Effect of PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway on Proliferation, Differentiation and Functional Recovery of Endogenous Neural Stem Cells in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruidong Cheng ◽  
Xiangming Ye ◽  
Chengtao Ni ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
Qifeng Tong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Neural Stem Cells ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Endogenous Neural Stem Cells

scholarly journals Local delivery of USC-derived Exosome Carrying ANGPTL3 Enhance Spinal Cord Functional Recovery After Injury by Promoting Angiogenesis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Yan ◽  
Yong Cao ◽  
Chunyuan Chen ◽  
Hui Xie ◽  
Hongbin Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Umbilical Vein ◽  
Motor Evoked Potential ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Cord Injury

Abstract Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating clinical diseasewithout effectivetherapeuticapproach recently. In this study, we aim to investigate the effect of locally injection with exosome derived human urine stem cell (USC) embedding with hydrogelcould improve the spinal cord functional recovery after injury and the underlying mechanism.Methods:Exosome were isolate from USC andidentified by transmission electron microscopy and western blot. Functional assays using human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) in vitro were performed to assess the effects of USC-Exosdeliverythe angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) on tube formation and migration as well as their regulatory role in the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway activation. In vivo experiment we locally injection with exosome derived USC embedding with hydrogel for treatment of SCI. The effects of USC-Exos on functional recovery in spinal cord injury mice were tested by measuring motor evoked potential, histological and neovascular numbers. Meanwhile, the role of the candidate protein ANGPTL3 in USC-Exo for promoting angiogenesisin SCI was assessed.Results:In current study, we demonstrate that when given locallyinjection with exosomederivedhuman urine stem cell (USC) embeddingwith hydrogelcould pass the spinal cord blood brain barrier and delivery the angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) to the injured spinal cord region. In addition, the administration of exosome derived from human USC could enhance spinal cord neurological functional recovery by promoting angiogenesis.The mechanism studies revealed that ANGPTL3 are enriched in USCexosome(USC-Exo) and required for USC exosome promoting angiogenesis. Functional studies further confirmed the effects caused by exosome derived from USC on angiogenesis wasmediated by PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Conclusion:Collectively, our results indicated that USC derived exosome serve as a critical regulator of angiogenesis by transferring ANGPTL3 and may represent a promising novel therapeutic agent for SCI repair.

Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Hemisection Mediated by a Unique Polymer Scaffold Seeded with Neural Stem Cells

2000 ◽  
Vol 662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Lavik ◽  
Yang D. Teng ◽  
David Zurakowski ◽  
Xianlu Qu ◽  
Evan Snyder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Neural Stem Cells ◽  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Axonal Guidance ◽  
General Character ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Scaffold Structure ◽  
Spinal Cord Hemisection

AbstractA dual scaffold structure made of biodegradable polymers and seeded with neural stem cells has been developed to address the issues of spinal cord injury including axonal severance and the loss of neurons and glia. The general design of the scaffold is derived the structure of the spinal cord with an outer section which mimics the white matter with long axial pores to provide axonal guidance and an inner section seeded with neural stem cells to address the issues of cell replacement and mimic the general character of the gray matter. The seeded scaffold leads to improved functional recovery as compared with the lesion control or cells alone following spinal cord injury.

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