PMID- 26445571 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20151008 LR - 20200930 IS - 1674-8301 (Print) IS - 1674-8301 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 5 DP - 2015 Sep TI - Netrin-1 overexpression in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells promotes functional recovery in a rat model of peripheral nerve injury. PG - 380-9 LID - 10.7555/JBR.29.20140076 [doi] AB - Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) has been developed as a new method of treating diseases of the peripheral nervous system. While netrin-1 is a critical molecule for axonal path finding and nerve growth, it may also affect vascular network formation. Here, we investigated the effect of transplanting BMSCs that produce netrin-1 in a rat model of sciatic nerve crush injury. We introduced a sciatic nerve crush injury, and then injected 1x10(6) BMSCs infected by a recombinant adenovirus expressing netrin-1 Ad5-Netrin-1-EGFP or culture medium into the injured part in the next day. At day 7, 14 and 28 after injection, we measured motor nerve conduction and detected mRNA expressions of netrin-1 receptors UNC5B and Deleted in Colorectal Cancer (DCC), and neurotrophic factors brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) by real-time PCR. We also detected protein expressions of BDNF and NGF by Western blotting assays and examined BMSCs that incorporated into myelin and vascellum. The results showed that BMSCs infected by Ad5-Netrin-1-EGFP significantly improved the function of the sciatic nerve, and led to increased expression of BDNF and NGF (P<0.05). Moreover, 28 days after injury, more Schwann cells were found in BMSCs infected by Ad5-Netrin-1-EGFP compared to control BMSCs. In conclusion, transplantation of BMSCs that produce netrin-1 improved the function of the sciatic nerve after injury. This method may be a new treatment of nerve injury. FAU - Ke, Xianjin AU - Ke X AD - Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University , Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001 , China . FAU - Li, Qian AU - Li Q AD - Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006 , China . FAU - Xu, Li AU - Xu L AD - Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University , Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001 , China . FAU - Zhang, Ying AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006 , China . FAU - Li, Dongmei AU - Li D AD - Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006 , China . FAU - Ma, Jianhua AU - Ma J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006 , China . FAU - Mao, Xiaoming AU - Mao X AD - Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006 , China . LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150730 PL - China TA - J Biomed Res JT - Journal of biomedical research JID - 101551157 PMC - PMC4585432 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Deleted in Colorectal Cancer OT - UNC5B OT - bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - nerve growth factor OT - netrin-1 COIS- CLC number: R745, Document code: A The authors reported no conflict of interests. EDAT- 2015/10/09 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/09 06:01 PMCR- 2015/09/01 CRDT- 2015/10/08 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/04/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jbr-29-05-380 [pii] AID - 10.7555/JBR.29.20140076 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biomed Res. 2015 Sep;29(5):380-9. doi: 10.7555/JBR.29.20140076. Epub 2015 Jul 30.