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Regeneration of the Fallopian Tube Mucosa Using Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation After Induced Chemical Injury in a Rat Model

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In this study, we describe a novel insight about the use of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) for fallopian tube (FT) regeneration. Seventy rats’ tubes were involved in this study and divided into 4 groups: control (15), ethanol injured (20), mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-recipient without injury (15), and MSC recipient after injury (20). The BM-MSCs were isolated from male rats, and their incorporation into the tissues was confirmed by the detection of Sry gene in MSC-recipient rats using RT-PCR. Histological and immunohistological sections of the 4 groups were comparably evaluated. We found that direct injection of ethanol into FT caused structural impairment, which was restored largely after receiving MSCs. We have revealed for the first time that prominin I (Prom I, stem cell marker) was expressed in the fimbriated distal tubal end. The MSC transplantation caused (1) significant increase in the tissue level and immunoexpresstion of Prom I (P <.001 and P =.017, respectively) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF; vasculogenic marker; P <.001 and P =.004, respectively), (2) significant increase in the immunoexpresstion of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA; proliferation marker; P <.001), and (3) significant decrease in the immunoexpresstion of caspase 3 (CASP-3; apoptotic marker; P <.001) compared to the injured tissues. In conclusion, MSCs could exhibit its restorative effect on FT through their ability to (I) activate the resident stem cells in the distal tubal end, (2) mediate the expression of VEGF and PCNA, and (3) influence tissue apoptosis. This study laid the foundation for assessing the contribution of stem cells in the distal tubal end in direct repair of the tube when required to assist reproduction.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Almansoura University, Egypt

    Shaima M. Almasry

  2. Department of Anatomy, Almadinah Almunawarah, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

    Shaima M. Almasry & Mohamed H. El-Sherbiny

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Amr K. Elfayomy

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Almadinah Almunawarah, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

    Amr K. Elfayomy

  5. Department of Anatomy, Amaarefa College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed H. El-Sherbiny

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Almasry, S.M., Elfayomy, A.K. & El-Sherbiny, M.H. Regeneration of the Fallopian Tube Mucosa Using Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation After Induced Chemical Injury in a Rat Model. Reprod. Sci. 25, 773–781 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1177/1933719117725824

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