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2. IGF-1 prevents ANG II-induced skeletal muscle atrophy via Akt-and Foxo-dependent inhibition of the ubiquitin ligase atrogin-1 expression
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Yoshida, Tadashi, Semprun-Prieto, Laura, Sukhanov, Sergiy, and Delafontaine, Patrice
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Ubiquitin -- Health aspects ,Ubiquitin -- Analysis ,Angiotensin -- Health aspects ,Proteolysis -- Health aspects ,Muscles -- Health aspects ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Congestive heart failure is associated with activation of the renin-angiotensin system and skeletal muscle wasting. Angiotensin II (ANG If) has been shown to increase muscle proteolysis and decrease circulating and skeletal muscle IGF-1. We have shown previously that skeletal muscle-specific overexpression of IGF-1 prevents proteolysis and apoptosis induced by ANG II. These findings indicated that downregulation of IGF-1 signaling in skeletal muscle played an important role in the wasting effect of ANG II. However, the signaling pathways and mechanisms whereby IGF-1 prevents ANG II-induced skeletal muscle atrophy are unknown. Here we show ANG If-induced transcriptional regulation of two ubiquitin ligases atrogin-1 and muscle ring finger-1 (MuRF-1) that precedes the reduction of skeletal muscle IGF-1 expression, suggesting that activation of atrogin-1 and MuRF-1 is an initial mechanism leading to skeletal muscle atrophy in response to ANG II. IGF-1 overexpression in skeletal muscle prevented ANG II-induced skeletal muscle wasting and the expression of atrogin-1, but not MuRF-1. Dominant-negative Akt and constitutively active Foxo-1 blocked the ability of IGF-I to prevent ANG II-mediated upregulation of atrogin-1 and skeletal muscle wasting. Our findings demonstrate that the ability of IGF-1 to prevent ANG II-induced skeletal muscle wasting is mediated via an Akt-and Foxo1-dependent signaling pathway that results in inhibition of atrogin-1 but not MuRF- 1 expression. These data suggest strongly that atrogin- 1 plays a critical role in mechanisms of ANG II-induced wasting in vivo. angiotensin II; insulin-like growth factor-1 doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00146.2010.
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- 2010
3. Intrarenal mouse renin-angiotensin system during ANG II-induced hypertension and ACE inhibition
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Gonzalez-Villalobos, Romer A., Satou, Ryousuke, Ohashi, Naro, Semprun-Prieto, Laura C., Katsurada, Akemi, Kim, Catherine, Upchurch, G.M., Prieto, Minolfa C., Kobori, Hiroyuki, and Navar, L. Gabriel
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Renin-angiotensin system -- Physiological aspects ,Renin-angiotensin system -- Genetic aspects ,Renin-angiotensin system -- Research ,Hypertension -- Risk factors ,Hypertension -- Drug therapy ,Hypertension -- Research ,ACE inhibitors -- Health aspects ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 298: F150-F157, 2010. First published October 21, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00477.2009.--Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition (ACEi) ameliorates the development of hypertension and the intrarenal ANG II augmentation in ANG II-infused mice. To determine if these effects are associated with changes in the mouse intrarenal renin-angiotensin system, the expression of angiotensinogen (AGT), renin, ACE, angiotensin type 1 receptor ([AT.sub.1]R) mRNA (by quanitative RT-PCR) and protein [by Western blot (WB) and/or immunohistochemistry (IHC)] were analyzed. C57BL/6J male mice (9-12 wk old) were distributed as controls (n = 10), ANG II infused (ANG II = 8,400 ng x [kg.sup.-1] x [min.sup.-1] for 12 days), ACEi only (ACEi = 10, lisinopril, 100 mg/1), and ANG II infused + ACEi (ANG II + ACEi = 11). When compared with controls (1.00), AGT protein (by WB) was increased by ANG II (1.29 [+ or -] 0.13, P < 0.05), and this was not prevented by ACEi (ACEi + ANG II, 1.31 [+ or -] 0.14, P < 0.05). ACE protein (by WB) was increased by ANG II (1.21 [+ or -] 0.08, P < 0.05), and it was reduced by ACEi alone (0.88 [+ or -] 0.07, P < 0.05) or in combination with ANG II (0.80 [+ or -] 0.07, P < 0.05). [AT.sub.1]R protein (by WB) was increased by ANG II (1.27 [+ or -] 0.06, P < 0.05) and ACEi (1.17 [+ or -] 0.06, P < 0.05) but not ANG II + ACEi [1.15 [+ or -] 0.06, not significant (NS)]. Tubular renin protein (semiquantified by IHC) was increased by ANG II (1.49 [+ or -] 0.23, P < 0.05) and ACEi (1.57 [+ or -] 0.15, P < 0.05), but not ANG II + ACEi (1.10 [+ or -] 0.15, NS). No significant changes were observed in AGT, ACE, or [AT.sub.1]R mRNA. In summary, reduced responses of intrarenal tubular renin, ACE, and the [AT.sub.1]R protein to the stimulatory effects of chronic ANG II infusions, in the presence of ACEi, are associated with the effects of this treatment to ameliorate augmentations in blood pressure and intrarenal ANG II content during ANG II-induced hypertension. angiotensin-converting enzyme; angiotensinogen; renin; lisinopril
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- 2010
4. Sex and sex hormones influence the development of albuminuria and renal macrophage infiltration in spontaneously hypertensive rats
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Sullivan, Jennifer C., Semprun-Prieto, Laura, Boesen, Erika I., Pollock, David M., and Pollock, Jennifer S.
