the host. The immune rejection of hWJ-MSCs was reduced in after cyclosporine A treatment. Moreover, the glia cell line-derived neurotrophic factor expression was significantly increased in the host brain after hWJ-MSCs transplantation. In conclusion, these results suggest that the protective effect of hWJ-MSCs may be due to the secretion of trophic factors rather than to the survival of grafted cells. This paper is a review article. Referred literature in this paper has been listed in the references section. The data sets supporting the conclusions of this article are available online by searching various databases, including PubMed. Some original points in this article come from the laboratory practice in our research center and the authors’ experiences.
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- Kuo-Jen Wu
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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Wu KJ, Yu SJ, Chiang CW, Lee YW, Yen BL, Tseng PC, Hsu CS, Kuo LW, Wang Y. Neuroprotective Action of Human Wharton's Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Transplants in a Rodent Model of Stroke. Cell Transplant 2018; 27:1603-1612. [PMID: 30284460 PMCID: PMC6299196 DOI: 10.1177/0963689718802754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (WJ-MSCs) have distinct immunomodulatory and protective effects against kidney, liver, or heart injury. Limited studies have shown that WJ-MSCs attenuates oxygen–glucose deprivation-mediated inflammation in hippocampal slices. The neuroprotective effect of intracerebral WJ-MSC transplantation against stroke has not been well characterized. The purpose of this study was to examine the neuroprotective effect of human WJ-MSC (hWJ-MSC) transplants in an animal model of stroke. Adult male Sprague–Dawley rats were anesthetized and placed in a stereotaxic frame. hWJ-MSCs, pre-labeled with chloromethyl benzamide 1,1’-dioctadecyl-3,3,3’3’- tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate (CM-Dil), were transplanted to the right cerebral cortex at 10 min before a transient (60 min) right middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). Transplantation of hWJ-MSCs significantly reduced neurological deficits at 3 and 5 days after MCAo. hWJ-MSC transplants also significantly reduced brain infarction and microglia activation in the penumbra. Grafted cells carrying CM-Dil fluorescence were identified at the grafted site in the ischemic core; these cells were mostly incorporated into ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule (+) cells, suggesting these xenograft cells were immuno-rejected by the host. In another set of animals, hWJ-MSCs were transplanted in cyclosporine (CsA)-treated rats. hWJ-MSC transplants significantly reduced brain infarction, improved neurological function, and reduced neuroinflammation. Less phagocytosis of CM-dil-labeled grafted cells was found in the host brain after CsA treatment. Transplantation of hWJ-MSC significantly increased glia cell line-derived neurotrophic factor expression in the host brain. Taken together, our data support that intracerebral transplantation of hWJ-MSCs reduced neurodegeneration and inflammation in the stroke brain. The protective effect did not depend on the survival of grafted cells but may be indirectly mediated through the production of protective trophic factors from the transplants.
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- Kuo-Jen Wu
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, NHRI, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, NHRI, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, NHRI, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Research and Development, HealthBanks Biotech Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, NHRI, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Miaoli, Taiwan
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Boronat-García A, Guerra-Crespo M, Drucker-Colín R. Historical perspective of cell transplantation in Parkinson’s disease. World J Transplant 2017; 7:179-192. [PMID: 28698835 PMCID: PMC5487308 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i3.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Cell grafting has been considered a therapeutic approach for Parkinson’s disease (PD) since the 1980s. The classical motor symptoms of PD are caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, leading to a decrement in dopamine release in the striatum. Consequently, the therapy of cell-transplantation for PD consists in grafting dopamine-producing cells directly into the brain to reestablish dopamine levels. Different cell sources have been shown to induce functional benefits on both animal models of PD and human patients. However, the observed motor improvements are highly variable between individual subjects, and the sources of this variability are not fully understood. The purpose of this review is to provide a general overview of the pioneering studies done in animal models of PD that established the basis for the first clinical trials in humans, and compare these with the latest findings to identify the most relevant aspects that remain unanswered to date. The main focus of the discussions presented here will be on the mechanisms associated with the survival and functionality of the transplants. These include the role of the dopamine released by the grafts and the capacity of the grafted cells to extend fibers and to integrate into the motor circuit. The complete understanding of these aspects will require extensive research on basic aspects of molecular and cellular physiology, together with neuronal network function, in order to uncover the real potential of cell grafting for treating PD.
