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Biomedicines ; 11(8)2023 Aug 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37626684

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The transplantation of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) sheets derived from human umbilical cords (hUCs) was investigated in this study as a potential application in treating myocardial infarction (MI). Two groups of hUC-MSC sheets were formed by populating LunaGelTM, which are 3D scaffolds of photo-crosslinkable gelatin-based hydrogel with two different cell densities. An MI model was created by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery of healthy BALB/c mice. After two weeks, the cell sheets were applied directly to the MI area and the efficacy of the treatment was evaluated over the next two weeks by monitoring the mice's weight, evaluating the left ventricle ejection fraction, and assessing the histology of the heart tissue at the end of the experiment. Higher cell density showed significantly greater efficiency in MI mice treatment in terms of weight gain and the recovery of ejection fraction. The heart tissue of the groups receiving cell sheets showed human-CD44-positive staining and reduced fibrosis and apoptosis. In conclusion, the hUC-MSC sheets ameliorated heart MI injury in mice and the efficacy of the cell sheets improved as the number of cells increased.

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Biomaterials ; 167: 143-152, 2018 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29571050

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Nitric oxide (NO) possesses various functions in cardiovascular diseases; however, due to an extremely short half-life and low bioavailability, its therapeutic application is limited. In inflamed tissues, overproduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) rapidly react with the endogenous NO, reducing its bioavailability. Here, we developed a controllable NO-releasing redox injectable hydrogel (NO-RIG) formed by the electrostatic crosslinking between the polyion complex flower-type micelles composing of functional polymers to scavenge overproduced ROS and regulate the local NO expression level simultaneously. After the intracardiac injection to mice, NO-RIG converted to gel via physiological temperature-responsive character, distributed homogeneously, and retained in the myocardial tissue for more than 10 d. Treatment with NO-RIG remarkably decreased the infarction size and improved the heart function after myocardial infarction when compared to control injectable hydrogels, such as a simple NO-releasing or ROS-scavenging injectable gels. We found that NO-RIG treatment significantly enhanced the angiogenesis and new blood vessels formation in mice through the regulation of the NO sustained release and redox equilibrium. NO-RIG presents high potential in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.


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Indutores da Angiogênese/administração & dosagem , Preparações de Ação Retardada/química , Hidrogéis/química , Infarto do Miocárdio/tratamento farmacológico , Doadores de Óxido Nítrico/administração & dosagem , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Indutores da Angiogênese/uso terapêutico , Animais , Injeções , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Infarto do Miocárdio/metabolismo , Infarto do Miocárdio/patologia , Doadores de Óxido Nítrico/uso terapêutico , Oxirredução , Células RAW 264.7 , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo
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