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Hormones, Sex -- Influence ,Albuminuria -- Physiological aspects ,Kidneys -- Medical examination ,Renin-angiotensin system -- Properties ,Oxidative stress -- Observations ,Biological sciences - Abstract
There is a sex difference in hypertensive renal injury, with men experiencing greater severity and a more rapid progression of renal disease than women; however, the molecular mechanisms protecting against renal injury in women are unknown. The goal of this study was to determine whether sex hormones modulate blood pressure and the progression of albuminuria during the developmental phase of hypertension in male and female spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Studies were also performed to examine how sex and sex hormones influence two major risk factors for albuminuria, overactivation of the renin-angiotensin system and oxidative stress. Blood pressure was measured by telemetry in gonad-intact and gonadectomized male and female SHR. Microalbumin excretion, measured over time, and macrophage infiltration were used to assess renal health. Male SHR had significantly higher blood pressures than female SHR, and gonadectomy decreased blood pressures in males with no effect in females. Male SHR displayed a gonad-sensitive increase in albuminuria over time, and female SHR had a gonad-sensitive suppression in macrophage infiltration. Female SHR had greater plasma ANG II levels and similar levels of renal cortical ANG II vs. levels shown in males but less ATe-receptor protein expression in the renal cortex. Female SHR also had a gonad-sensitive decrease in renal oxidative stress. Therefore, the renal protection afforded to female SHR is associated with lower blood pressure, decreased macrophage infiltration, and decreased levels of oxidative stress. gender; renin-angiotensin system; oxidative stress
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5. Angiotensin II Reduces Food Intake by Altering Orexigenic Neuropeptide Expression in the Mouse Hypothalamus
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Yoshida, Tadashi, Semprun-Prieto, Laura, Wainford, Richard D., Sukhanov, Sergiy, Kapusta, Daniel R., and Delafontaine, Patrice