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Chiu CH, Li IH, Weng SJ, Huang YS, Wu SC, Chou TK, Huang WS, Liao MH, Shiue CY, Cheng CY, Ma KH. PET Imaging of Serotonin Transporters With 4-[(18)F]-ADAM in a Parkinsonian Rat Model With Porcine Neural Xenografts. Cell Transplant 2015; 25:301-11. [PMID: 25994923 DOI: 10.3727/096368915x688236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway. Apart from effective strategies to halt the underlying neuronal degeneration, cell replacement now offers novel prospects for PD therapy. Porcine embryonic neural tissue has been considered an alternative source to human fetal grafts in neurodegenerative disorders because its use avoids major practical and ethical issues. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of embryonic day 27 (E27) porcine mesencephalic tissue transplantation in a PD rat model using animal positron emission tomography (PET) coupled with 4-[(18)F]-ADAM, a serotonin transporter (SERT) imaging agent. The parkinsonian rat was induced by injecting 6-hydroxydopamine into the medial forebrain bundle (MFB) of the right nigrostriatal pathway. The apomorphine-induced rotation behavioral test and 4-[(18)F]-ADAM/animal PET scanning were carried out following 6-OHDA lesioning. At the second week following 6-OHDA lesioning, the parkinsonian rat rotates substantially on apomorphine-induced contralateral turning. In addition, the mean striatal-specific uptake ratio (SUR) of 4-[(18)F]-ADAM decreased by 44%. After transplantation, the number of drug-induced rotations decreased markedly, and the mean SUR of 4-[(18)F]-ADAM and the level of SERT immunoreactivity (SERT-ir) in striatum were partially restored. The mean SUR level was restored to 71% compared to that for the contralateral intact side, which together with the abundant survival of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) neurons accounted for functional recovery at the fourth week postgraft. In regard to the extent of donor-derived cells, we found the neurons of the xenografts from E27 transgenic pigs harboring red fluorescent protein (RFP) localized with TH-ir cells and SERT-ir in the grafted area. Thus, transplanted E27 porcine mesencephalic tissue may restore dopaminergic and serotonergic systems in the parkinsonian rat. The 4-[(18)F]-ADAM/animal PET can be used to detect serotonergic neuron loss in PD and monitor the efficacy of therapy.
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- Chuang-Hsin Chiu
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zeng X, Cai J, Chen J, Luo Y, You ZB, Fotter E, Wang Y, Harvey B, Miura T, Backman C, Chen GJ, Rao MS, Freed WJ. Dopaminergic differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 22:925-40. [PMID: 15536184 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.22-6-925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this manuscript we report that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) differentiated into dopaminergic neurons when cocultured with PA6 cells. After 3 weeks of differentiation, approximately 87% of hES colonies contained tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive cells, and a high percentage of the cells in most of the colonies expressed TH. Differentiation was inhibited by exposure to BMP4 or serum. TH-positive cells derived from hESCs were postmitotic, as determined by bromodeoxyurindine colabeling. Differentiated cells expressed other markers of dopaminergic neurons, including the dopamine transporter, aromatic amino acid decarboxylase, and the transcription factors associated with neuronal and dopaminergic differentiation, Sox1, Nurr1, Ptx3, and Lmx1b. Neurons that had been differentiated on PA6 cells were negative for dopamine-beta-hydroxylase, a marker of noradrenergic neurons. PA6-induced neurons were able to release dopamine and 3,4-dihydroxphe-hylacetic acid (DOPAC) but not noradrenalin when depolarized by high K(+). When transplanted into 6-hydroxydopamine-treated animals, hES-derived dopaminergic cells integrated into the rat striatum. Five weeks after transplantation, surviving TH-positive cells were present but in very small numbers compared with the high frequency of TH-positive cells seen in PA6 coculture. Larger numbers of cells positive for smooth muscle actin, but no undifferentiated ES cells, were present after transplantation. Therefore, hESCs can be used to generate human dopaminergic cells that exhibit biochemical and functional properties consistent with the expected properties of mature dopaminergic neurons.
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- Xianmin Zeng
- Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.
