PMID- 32403417 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210224 LR - 20210224 IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 5 DP - 2020 May 11 TI - TNF-alpha Pretreatment Improves the Survival and Function of Transplanted Human Neural Progenitor Cells Following Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury. LID - 10.3390/cells9051195 [doi] LID - 1195 AB - Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) therapy offers great promise in hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury. However, the poor survival of implanted NPCs in the HI host environment limits their therapeutic effects. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a pleiotropic cytokine that is induced in response to a variety of pathological processes including inflammation and immunity. On the other hand, TNF-alpha has protective effects on cell apoptosis and death and affects the differentiation, proliferation, and survival of neural stem/progenitor cells in the brain. The present study investigated whether TNF-alpha pretreatment on human NPCs (hNPCs) enhances the effectiveness of cell transplantation therapy under ischemic brain. Fetal brain tissue-derived hNPCs were pretreated with TNF-alpha before being used in vitro experiments or transplantation. TNF-alpha significantly increased expression of cIAP2, and the use of short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of cIAP2 demonstrated that cIAP2 protected hNPCs against HI-induced cytotoxicity. In addition, pretreatment of hNPCs with TNF-alpha mediated neuroprotection by altering microglia polarization via increased expression of CX3CL1 and by enhancing expression of neurotrophic factors. Furthermore, transplantation of TNF-alpha-treated hNPCs reduced infarct volume and improved neurological functions in comparison with non-pretreated hNPCs or vehicle. These findings show that TNF-alpha pretreatment, which protects hNPCs from HI-injured brain-induced apoptosis and increases neuroprotection, is a simple and safe approach to improve the survival of transplanted hNPCs and the therapeutic efficacy of hNPCs in HI brain injury. FAU - Kim, Miri AU - Kim M AD - Yonsei Biomedical Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Jung, Kwangsoo AU - Jung K AD - Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Ko, Younhee AU - Ko Y AD - Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin 17035, Korea. FAU - Kim, Il-Sun AU - Kim IS AD - Yonsei Biomedical Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Hwang, Kyujin AU - Hwang K AD - Yonsei Biomedical Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. AD - Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Jang, Jae-Hyung AU - Jang JH AD - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Shin, Jeong Eun AU - Shin JE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4376-8541 AD - Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Park, Kook In AU - Park KI AD - Yonsei Biomedical Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. AD - Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. AD - Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200511 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 RN - 0 (Chemokine CX3CL1) RN - 0 (Culture Media, Conditioned) RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 3KX376GY7L (Glutamic Acid) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Baculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing 3 Protein) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Baculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing 3 Protein/metabolism MH - Behavior, Animal/drug effects MH - Brain Injuries/complications/pathology/*therapy MH - Caspase 3/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Polarity/drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Chemokine CX3CL1/metabolism MH - Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology MH - Glutamic Acid/toxicity MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/complications/pathology/*therapy MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Microglia/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism MH - Neural Stem Cells/drug effects/pathology/*transplantation MH - Neurons/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Neuroprotection/drug effects MH - Phenotype MH - Stress, Physiological/drug effects MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*pharmacology MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects PMC - PMC7291333 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CX3CL1 OT - cell survival OT - cellular inhibitor of apoptosis 2 OT - human neural progenitor cells OT - hypoxic-ischemic brain injury OT - tumor necrosis factor-alpha COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/05/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/25 06:00 PMCR- 2020/05/01 CRDT- 2020/05/15 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/05/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/05/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/05/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells9051195 [pii] AID - cells-09-01195 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells9051195 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2020 May 11;9(5):1195. doi: 10.3390/cells9051195.