PMID- 26125260 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160516 LR - 20190318 IS - 2284-0729 (Electronic) IS - 1128-3602 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 11 DP - 2015 TI - Effect of 5-fluorouracil mobilized bone marrow regenerative cells transplantation on brain injury following focal cerebral ischemia in rats. PG - 1994-2000 LID - 9026 [pii] AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 5-fluorouracil mobilized bone marrow regenerative cells (BMRCs) transplantation on brain injury following focal cerebral ischemia and to explore the mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MACO) for 120 minutes, followed by intravenous administration of DAPI-labeled 1x10(7) 5-fluorouracil mobilized BMRCs at 24 h post MACO. Infarct volumes, neurological deficit score, angiogenesis and cytokine expression were evaluated at specific time point after cell transplantation. RESULTS: Comparable number of BMRCs and bone marrow cells (BMCs) were found in the infarcted area at Day 3 and Day 14 post MACO. Significant decreased infarcted size and neurological deficit score were found in the animals receiving BMRCs. The microvessel density was significantly increased after BMRCs transplantation. Moreover, the expression of vessel endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was increased significantly after BMRCs transplantation. CONCLUSIONS: Intravenous 5-fluorouracil mobilized BMRCs were neuroprotective following MACO and might be considered as therapeutic choice in the treatment of transient focal cerebral ischemia. FAU - Xu, F-F AU - Xu FF AD - Department of Neurosurgery, No. 455 of The Chinese People's Liberation Army, Shanghai, China. xuzhping@163.com. FAU - Liu, X-L AU - Liu XL FAU - Li, M AU - Li M FAU - Yang, B AU - Yang B FAU - Liao, H AU - Liao H FAU - Xiao, L-H AU - Xiao LH FAU - Xu, Z-P AU - Xu ZP LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Retracted Publication PL - Italy TA - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci JT - European review for medical and pharmacological sciences JID - 9717360 RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - U3P01618RT (Fluorouracil) SB - IM RIN - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016;20(4):581. PMID: 26957255 MH - Administration, Intravenous MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/drug effects/metabolism MH - *Bone Marrow Transplantation MH - Brain Injuries/*drug therapy MH - Brain Ischemia/*drug therapy MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Fluorouracil/*pharmacology MH - Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/drug therapy MH - Male MH - Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley EDAT- 2015/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/18 06:00 CRDT- 2015/07/01 06:00 PHST- 2015/07/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 9026 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015;19(11):1994-2000.