The effect of mesenchymal stromal cells of various origins on mortality and neurologic deficit in acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats

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Cell and Organ Transplantology. 2021; 9(2):104-108.
DOI: 10.22494/cot.v9i2.132

The effect of mesenchymal stromal cells of various origins on mortality and neurologic deficit in acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats

Konovalov S.1, Moroz V.1, Konovalova N.1, Deryabina O.2,3, Shuvalova N.2, Toporova O.2,3, Tochylovsky A.4, Kordium V.2,3

  • 1National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine
  • 2State Institute of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 3Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 4BioTexCom LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine

Abstract

Stroke is a global epidemic issue and the second leading cause of death in the world and in Ukraine. According to official statistics, every year 100-110 thousand Ukrainians suffer acute cerebrovascular disorders. One third of such patients are of working age, up to 50 % will have a disability, and only one in ten will fully return to full life. So far, promising experimental data on the treatment of neurological dysfunction using mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been obtained.
The aim of study is to compare the effect of MSCs of different origins on mortality and neurologic deficit in rats with acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI).
Materials and methods. Acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion was modeled by transient bilateral 20-minute occlusion of internal carotid arteries was modeled in male Wistar rats aged 4 months and animals were injected intravenously with 1·106 MSCs derived from human umbilical cord Wharton’s-jelly (hWJ-MSC), human and rat adipose tissue. Other groups of experimental animals were injected intravenously with rat fetal fibroblasts and cell lysate from hWJ-MSC. The last group of rats received Citicoline at a dose of 250 mg/kg as a reference drug. Control animals were injected intravenously with normal saline. The cerebroprotective effect of therapy was assessed by mortality and neurologic deficit in rats on the McGraw’s stroke index score.
Results. After 12 hours of observation in the crucial period in the development of experimental acute cerebrovascular disorders with the administration of hWJ-MSC, mortality was only 10 % against 45 % of animals in the control group. The use of rat fetal fibroblasts reduced the mortality of animals compare to the control group by an average of 25 %. CIRI in rats caused severe neurologic deficits: paralysis, paresis, ptosis, circling behavior. On the 7th day of observation in the control group of animals, the mean score on the McGrow’s stroke index indicated severe neurological disorders. On the 14th day of observation in this group of animals there was no complete recovery of lost central nervous system functions. Compared with the control group of animals, all the treatment agents for acute CIRI (MSCs of various origins, MSC’s lysate and Citicoline) contributed to a significant regression of neurologic deficit.
Conclusions. Thus, transplantation of human Wharton’s jelly-derived MSCs and rat fetal fibroblasts reduced mortality and alleviated neurological symptoms in rats with experimental ischemic stroke. hWJ-MSC, rat fetal fibroblasts, and rat adipose-derived MSCs reduced the incidence of neurological disorders better than Citicoline, which was accompanied by a regression of neurologic deficit dynamics on the 14th day of follow-up. The ability of stem cells of different origins to reduce neurologic deficit indicates the feasibility of their use in experimental acute cerebral ischemia.

Key words: ischemic stroke; cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, mesenchymal stromal cells; mortality; neurologic deficit

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Konovalov S, Moroz V, Konovalova N, Deryabina O, Shuvalova N, Toporova O, Tochylovsky A, Kordium V. The effect of mesenchymal stromal cells of various origins on mortality and neurologic deficit in acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats. Cell Organ Transpl. 2021; 9(2):104-108. Available from: https://doi.org/10.22494/cot.v9i2.132

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