PMID- 31966417 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200126 IS - 1936-2625 (Electronic) IS - 1936-2625 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 11 DP - 2017 TI - Bcl-xL expression improves the therapeutic effect of human umbilical cord stem cell transplantation on articular cartilage injury in rabbit. PG - 10740-10750 AB - BACKGROUND: To investigate the therapeutic effect of transplantation of B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xL) gene modified human umbilical cord blood stem cells (HUCSCs) on rabbit articular cartilage injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS: HUCSCs were isolated and identified. Lentiviral encoding Bcl-xL was applied to modify HUCSCs. The effects of Bcl-xL overexpression on apoptosis and related gene expression after differentiation induction of HUCSCs were detected. Additionally, the efficiency of transplantation of Bcl-xL gene modified HUCSCs on articular cartilage injury were evaluated. RESULTS: HUCSCs could differentiate into chondrocytes after induction. Compared with control group, the apoptosis after induction was significantly elevated, but reduced by Bcl-xL gene overexpression. The differentiation of HUCSCs into chondrocytes was displayed by expression of type II collagen (CII), but accompanying with expression of caspase-3 and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3). By contrast, Bcl-xL gene overexpression reduced caspase-3 and MMP-3 expression, but further increased CII expression. Pathological staining showed that Bcl-xL gene modified HUCSCs could obviously repair cartilage injury. Compared with sham control group, the expression of caspase-3 and MMP-3 in model group was significantly up-regulated, while the expression of CII was significantly down-regulated. Transplantation of HUCSCs could ameliorate the injury, while Bcl-xL modification could improve the therapeutic effect of transplantation of HUCSCs. Moreover, Bcl-xL modification could further decrease cartilage injury-induced expression of caspase-3 and MMP-3, and improve the expression of CII compared with transplantation of normal HUCSCs. CONCLUSIONS: Bcl-xL gene modification decreases cell differentiation-induced apoptosis and improves the efficiency of HUCSCs transplantation in the repairing of cartilage injury. CI - IJCEP Copyright (c) 2017. FAU - Pan, Zhengjun AU - Pan Z AD - Department of Joint Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei, China. FAU - Yin, Hao AU - Yin H AD - Department of Joint Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei, China. FAU - Wang, Shuangli AU - Wang S AD - Department of Joint Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei, China. FAU - Xiong, Gaoxin AU - Xiong G AD - Department of Joint Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei, China. FAU - Yin, Zongsheng AU - Yin Z AD - Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171101 PL - United States TA - Int J Clin Exp Pathol JT - International journal of clinical and experimental pathology JID - 101480565 PMC - PMC6965849 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bcl-xL OT - articular cartilage injury OT - human umbilical cord stem cells OT - transplantation COIS- None. EDAT- 2017/11/01 00:00 MHDA- 2017/11/01 00:01 PMCR- 2017/11/01 CRDT- 2020/01/23 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/01/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2017 Nov 1;10(11):10740-10750. eCollection 2017.