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Aim: To investigate the effects of adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC) transplantation on the angiogenesis in the brain post focal cerebral ischemia in rats., Methods: 72 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: sham-operated group, middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) group, vehicle group and MCAO+ADSC-treated group (n=18). A permenant focal cerebral ischemia model was established with the modified Longa's method. ADSC were labeled by DAPI before transplantation. One day after right MCAO, 30 muL of cell suspension containing 1x10(6) cells were injected into the lateral ventricle of MCAO+ADSC-treated group and the same dose of PBS was given to the vehicle group. On D4, D7 and D14 after MCAO, the rats were killed to detect the regeneration of microvessel and the expression of bFGF and VEGF in ischemic region by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR., Results: A lot of microvessel proliferate in the injured cortex reached peak in 2 weeks. The microvessel density in the brain tissues of rats treated with ADSC was higher than that in MCAO group and vehicle group (P<0.01). The expression of bFGF and VEGF in the brain tissues of MCAO+ADSC-treated group was higher than that in MCAO group and vehicle group on D4, D7 and D14 post MCAO., Conclusion: The transplantation of ADSC can promote the revascularization of cerebral ischemia in rats partly by enhancing bFGF and VEGF synthesis in brain.

Aim: To investigate the effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) transplantation on the recovery of neurological functions and the expression of synaptophysin in focal cerebral infarction in rats., Methods: 72 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (18 in each group): shamoperated group, middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) roup,vehicle group and MCAO+BMSC-treated group. A permanent focal cerebral ischemia model was established using modified Longa's method. BMSC was labeled by DAPI before the transplantation. One day after right middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO), 1 x 10(6) cells were injected into the lateral ventricle of rats in BMSCs-treated group and the same dose of PBS was given to the rats in vehicle group. Before sacrificed and at 4 d, 7 d and 14 d after MCAO, the neurological functions were tested by balance beam, rota-rod and screen prehensile and the synaptophysin was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemical method., Results: DAPI stained positive cells were observed around the cerebral infarcted area in the BMSC-treated group. Compared with the MCAO group and the vehicle group,the neurological functions in BMSC-treated group were better on 7 d and 14 d after MCAO (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and the synaptophysin around the cerebral infarcted area was significantly upregulated on 4 d, 7 d and 14 d after MCAO (all P<0.01)., Conclusion: BMSC transplantation can improve the neurological functions by upregulating the expression of synaptophysin after MCAO in rats.