PMID- 26654668 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161104 LR - 20181202 IS - 1532-8511 (Electronic) IS - 1052-3057 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 2 DP - 2016 Feb TI - Neuroprotective Effects of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Noggin-Modified Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats. PG - 410-8 LID - S1052-3057(15)00552-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.10.013 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Administration of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) has been reported to ameliorate functional deficits in rat ischemia models. In the present study, we tried to reveal the underlying mechanism of the improvement of neurological function after stroke by BMSCs transfected with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and/or Noggin. METHODS: BMSCs were transfected with BDNF or/and Noggin using the adenovirus method. Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) rat models were treated with different types of transfected BMSCs. The treatment effect was assessed by measuring the modified Neurological Severity Score and the expression levels of different stroke-related molecules using Western blot, immunohistochemistry assay (IHC), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: The injection of BDNF or/and Noggin-modified BMSCs could significantly improve the neurological function of MCAO animals. Western blot and IHC staining showed that the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor, BCL-2, p-GSK3beta, and p-Akt were significantly upregulated, while the expressions of Bax, TLR4, and MyD88 were significantly downregulated. Moreover, ELISA assay revealed that the level of matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9) and reactive oxygen species were also significantly decreased. These results suggested that the treatment of BDNF or/and Noggin-modified BMSCs may suppress the ischemia-induced apoptosis and inflammation in the model animals, which might be through the Akt/GSK3beta and TLR4/MyD88 pathways. CONCLUSION: BDNF or/and Noggin-modified BMSCs may exert neuroprotective effects through the Akt/GSK3beta and TLR4/MyD88 pathways. Transplantation of BDNF or/and Noggin-modified BMSCs might be a potential therapeutic method for ischemic stroke in clinics. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Lu, Hongyan AU - Lu H AD - Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. FAU - Liu, Xingmiao AU - Liu X AD - Department of pediatrics, Institute of Neurology; Tianjin Children's Hospital; No. 225, Tianjin, China. FAU - Zhang, Nan AU - Zhang N AD - Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. FAU - Zhu, Xiaodong AU - Zhu X AD - Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. FAU - Liang, Hao AU - Liang H AD - Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. FAU - Sun, Li AU - Sun L AD - Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. FAU - Cheng, Yan AU - Cheng Y AD - Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: chengyan985@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151130 PL - United States TA - J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis JT - Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association JID - 9111633 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 0 (bcl-2-Associated X Protein) RN - 148294-77-3 (noggin protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain/metabolism MH - Brain Ischemia/*therapy MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*genetics/metabolism MH - Carrier Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*metabolism MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism MH - bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt/GSK3beta OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - Noggin OT - TLR4/MyD88 OT - bone marrow stromal cells OT - focal cerebral ischemia OT - neuroprotection EDAT- 2015/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/11/05 06:00 CRDT- 2015/12/15 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/10/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/11/05 06:00 [medline] AID - S1052-3057(15)00552-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.10.013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016 Feb;25(2):410-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Nov 30.