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Liou HH, Chen RC, Chen TH, Tsai YF, Tsai MC. Attenuation of paraquat-induced dopaminergic toxicity on the substantia nigra by (-)-deprenyl in vivo. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2001; 172:37-43. [PMID: 11264021 DOI: 10.1006/taap.2001.9130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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(-)-Deprenyl (DEP) had been shown to slow of progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). The present study sought to determine whether DEP would attenuate the nigrostriatal system damage induced by intranigral administration of the herbicide paraquat (PQ) as a model of parkinsonism in vivo. Neurochemical and behavioral observations of Wistar rats were the focus of our study. In the neurochemical observation, the PQ injected in the rats caused dose-dependent depletion of dopamine (DA) in the ipsilateral striata. The coadministration of DEP with PQ partially increased the striatal DA level. The prediction of the striatal DA levels was calculated by regression coefficients obtained from multiple linear regression (r(2) = 0.82): DA level (% of control) = 103.34 - 9.58 PQ (nmol) + 0.79 DEP (nmol). It was demonstrated that the high dose of 20 nmol DEP could significant attenuate the PQ (5 nmol)-elicited dopaminergic toxicity (p < 0.05). In the behavioral observation, the intranigral injection of PQ into the rats caused a rotation behavior contralateral to the lesioned side in response to apomorphine administration (0.5 mg/kg, sc). This apomorphine-induced rotational behavior could also be attenuated significantly by coadministration of DEP (20 nmol) and PQ (5 nmol) compared with PQ-treated (5 nmol) animals (p < 0.05). The above observations indicate that DEP could provide a protective effect on the moderate injury elicited by PQ toxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system. DEP might be a useful therapeutic agent in treating patients with early-stage PD.
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- H H Liou
- Departments of Pharmacology and Neurology, College of Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Clarkson ED, Zawada WM, Bell KP, Esplen JE, Choi PK, Heidenreich KA, Freed CR. IGF-I and bFGF improve dopamine neuron survival and behavioral outcome in parkinsonian rats receiving cultured human fetal tissue strands. Exp Neurol 2001; 168:183-91. [PMID: 11170733 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To promote dopamine cell survival in human fetal tissue strands transplanted into immunosuppressed 6-OHDA-lesioned rats, we have preincubated tissue in insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I, 150 ng/ml) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF, 15 ng/ml) in vitro for 2 weeks. Growth factor treatment did not affect the rate of homovanillic acid production in vitro but increased overall dopamine neuron survival in animals after transplant from 1240 +/- 250 to 2380 +/- 440 neurons (P < 0.05). Animals in the growth factor-treated group had a significantly greater reduction in methamphetamine-induced rotation (66%) compared to control transplants (30%, P < 0.05). We conclude that in vitro preincubation of human fetal tissue strands with IGF-I and bFGF improves dopamine cell survival and the behavioral outcome of transplants.
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- E D Clarkson
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 3100 Ricketts Point Road, MCMR-UV-DB, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 21010-5400, USA
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Liu DM, Lin SZ, Wang SD, Wu MY, Wang Y. Xenografting human T2 sympathetic ganglion from hyperhidrotic patients provides short-term restoration of catecholaminergic functions in hemiparkinsonian athymic rats. Cell Transplant 1999; 8:583-91. [PMID: 10701487 DOI: 10.1177/096368979900800604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Previous studies have suggested that allografting peripheral sympathetic ganglia, such as superior cervical ganglia, partially relieves clinical or behavioral deficits in parkinsonian patients and animals. However, removal of these ganglia can cause Homer's syndrome, which limits the utilization of this approach. Hyperhidrosis, a disease of excessive sweating, is commonly seen in young Orientals. Treatment of hyperhidrosis often involves surgical removal of the second thoracic sympathetic ganglia (T2G), which contain catecholaminergic neurons. The purpose of our study was to investigate behavioral responses and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunoreactivity in hemiparkinsonian rats at different time points after transplantation of human T2G from hyperhidrotic patients. Athymic Fisher 344 rats were injected unilaterally with 6-hydroxydopamine into the medial forebrain bundle to destroy the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) pathway. The effectiveness of lesions was tested by measuring methamphetamine (MA)-induced rotations. These unilaterally lesioned rats were later transplanted with T2G or T2 fiber tract (T2F) obtained from adult hyperhidrotic patients. Animals grafted with T2G showed a reduction in MA-induced rotation by 2 weeks; however, rotation returned to the pregrafting levels by 3 months. Animals receiving T2F grafts did not show any reduction of rotation over a 3-month period. Animals were later sacrificed for TH immunostaining at different time points. Tyrosine hydroxylase-positive [TH(+)] cell bodies and fibers were found in the lesioned striatum 2-4 weeks after T2G grafting, suggesting the survival of transplants. Two to 3 months after grafting, TH(+) fibers were still found in almost all the recipients. However, TH(+) cell bodies were found in only three of seven rats studied. Animals receiving T2F grafting did not show any TH immunoreactivity in the lesioned striatum over the 3-month period. These data indicate that T2G transplants from adult hyperhidrotic patients can survive and provide transient normalization of the motor behavior in the hemiparkinsonian athymic rats. Because of the short-term improvement in behavior after grafting, the use of T2G in human trials should be cautious at the present time. Further laboratory research is required.
