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Immunoregulation Effects of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Xenogeneic Acellular Nerve Grafts Transplant

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This study evaluated whether bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) combined with xenogeneic acellular nerve grafts (xANGs) would reduce the inflammation reaction of xANGs transplantation. BM-MSCs were extracted, separated, purified, and cultured from the bone marrow of rats. Then BM-MSCs were seeded into 5 mm xANGs as experimental group, while xANGs group was chosen as control. Subcutaneous implantation and nerve grafts transplantation were done in this study. Walking-track tests, electrophysiological tests, H&E staining, and immunostaining of CD4, CD8, and CD68 of subcutaneous implantations, cytokine concentrations of IL-2, IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α in lymphocytes supernatants and serum of the two groups were evaluated. Walking-track tests and electrophysiological tests suggested the group of BM-MSCs with xANGs obtained better results than xANGs group (P < 0.05). H&E staining and immunostaining of CD4, CD8, and CD68 of subcutaneous implantations showed there were less inflammatory cells in the group of BM-MSCs when compared with the xANGs group. The cytokine concentrations of IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α in BM-MSCs group were lower than xANGs group in lymphocytes supernatants and serum (P < 0.05). However, IL-10 concentrations in BM-MSCs group were higher than xANGs group (P < 0.05). xANG with BM-MSCs showed better nerve repair function when compared with xANG group. Furthermore, xANG with BM-MSCs showed less inflammatory reaction which might indicate the reason of its better nerve regeneration.

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We would like to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 81101363 and 81371944) for financially supporting this study.

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    Lihong Fan, Zefeng Yu, Jia Li, Xiaoqian Dang & Kunzheng Wang

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Fan, L., Yu, Z., Li, J. et al. Immunoregulation Effects of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Xenogeneic Acellular Nerve Grafts Transplant. Cell Mol Neurobiol 34, 999–1010 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10571-014-0076-3

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