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Deng Y, Huang F, Wang J, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Su G, Zhao Y. Hair Growth Promoting Activity of Cedrol Nanoemulsion in C57BL/6 Mice and Its Bioavailability. Molecules 2021; 26:1795. [PMID: 33806773 PMCID: PMC8004917 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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As the main component of Platycladus orientalis, cedrol has known germinal activity. A range of cedrol formulations have been developed to prevent hair-loss, but compliance remains key issues. In this study, we prepared cedrol nanoemulsion (CE-NE) and determined the particle size and PDI (polydispersion coefficient), investigated the hair growth activity and studied the bioavailability in vitro and in vivo. Results showed that the average particle size of CE-NE is 14.26 ± 0.16 nm, and the PDI value is 0.086 ± 0.019. In vitro drug release investigation and drug release kinetics analysis showed release profile of CE from nanoparticles demonstrates the preferred partition of CE in buffer pH 4.0, the release profile of CE-NE showed a first-order kinetics reaching around 36.7% after 6 h at 37 °C. We artificially depilated the back hair of C57BL/6 mice and compared the efficacy of a designed cedrol nanoemulsion to an existing ointment group. The hair follicles were imaged and quantified using a digital photomicrograph. The results showed that compared with the ointment, CE-NE had positive effects on hair growth, improved drug solubility. Compared with the ointment and 2% minoxidil groups, 50 mg/mL CE-NE led to more robust hair growth. Pharmacokinetics analysis showed that the AUC0-t of CE-NE was 4-fold higher than that of the ointment group, confirming that the bioavailability of the nanoemulsion was greater than that of the ointment. CE-NE also significantly reduced the hair growth time of model mice and significantly increased the growth rate of hair follicles. In conclusion, these data suggest that the nanoemulsion significantly improved the pharmacokinetic properties and hair growth effects cedrol, enhancing its efficacy in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yaling Deng
- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.D.); (F.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.D.); (F.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.D.); (F.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.D.); (F.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.D.); (F.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.D.); (F.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; (Y.D.); (F.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Warnecke A, Prenzler NK, Schmitt H, Daemen K, Keil J, Dursin M, Lenarz T, Falk CS. Defining the Inflammatory Microenvironment in the Human Cochlea by Perilymph Analysis: Toward Liquid Biopsy of the Cochlea. Front Neurol 2019; 10:665. [PMID: 31293504 PMCID: PMC6603180 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The molecular pathomechanisms in the majority of patients suffering from acute or progressive sensorineural hearing loss cannot be determined yet. The size and the complex architecture of the cochlea make biopsy and in-depth histological analyses impossible without severe damage of the organ. Thus, histopathology correlated to inner disease is only possible after death. The establishment of a technique for perilymph sampling during cochlear implantation may enable a liquid biopsy and characterization of the cochlear microenvironment. Inflammatory processes may not only participate in disease onset and progression in the inner ear, but may also control performance of the implant. However, little is known about cytokines and chemokines in the human inner ear as predictive markers for cochlear implant performance. First attempts to use multiplex protein arrays for inflammatory markers were successful for the identification of cytokines, chemokines, and endothelial markers present in the human perilymph. Moreover, unsupervised cluster and principal component analyses were used to group patients by lead cytokines and to correlate certain proteins to clinical data. Endothelial and epithelial factors were detected at higher concentrations than typical pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-a or IL-6. Significant differences in VEGF family members have been observed comparing patients with deafness to patients with residual hearing with significantly reduced VEGF-D levels in patients with deafness. In addition, there is a trend toward higher IGFBP-1 levels in these patients. Hence, endothelial and epithelial factors in combination with cytokines may present robust biomarker candidates and will be investigated in future studies in more detail. Thus, multiplex protein arrays are feasible in very small perilymph samples allowing a qualitative and quantitative analysis of inflammatory markers. More results are required to advance this method for elucidating the development and course of specific inner ear diseases or for perioperative characterization of cochlear implant patients.