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- 2012
6. Angiotensin II Infusion Induces Marked Diaphragmatic Skeletal Muscle Atrophy.
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Rezk, Bashir M., Yoshida, Tadashi, Semprun-Prieto, Laura, Higashi, Yusuke, Sukhanov, Sergiy, and Delafontaine, Patrice
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CONGESTIVE heart failure ,KIDNEY diseases ,ANGIOTENSIN II ,DIAPHRAGM (Anatomy) ,SKELETAL muscle ,APOPTOSIS - Abstract
Advanced congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are characterized by increased angiotensin II (Ang II) levels and are often accompanied by significant skeletal muscle wasting that negatively impacts mortality and morbidity. Both CHF and CKD patients have respiratory muscle dysfunction, however the potential effects of Ang II on respiratory muscles are unknown. We investigated the effects of Ang II on diaphragm muscle in FVB mice. Ang II induced significant diaphragm muscle wasting (18.7±1.6% decrease in weight at one week) and reduction in fiber cross-sectional area. Expression of the E3 ubiquitin ligases atrogin-1 and muscle ring finger-1 (MuRF-1) and of the pro-apoptotic factor BAX was increased after 24 h of Ang II infusion (4.4±0.3 fold, 3.1±0.5 fold and 1.6±0.2 fold, respectively, compared to sham infused control) suggesting increased muscle protein degradation and apoptosis. In Ang II infused animals, there was significant regeneration of injured diaphragm muscles at 7 days as indicated by an increase in the number of myofibers with centralized nuclei and high expression of embryonic myosin heavy chain (E-MyHC, 11.2±3.3 fold increase) and of the satellite cell marker M-cadherin (59.2622.2% increase). Furthermore, there was an increase in expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1, 1.8±0.3 fold increase) in Ang II infused diaphragm, suggesting the involvement of IGF-1 in diaphragm muscle regeneration. Bone-marrow transplantation experiments indicated that although there was recruitment of bone-marrow derived cells to the injured diaphragm in Ang II infused mice (267.0±74.6% increase), those cells did not express markers of muscle stem cells or regenerating myofibers. In conclusion, Ang II causes marked diaphragm muscle wasting, which may be important for the pathophysiology of respiratory muscle dysfunction and cachexia in conditions such as CHF and CKD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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7. Angiotensin II induced catabolic effect and muscle atrophy are redox dependent
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Semprun-Prieto, Laura C., Sukhanov, Sergiy, Yoshida, Tadashi, Rezk, Bashir M., Gonzalez-Villalobos, Romer A., Vaughn, Charlotte, Michael Tabony, A., and Delafontaine, Patrice
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ANGIOTENSIN II , *MUSCLE metabolism , *MUSCULAR atrophy , *OXIDATION-reduction reaction , *NAD+ synthase , *REACTIVE oxygen species , *SUPEROXIDES , *OXIDATIVE stress - Abstract
Abstract: Angiotensin II (Ang II) causes skeletal muscle wasting via an increase in muscle catabolism. To determine whether the wasting effects of Ang II were related to its ability to increase NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) we infused wild-type C57BL/6J or p47 phox −/− mice with vehicle or Ang II for 7days. Superoxide production was increased 2.4-fold in the skeletal muscle of Ang II infused mice, and this increase was prevented in p47 phox −/− mice. Apocynin treatment prevented Ang II-induced superoxide production in skeletal muscle, consistent with Ang II increasing NADPH oxidase derived ROS. Ang II induced loss of body and skeletal muscle weight in C57BL/6J mice, whereas the reduction was significantly attenuated in p47 phox −/− animals. The reduction of skeletal muscle weight caused by Ang II was associated with an increase of proteasome activity, and this increase was completely prevented in the skeletal muscle of p47 phox −/− mice. In conclusion, Ang II-induced skeletal muscle wasting is in part dependent on NADPH oxidase derived ROS. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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8. Intrarenal mouse renin-angiotensin system during ANG 11-induced hypertension and ACE inhibition.
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Gonzalez-Villalobos, Romer A., Satou, Ryousuke, Ohashi, Naro, Semprun-Prieto, Laura C., Katsurada, Akemi, Kim, Catherine, Upchurch, G. M., Prieto, Minolfa C., Kobori, Hiroyuki, and Navar, L. Gabriel
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RENIN-angiotensin system ,ACE inhibitors ,CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis ,HYPERTENSION ,LABORATORY mice ,ANGIOTENSIN II ,MESSENGER RNA ,IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ,WESTERN immunoblotting - Abstract
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition (ACEi) ameliorates the development of hypertension and the intrarenal ANG II augmentation in ANG Il-infused mice. To determine if these effects are associated with changes in the mouse intrarenal renin-angiotensin system, the expression of angiotensinogen (AGT), renin, ACE, angiotensin type I receptor (AT
1 R) mRNA (by quanitative RT-PCR) and protein [by Western blot (WB) and/or immunohistochemistry (IHC)] were analyzed. C57BL/6J male mice (9-12 wk old) were distributed as controls (n = 10), ANG II infused (ANG II = 8,400 ng∙kg-1 ∙min-1 for 12 days), ACEi only (ACEi = 10, lisinopril, 100 mg/I), and ANG 11 infused + ACEi (ANG 11 + ACEi = Ii). When compared with controls (1.00), AGT protein (by WB) was increased by ANG 11 (1.29 ± 0.13, P < 0.05), and this was not prevented by ACEi (ACEi + ANG II, 1.31 ± 0.14, P <0.05). ACE protein (by WB) was increased by ANG 11(1.21 ± 0.08, P < 0.05), and it was reduced by ACEi alone (0.88 ± 0.07, P < 0.05) or in combination with ANG II (0.80 ± 0.07, P < 0.05). AT1 R protein (by WB) was increased by ANG 11(1.27 ± 0.06, P < 0.05) and ACEi (1.17 ± 0.06, P < 0.05) but not ANG II + ACEi [1.15 ± 0.06, not significant (NS)]. Tubular renin protein (semiquantified by IHC) was increased by ANG II (1.49 ± 0.23, P < 0.05) and ACEi (1.57 ± 0.15, P < 0.05), but not ANG II + ACEi (1.10 ± 0.15, NS). No significant changes were observed in AGT, ACE, or AT1 R mRNA. In summary, reduced responses of intrarenal tubular renin, ACE, and the AT1 R protein to the stimulatory effects of chronic ANG II infusions, in the presence of ACEi, are associated with the effects of this treatment to ameliorate augmentations in blood pressure and intrarenal ANG II content during ANG Il-induced hypertension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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9. Intravenous hMSCs Improve Myocardial Infarction in Mice because Cells Embolized in Lung Are Activated to Secrete the Anti-inflammatory Protein TSG-6.
