PMID- 28570530 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180123 LR - 20190518 IS - 1940-087X (Electronic) IS - 1940-087X (Linking) IP - 123 DP - 2017 May 18 TI - Preparation of Plasma Membrane Vesicles from Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Potential Cytoplasm Replacement Therapy. LID - 10.3791/55741 [doi] LID - 55741 AB - We have previously reported on the generation of plasma membrane vesicles (PMVs) through the mechanical extrusion of mammalian cells. The fusion of PMVs with mitochondrial deficient Rho0 cells restored mitotic activity under normal culture conditions. Atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer are age-related diseases that have been reported to be associated with multiple mechanical and functional defects in the cytosol and organelles of a variety of cell types. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) represent a unique cell population from the bone marrow that possess self-renewal capabilities while maintaining their multipotency. The supplementation of senescence cells with young cytoplasm from autologous BMSCs via the fusion of PMVs provides a promising approach to ameliorate or even reverse age-associated phenotypes. This protocol describes how to prepare PMVs from BMSCs via extrusion through a polycarbonate membrane with 3 microm pores, determine the existence of mitochondria and examine the maintenance of membrane potential within PMVs using a confocal microscope, concentrate PMVs by centrifugation, and carry out the in vivo injection of PMVs into the gastrocnemius muscle of mice. FAU - Xu, Li-Qun AU - Xu LQ AD - Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University. FAU - Lin, Mei-Jia AU - Lin MJ AD - Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University. FAU - Li, Yun-Pan AU - Li YP AD - Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University. FAU - Li, Shuang AU - Li S AD - Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University. FAU - Chen, Shao-Jun AU - Chen SJ AD - Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University. FAU - Wei, Chi-Ju AU - Wei CJ AD - Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University; chijuwei@stu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Video-Audio Media DEP - 20170518 PL - United States TA - J Vis Exp JT - Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE JID - 101313252 RN - 0 (Polycarboxylate Cement) RN - 25766-59-0 (polycarbonate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Fusion MH - Cell Membrane/ultrastructure MH - Cell-Derived Microparticles/*transplantation MH - Cytoplasm/*transplantation MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Polycarboxylate Cement PMC - PMC5608001 EDAT- 2017/06/02 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/24 06:00 PMCR- 2019/05/18 CRDT- 2017/06/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/06/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 55741 [pii] AID - 10.3791/55741 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Vis Exp. 2017 May 18;(123):55741. doi: 10.3791/55741.