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Int J Mol Sci ; 16(11): 26473-92, 2015 Nov 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26556344

ABSTRACT

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons and consequent dopamine (DA) deficit, and current treatment still remains a challenge. Although neural stem cells (NSCs) have been evaluated as appealing graft sources, mechanisms underlying the beneficial phenomena are not well understood. Here, we investigate whether human NSCs (hNSCs) transplantation could provide neuroprotection against DA depletion by recruiting endogenous cells to establish a favorable niche. Adult mice subjected to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) were transplanted with hNSCs or vehicle into the striatum. Behavioral and histological analyses demonstrated significant neurorescue response observed in hNSCs-treated animals compared with the control mice. In transplanted animals, grafted cells survived, proliferated, and migrated within the astrocytic scaffold. Notably, more local astrocytes underwent de-differentiation, acquiring the properties of NSCs or neural precursor cells (NPCs) in mice given hNSCs. Additionally, we also detected significantly higher expression of host-derived growth factors in hNSCs-transplanted mice compared with the control animals, together with inhibition of local microglia and proinflammatory cytokines. Overall, our results indicate that hNSCs transplantation exerts neuroprotection in MPTP-insulted mice via regulating the host niche. Harnessing synergistic interaction between the grafts and host cells may help optimize cell-based therapies for PD.


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Cellular Microenvironment , Dopaminergic Neurons/metabolism , Neural Stem Cells/cytology , Neural Stem Cells/metabolism , Neuroprotection , Parkinson Disease/metabolism , Stem Cell Transplantation , Animals , Astrocytes/metabolism , Cell Differentiation , Cell Line , Cell Movement , Cell Survival , Corpus Striatum/metabolism , Corpus Striatum/pathology , Cytokines/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Dopamine/metabolism , Dopaminergic Neurons/cytology , Humans , Inflammation Mediators/metabolism , Mice , Microglia/metabolism , Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism , Parkinson Disease/physiopathology , Parkinson Disease/therapy , Phenotype
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