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- Athanasia Warnecke
- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence of the German Research Foundation (DFG; "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft") "Hearing4all", Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence of the German Research Foundation (DFG; "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft") "Hearing4all", Oldenburg, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute of Transplant Immunology, Hanover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute of Transplant Immunology, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence of the German Research Foundation (DFG; "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft") "Hearing4all", Oldenburg, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute of Transplant Immunology, Hanover, Germany
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Guan M, Fang Q, He Z, Li Y, Qian F, Qian X, Lu L, Zhang X, Liu D, Qi J, Zhang S, Tang M, Gao X, Chai R. Inhibition of ARC decreases the survival of HEI-OC-1 cells after neomycin damage in vitro. Oncotarget 2018; 7:66647-66659. [PMID: 27556499 PMCID: PMC5341827 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hearing loss is a common sensory disorder mainly caused by the loss of hair cells (HCs). Noise, aging, and ototoxic drugs can all induce apoptosis in HCs. Apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain(ARC) is a key factor in apoptosis that inhibits both intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways; however, there have been no reports on the role of ARC in HC loss in the inner ear. In this study, we used House Ear Institute Organ of Corti 1 (HEI-OC-1) cells, which is a cochlear hair-cell-like cell line, to investigate the role of ARC in aminoglycoside-induced HC loss. ARC was expressed in the cochlear HCs as well as in the HEI-OC-1 cells, but not in the supporting cells, and the expression level of ARC in HCs was decreased after neomycin injury in both cochlear HCs and HEI-OC-1 cells, suggesting that reduced levels of ARC might correlate with neomycin-induced HC loss. We inhibited ARC expression using siRNA and found that this significantly increased the sensitivity of HEI-OC-1 cells to neomycin toxicity. Finally, we found that ARC inhibition increased the expression of pro-apoptotic factors, decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential, and increased the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) after neomycin injury, suggesting that ARC inhibits cell death and apoptosis in HEI-OC-1 cells by controlling mitochondrial function and ROS accumulation. Thus the endogenous anti-apoptotic factor ARC might be a new therapeutic target for the prevention of aminoglycoside-induced HC loss.
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- Ming Guan
- Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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Ekin S, Turan M, Arısoy A, Gunbatar H, Sunnetcioglu A, Asker S, Yıldız H. Is There a Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Hearing Loss? Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:3124-8. [PMID: 27588548 PMCID: PMC5019138 DOI: 10.12659/msm.897347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder with an estimated prevalence in the general population of 2-5%. Its main clinical features are loud snoring and breathing stoppage during sleep. Ischemia could be a consequence of noise-induced hearing loss because cochlear oxygen tension is reduced during and after noise exposure. In this study, we evaluated auditory function in patients affected by OSA and simple snoring. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 66 participants (male to female ratio: 40:26) were included in the study, of which 21 were in the control group, 18 were in the simple snoring group, and 27 were in the OSA patient group. Polysomnography and audiometric examination were performed in all participants. RESULTS The mean ages of the participants in the control, simple snoring, and OSA groups were 39.14±9.9, 37.28±8.2, and 41.56±8.99 years, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences among groups regarding age or sex; however, there were statistically significant differences among groups in body mass index, apnea-hypopnea index scores, mean saturation, and duration under 90% saturation. In addition, statistically significant differences were found between the patient group and the control and simple snoring groups concerning the mean saturation, duration under 90% saturation, and the extended high frequency of hearing. CONCLUSIONS These data show that snoring may cause hearing loss at extended high frequencies.
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- Selami Ekin
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Private Lokman Hekim Hospital, Van, Turkey
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Olivetto E, Simoni E, Guaran V, Astolfi L, Martini A. Sensorineural hearing loss and ischemic injury: Development of animal models to assess vascular and oxidative effects. Hear Res 2015; 327:58-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Campos EC, Gattegna R, Raimondi MC, Pirodda A. Angiogenesis: possible analogies between the eye and the inner ear. Med Hypotheses 2012; 78:644-5. [PMID: 22348992 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Angiogenesis is a phenomenon concerning both physiological conditions linked to development and pathological conditions; in the latter it is aimed at providing an enhancement in blood supply to tumours, on one hand, and to restore the circulation in peripheral arterial and ischemic diseases, on the other hand, thus resulting in a controversial effect depending on the circumstances. When occurring in the eye, angiogenesis clearly proved to represent a threaten, whereas an univocal interpretation of the action of angiogenesis on the inner ear homeostasis is still lacking despite the morphologic and functional analogies between eye and labyrinth. These analogies can raise same doubt on the supposed role of angiogenesis in terms of preserving the function of a threatened inner ear: even this organ could be further damaged by microvascular disorders and/or mechanical changes able to jeopardize its architecture and consequently its function. If a parallelism between ear and eye is extendable to this aspect, this could open new perspectives in the treatment of certain affections of the inner ear by borrowing therapeutic strategies that have given appreciable and consolidate responses in the treatment of degenerative retinopathy.