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- D M Liu
- Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tang FI, Chiu TH, Wang Y. Electrochemical studies of the effects of substance P on dopamine terminals in the rat striatum. Exp Neurol 1998; 152:41-9. [PMID: 9682011 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1998.6834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the regulation of dopamine (DA) release and clearance by Substance P (SP) in striatum. In vivo high speed chronoamperometric recording techniques, with Nafion-coated carbon-fiber electrodes, were used to evaluate extracellular DA concentrations in urethane-anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats. SP was locally applied to striatum. Our data indicate that SP can induce DA release in striatum. However, only about half of the striatal sites respond to SP. Readministration of SP to the same site elicited a smaller DA release. These data suggest that SP-evoked release shows tachyphyllaxis and is heterogeneous in the striatum. Lesioning of DA neurons with 6-OHDA into the medial forebrain bundle abolished DA release induced by SP. It has been shown that SP interacts with three different tachykinin receptors. We found that application of the Neurokinin-1 (NK1) agonist [Sar9, Met (O2)11]SP, but not the NK3 agonist senktide, induced DA release, suggesting that SP-induced DA release may be mediated through NK1 receptors. We further examined SP effects on DA clearance in striatum. We found that pretreatment with SP significantly attenuated extracellular levels of DA after exogeneous application of DA, suggesting that DA clearance is augmented by SP. Taken together, our data demonstrate that substance P facilitates dopamine release and clearance in the striatum.
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- F I Tang
- Department of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Fitoussi N, Sotnik-Barkai I, Tornatore C, Herzberg U, Yadid G. Dopamine turnover and metabolism in the striatum of parkinsonian rats grafted with genetically-modified human astrocytes. Neuroscience 1998; 85:405-13. [PMID: 9622240 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00635-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The potential of a novel therapeutic approach for treating Parkinson's disease, which involves the transplantation of a transfected human astrocyte cell line SVG-TH, that stably expresses the rate-limiting enzyme for dopamine production, tyrosine hydroxylase, was examined. SVG-TH and untransfected parent cells were grafted into the diseased striatum of rats in which Parkinson's disease had been induced by the administration of 6-hydroxydopamine. The in situ production and spillover of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (the precursor of dopamine), dopamine and their metabolites in the striatal extracellular fluid of the grafted rats was determined in conscious animals using the microdialysis technique and a high pressure liquid chromatography apparatus. Alleviation of symptoms of Parkinson's disease (abnormal movements) was evaluated by rotation tests. Upon transplantation of the SVG-TH cells into the striatum of the parkinsonian rats, the levels of dopamine in extracellular fluid of the striatum reached those of the normal rats, and correlated well with the improvement (74%) in their rotating behaviour (behavioural deficit). The levels of the two main dopamine metabolites, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and homovanillic acid, were low in the lesioned rats, even after SVG-TH transplantation. An alternative route of metabolism of dopamine may occur in the transplanted striatum, since the dopamine metabolite, 3-O-methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenylethylamine, appeared, which indicates activity of catechol-O-methyl transferase. Upon blockade of L-aromatic-amino acid decarboxylase, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine accumulated in extracellular fluid of the 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned and SVG-TH-grafted rats, which indicated that these cells produced active tyrosine hydroxylase in vivo. These findings indicate the potential of treating Parkinson's disease by the intrabrain grafting of human astrocyte cells transfected with the rate limiting enzyme for dopamine production.
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- N Fitoussi
- Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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