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Ryang Hwa Lee, Pulin, Andrey A., Min Jeong Seo, Kota, Daniel J., Ylostalo, Joni, Larson, Benjamin L., Semprun-Prieto, Laura, Delafontaine, Patrice, and Prockop, Darwin J.
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DNA ,MESSENGER RNA ,MYOCARDIAL infarction ,STEM cells ,PROTEINS ,GENES - Abstract
Quantitative assays for human DNA and mRNA were used to examine the paradox that intravenously (i.v.) infused human multipotent stromal cells (hMSCs) can enhance tissue repair without significant engraftment. After 2 × 10
6 hMSCs were i.v. infused into mice, most of the cells were trapped as emboli in lung. The cells in lung disappeared with a half-life of about 24 hr, but <1000 cells appeared in six other tissues. The hMSCs in lung upregulated expression of multiple genes, with a large increase in the anti-inflammatory protein TSG-6. After myocardial infarction, i.v. hMSCs, but not hMSCs transduced with TSG-6 siRNA, decreased inflammatory responses, reduced infarct size, and improved cardiac function. l.v. administration of recombinant TSG-6 also reduced inflammatory responses and reduced infarct size. The results suggest that improvements in animal models and patients after i.v. infusions of MSCs are at least in part explained by activation of MSCs to secrete TSG-6. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2009
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10. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-Derived Angiotensin II Formation During Angiotensin 11-Induced Hypertension.
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Gonzalez-Villalobos, Romer A., Satou, Ryousuke, Seth, Dale M., Semprun-Prieto, Laura C., Katsurada, Akemi, Kobori, Hiroyuki, and Navar, L. Gabriel
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This article discusses research into the role of endogenous angiotensin (Ang) II formation as a cause of the physiological effects of Ang II-induced hypertension on the kidneys. The experimenters used Ang-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) as a means of regulating Ang II induced hypertension. The role of Ang II regulation in the protection of the renal system from abnormalities in renin-angiotensin system regulation is explored.
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- 2009
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11. Angiotensin-converting enzyme-derived angiotensin II formation during angiotensin II-induced hypertension.
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Gonzalez-Villalobos, Romer A, Satou, Ryousuke, Seth, Dale M, Semprun-Prieto, Laura C, Katsurada, Akemi, Kobori, Hiroyuki, and Navar, L Gabriel
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The extent to which endogenous angiotensin (Ang) II formation is responsible for increasing kidney Ang II content and blood pressure during Ang II-induced hypertension is unknown. To address this, mice were treated with an Ang-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (ACEi) to block endogenous Ang II formation during chronic Ang II infusions. C57BL/6J male mice (8 to 12 weeks) were subjected to Ang II infusions (400 ng/kg per minute) with or without an ACEi (lisinopril, 100 mg/L in the drinking water) for 12 days. Blood pressure was monitored by tail-cuff method and telemetry. Ang II content was determined by radioimmunoanalysis. Ang II infusions increased 24-hour mean arterial pressure significantly (141.0+/-3.7 mm Hg) versus controls (110.0+/-1.0 mm Hg). ACEi prevented the increase in concentration in Ang II-infused mice (Ang II+ACEi; 114.0+/-7.4 mm Hg; P value not significant). Plasma Ang II content was significantly increased by Ang II (367+/-60 fmol/mL) versus controls (128+/-22 fmol/mL; P<0.05); plasma Ang II was not altered by ACEi alone (90+/-31) or in combination with Ang II infusions (76+/-27). Intrarenal Ang II content was significantly increased by Ang II (998+/-143 fmol/g) versus controls (524+/-60 fmol/g; P<0.05), and this was prevented by ACEi (Ang II+ACEi; 484+/-102 fmol/g; P value not significant). Thus, ACEi ameliorates the increases in blood pressure and intrarenal Ang II content caused by Ang II infusions, indicating that endogenous ACE-mediated Ang II formation plays a significant role in the increases of blood pressure and intrarenal Ang II during Ang II-induced hypertension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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12. Angiotensin II Inhibits Satellite Cell Proliferation and Prevents Skeletal Muscle Regeneration.
