PMID- 24507672 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140930 LR - 20181202 IS - 2352-4146 (Electronic) IS - 1995-7645 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Apr TI - Experimental treatment of radiation pneumonitis with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells. PG - 262-6 LID - S1995-7645(14)60034-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60034-1 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate of the curative effect of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) on rat acute radiation pneumonitis. METHODS: Fourty rats were randomly divided into control group, radiation group, stem cell prevention group, stem cell treatment group and prednisone treatment group. All rats except those in the control group were radiated with X ray to establish the acute radiation pneumonitis damage model. The hUC-MSCs cultured in vitro was administrated to the rats of the prevention group via tail vein (1x10(6) cells/kg BW) 24 h before the radiation, while the same administration was performed in the rats of the treatment group 24 h after the radiation. After 24 h post the radiation, the rats in the radiation group were given 0.4 mL physiological saline, and those in the prednisone group were given 1 mg/kg prednisone. All rats were observed and executed 72 h after the radiation to detect lung histological changes. RESULTS: After the administration of hUC-MSCs, the survival status of the rats in the prevention group and treatment group was obviously better than that in the control group. As shown by the histological staining, the morphology, proliferation activity and bronchial state of lung tissues were better in the prevention group and treatment group than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: The hUC-MSCs have definite therapeutic effects on acute radiation pneumonitis in rats. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Hainan Medical College. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Rui AU - Wang R AD - Department of Spinal Cord Repairing, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan 250031, China. FAU - Zhu, Chang-zheng AU - Zhu CZ AD - Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Zhangqiu, Zhangqiu 250200, China. FAU - Qiao, Ping AU - Qiao P AD - Department of Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Zhangqiu, Zhangqiu 250200, China. FAU - Liu, Jian AU - Liu J AD - Department of Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Zhangqiu, Zhangqiu 250200, China. FAU - Zhao, Qiang AU - Zhao Q AD - Department of Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Zhangqiu, Zhangqiu 250200, China. FAU - Wang, Kui-jie AU - Wang KJ AD - Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Zhangqiu, Zhangqiu 250200, China. FAU - Zhao, Ting-bao AU - Zhao TB AD - Department of Spinal Cord Repairing, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan 250031, China. Electronic address: woaifei371328@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - India TA - Asian Pac J Trop Med JT - Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine JID - 101533720 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Humans MH - Lung/pathology MH - Male MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Radiation Pneumonitis/pathology/*surgery MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar OTO - NOTNLM OT - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell OT - Radiation pneumonitis OT - Rat EDAT- 2014/02/11 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/01 06:00 CRDT- 2014/02/11 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/03/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/01 06:00 [medline] AID - S1995-7645(14)60034-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60034-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2014 Apr;7(4):262-6. doi: 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60034-1.