PMID- 29054133 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190705 LR - 20190705 IS - 1557-9042 (Electronic) IS - 0897-7151 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Feb 1 TI - Effects of Intrathecal Injection of the Conditioned Medium from Bone Marrow Stromal Cells on Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. PG - 521-532 LID - 10.1089/neu.2017.5201 [doi] AB - Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) have been studied for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). In previous studies, we showed that the transplantation of BMSCs, even though they disappeared from the host spinal cord within 1-3 weeks after transplantation, improved locomotor behaviors and promoted axonal regeneration. This result led to the hypothesis that BMSCs might release some neurotrophic factors effective for the treatment of SCI. The present study examined this by injecting the conditioned medium (CM) of BMSCs to treat SCI in rats. The spinal cord was contusion-injured, followed immediately by continuous injection for 2 weeks of the CM of BMSCs through the cerebrospinal fluid via the 4th ventricle using an Alzet osmotic pump. Locomotor behaviors evaluated by the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan score were markedly improved in the CM-injection group, compared with the control group, at 1 to 4 weeks post-injection. The contusion-injured site of the spinal cord was identified as an astrocyte-devoid area, which contained no astrocytes but was filled with collagen matrices and empty cavities of various sizes. Collagen matrices contained type I collagen and laminin. Numerous axons extended through the collagen matrices of the astrocyte-devoid area. Axons were surrounded by Schwann cells, exhibiting the same morphological characteristics as peripheral nerve fibers. The density of axons extending through the astrocyte-devoid area was higher in the CM-injection group, compared with the control group. CM injection had beneficial effects on locomotor improvements and tissue repair, including axonal regeneration, meaning that the BMSC-CM stimulated the intrinsic ability of the spinal cord to regenerate. Activation of the intrinsic ability of the spinal cord to regenerate by the injection of neurotrophic factors such as BMSC-CM is considered to be a safe and preferable method for the clinical treatment of SCI. FAU - Kanekiyo, Kenji AU - Kanekiyo K AD - 1 Central Biomedical Laboratory, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Wakabayashi, Tamami AU - Wakabayashi T AD - 1 Central Biomedical Laboratory, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Nakano, Norihiko AU - Nakano N AD - 1 Central Biomedical Laboratory, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Yamada, Yoshihiro AU - Yamada Y AD - 2 Department of Physical Therapy, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Tamachi, Masahiro AU - Tamachi M AD - 2 Department of Physical Therapy, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Suzuki, Yoshihisa AU - Suzuki Y AD - 3 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tazuke Medical Research Institute , Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan . FAU - Fukushima, Masatoshi AU - Fukushima M AD - 4 Translational Research Informatics Center , Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan . FAU - Saito, Fukuki AU - Saito F AD - 5 Emergency and Clinical Care Center, Kansai Medical University , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Abe, Seiya AU - Abe S AD - 6 Department of Occupational Therapy, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Tsukagoshi, Chihiro AU - Tsukagoshi C AD - 6 Department of Occupational Therapy, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Miyamoto, Chimi AU - Miyamoto C AD - 6 Department of Occupational Therapy, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . FAU - Ide, Chizuka AU - Ide C AD - 1 Central Biomedical Laboratory, Aino University School of Health Science , Osaka, Japan . LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171120 PL - United States TA - J Neurotrauma JT - Journal of neurotrauma JID - 8811626 RN - 0 (Culture Media, Conditioned) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Culture Media, Conditioned/*pharmacology MH - Female MH - Injections, Spinal MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*metabolism MH - Nerve Regeneration/*drug effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Recovery of Function/drug effects MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/*pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - axonal regeneration OT - bone marrow stromal cell OT - conditioned culture medium OT - locomotor function OT - spinal cord injury EDAT- 2017/10/22 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/06 06:00 CRDT- 2017/10/22 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/22 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1089/neu.2017.5201 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurotrauma. 2018 Feb 1;35(3):521-532. doi: 10.1089/neu.2017.5201. Epub 2017 Nov 20.