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Yoshida, Tadashi, Galvez, Sarah, Tiwari, Sumit, Rezk, Bashir M., Semprun-Prieto, Laura, Higashi, Yusuke, Sukhanov, Sergiy, Yablonka-Reuveni, Zipora, and Delafontaine, Patrice
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ANGIOTENSIN II , *CONGESTIVE heart failure , *KIDNEY diseases , *SKELETAL muscle , *CELL proliferation , *MUSCLE regeneration , *STEM cell research - Abstract
Cachexia is a serious complication of many chronic diseases, such as congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although patients with advanced CHF or CKD often have increased angiotensin II (Ang II) levels and cachexia and Ang II causes skeletalmuscle wasting in rodents, the potential effects of Ang II onmuscle regeneration are unknown.Muscle regeneration is highly dependent on the ability of a pool of muscle stem cells (satellite cells) to proliferate and to repair damaged myofibers or form new myofibers. Here we show that Ang II reduced skeletal muscle regeneration via inhibition of satellite cell (SC) proliferation. Ang II reduced the number of regenerating myofibers and decreased expression of SC proliferation/differentiation markers (MyoD, myogenin, and active-Notch) after cardiotoxin-induced muscle injury in vivo and in SCs cultured in vitro. Ang II depleted the basal pool of SCs, as detected in Myf5nLacZ/+ mice and by FACS sorting, and this effect was inhibited by Ang II AT1 receptor (AT1R) blockade and inAT1aR-nullmice.AT1Rwas highly expressed in SCs, and Notch activation abrogated the AT1R-mediated antiprolifera- tive effect ofAng II in cultured SCs. Inmice that developed CHF postmyocardial infarction, there was skeletal muscle wasting and reduced SCnumbers that were inhibited byAT1R blockade. Ang II inhibition of skeletal muscle regeneration via AT1 receptor-dependent suppression of SC Notch and MyoD signaling and proliferation is likely to play an important role in mechanisms leading to cachexia in chronic disease states such as CHF and CKD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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13. Intravenous hMSCs improve myocardial infarction in mice because cells embolized in lung are activated to secrete the anti-inflammatory protein TSG-6.
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Lee RH, Pulin AA, Seo MJ, Kota DJ, Ylostalo J, Larson BL, Semprun-Prieto L, Delafontaine P, and Prockop DJ
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- Animals, Cell Migration Assays, Gene Expression Profiling, Heart physiopathology, Humans, Inflammation Mediators metabolism, Infusions, Intravenous, Lung cytology, Mice, Multipotent Stem Cells metabolism, Myocardial Infarction metabolism, Myocardial Infarction pathology, Pulmonary Embolism metabolism, Stromal Cells metabolism, Cell Adhesion Molecules metabolism, Lung metabolism, Multipotent Stem Cells transplantation, Myocardial Infarction therapy
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Quantitative assays for human DNA and mRNA were used to examine the paradox that intravenously (i.v.) infused human multipotent stromal cells (hMSCs) can enhance tissue repair without significant engraftment. After 2 x 10(6) hMSCs were i.v. infused into mice, most of the cells were trapped as emboli in lung. The cells in lung disappeared with a half-life of about 24 hr, but <1000 cells appeared in six other tissues. The hMSCs in lung upregulated expression of multiple genes, with a large increase in the anti-inflammatory protein TSG-6. After myocardial infarction, i.v. hMSCs, but not hMSCs transduced with TSG-6 siRNA, decreased inflammatory responses, reduced infarct size, and improved cardiac function. I.v. administration of recombinant TSG-6 also reduced inflammatory responses and reduced infarct size. The results suggest that improvements in animal models and patients after i.v. infusions of MSCs are at least in part explained by activation of MSCs to secrete TSG-6.
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- 2009
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