PMID- 24592394 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141015 LR - 20211021 IS - 2314-6141 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6133 (Print) VI - 2014 DP - 2014 TI - Neuroprotective effects of adipose-derived stem cells are maintained for 3 weeks against ischemic damage in the rabbit spinal cord. PG - 539051 LID - 10.1155/2014/539051 [doi] LID - 539051 AB - In the previous study, we demonstrated that adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have neuroprotective effects against ischemic damage in the ventral horn of L5-6 levels at 3 days after ischemia/reperfusion. In the present study, we expanded our observations for 3 weeks after ischemia/reperfusion to rule out the possibility of delayed neuronal death in several days after ischemia/reperfusion. Transient spinal cord ischemia was induced by a 15 min aortic artery occlusion in the subrenal region and rabbit ASCs were administered intrathecally into recipient rabbits (2 x 10(5)) immediately after reperfusion. Transplantation of ASCs improved the neurological motor functions of the hindlimb 3 weeks after ischemia/reperfusion. Similarly, the cresyl violet-positive neurons were significantly increased at 3 weeks after ischemia/reperfusion compared to that in the vehicle (artificial cerebrospinal fluid)-treated group. The transplantation of ASCs significantly reduced reactive microglia induced by ischemia at 3 weeks after ischemia/reperfusion. In addition, transplantation of ASCs maintained the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels 3 weeks after ischemia/reperfusion. These results suggest that the neuroprotective effects of ASCs are maintained 3 weeks after ischemia/reperfusion by modulating microgliosis and BDNF levels in the spinal cord. FAU - Moon, Seung Myung AU - Moon SM AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Hwaseong 445-170, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Woosuk AU - Kim W AD - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Chung, Jin Young AU - Chung JY AD - Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Im, Wooseok AU - Im W AD - Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea. FAU - Yoo, Dae Young AU - Yoo DY AD - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jung, Hyo Young AU - Jung HY AD - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Won, Moo-Ho AU - Won MH AD - Department of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Choi, Jung Hoon AU - Choi JH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3725-4907 AD - Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Hwang, In Koo AU - Hwang IK AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0533-4638 AD - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140129 PL - United States TA - Biomed Res Int JT - BioMed research international JID - 101600173 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/cytology MH - Animals MH - Aorta/pathology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Ischemia/pathology/*therapy MH - Neuroprotective Agents MH - Rabbits MH - Reperfusion Injury/pathology/*therapy MH - Spinal Cord/pathology MH - *Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Stem Cells/*cytology PMC - PMC3925622 EDAT- 2014/03/05 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/16 06:00 PMCR- 2014/01/29 CRDT- 2014/03/05 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/12/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/03/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/03/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2014/539051 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:539051. doi: 10.1155/2014/539051. Epub 2014 Jan 29.