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- Emilio Carlo Campos
- Department of Specialist Surgical and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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Carrera S, de Verdier PJ, Khan Z, Zhao B, Mahale A, Bowman KJ, Zainol M, Jones GDD, Lee SW, Aaronson SA, Macip S. Protection of cells in physiological oxygen tensions against DNA damage-induced apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:13658-65. [PMID: 20228054 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.062562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Oxygen availability has important effects on cell physiology. Although hyperoxic and hypoxic stresses have been well characterized, little is known about cellular functions in the oxygen levels commonly found in vivo. Here, we show that p53-dependent apoptosis in response to different DNA-damaging agents was reduced when normal and cancer cells were cultured at physiological oxygen tensions instead of the usual atmospheric levels. Different from what has been described in hypoxia, this was neither determined by decreases in p53 induction or its transactivation activity, nor by differences in the intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species. At these physiological oxygen levels, we found a constitutive activation of the ERK1/2 MAPK in all the models studied. Inhibition of this signaling pathway reversed the protective effect in some but not all cell lines. We conclude that a stress-independent constitutive activation of prosurvival pathways, including but probably not limited to MAPK, can protect cells in physiological oxygen tensions against genotoxic stress. Our results underscore the need of considering the impact of oxygen levels present in the tissue microenvironment when studying cell sensitivity to treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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- Samantha Carrera
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, United Kingdom
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Pirodda A, Borghi C, Ferri GG. A different modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) activation in response to hypoxia could cause different clinical pictures in inner ear disorders. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3109/16513861003647043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Nishida T, Tsuji S, Tsujii M, Ishii S, Yoshio T, Shinzaki S, Egawa S, Irie T, Kakiuchi Y, Yasumaru M, Iijima H, Tsutsui S, Kawano S, Hayashi N. Cultured bone marrow cell local implantation accelerates healing of ulcers in mice. J Gastroenterol 2008; 43:124-35. [PMID: 18306986 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-007-2137-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The therapeutic potential of bone marrow (BM)-derived cells in ulcers is not known. This study aimed to clarify (1) cell types that are derived from the BM which infiltrate ulcers; (2) whether BM-derived cells or gastric myofibroblasts can be used for cell transplantation to treat ulcers; and (3) the phenotypes of such transplantable cells. METHODS (1) Wild-type mice were transplanted with BM cells of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-transgenic mice. Acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers were produced in mice after BM transplantation. (2) BM cells and gastric myofibroblasts were isolated from GFP-transgenic mice. Bone marrow cells attached to plastic dishes were selected for expansion. Gastric ulcers were induced, and BM-derived cells, myofibroblasts, or phosphate-buffered saline were injected around ulcers. The ulcer healing process was examined macroscopically and histologically. (3) Expression of growth factors and cytokines in transplantable cells was examined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS (1) GFP-positive cells with interstitial phenotypes were observed at the ulcerated area. (2) Ulcer healing was significantly promoted by the injection of BM-derived cells compared to controls on day 7, but not on day 3. The BM-derived cells were observed in the tissue surrounding the ulcer. However, myofibroblasts were not found. (3) The BM-derived cells expressed hepatocyte growth factor, transforming growth factor-beta(1), and other stromal factors before transplantation, and had mesenchymal phenotypes after transplantation. CONCLUSIONS BM-derived cells are involved in the ulcer healing. BM-derived cells, but not myofibroblasts, are locally implantable to ulcers. Thus, BM-derived cells can be transplanted to accelerate ulcer healing.
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- Tsutomu Nishida
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building (K1), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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