PMID- 33383054 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210302 LR - 20210302 IS - 1879-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0024-3205 (Linking) VI - 267 DP - 2021 Feb 15 TI - HUCMSCs transplantation combined with ultrashort wave therapy attenuates neuroinflammation in spinal cord injury through NUR77/ NF-kappaB pathway. PG - 118958 LID - S0024-3205(20)31718-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118958 [doi] AB - AIMS: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major cause of long-term physical impairment. Currently, treatment for SCI is limited to supportive measures, which can lead to permanent disability, representing a serious social burden. The present study aimed to evaluate the inflammatory microenvironment effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs)+ Ultrashort Wave (USW) therapy on SCI and reveal possible mechanisms. MAIN METHODS: Low-dose USW was treated one day after SCI, and HUCMSCs suspension was transferred to the lesion using a micro-syringe 7 days after SCI. The functional effects of HUCMSCs and USW, separately and combinedly, were measured, together with the infiltration of CD3(+) cells, formation of A1 astrocytes and activation of NUR77/ NF-kappaB pathway. KEY FINDINGS: Our results showed that HUCMSCs+USW therapy improved motor function of SCI rat, together with decreased infiltration of CD3(+) T cells, and decreased induction of microglia and A1 astrocytes. And also USW treatment played a very important role on decreasing the infiltration of CD3(+) T cells and IBA-1(+) cells. Reduced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and IL-6 was also observed in rats receiving HUCMSCs+USW therapy, medicated by NUR77/NF-kappaB pathway. SIGNIFICANCE: These findings indicated that HUCMSCs+USW therapy could attenuate inflammatory microenvironment through NUR77/NF-kappaB signaling pathway, which might contribute to its better outcome. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Shuai AU - Wang S AD - Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China; Department of Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China. FAU - Jia, Yiying AU - Jia Y AD - Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China. FAU - Cao, Xiangyan AU - Cao X AD - Kidney internal medicine, Tangdu Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, People's Republic of China. FAU - Feng, Sining AU - Feng S AD - Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China. FAU - Na, Li AU - Na L AD - Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China; Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 116044, People's Republic of China. FAU - Dong, Hongxuan AU - Dong H AD - Technology Department, Liaoning Qifu Stem Cell Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shenyang 110136, People's Republic of China. FAU - Gao, Jian AU - Gao J AD - Technology Department, Liaoning Qifu Stem Cell Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shenyang 110136, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Lixin AU - Zhang L AD - Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: zhanglxs1974@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201228 PL - Netherlands TA - Life Sci JT - Life sciences JID - 0375521 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/metabolism MH - Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Female MH - Inflammation/pathology MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism/physiology/*radiation effects MH - Microglia/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Neuroimmunomodulation/physiology MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Short-Wave Therapy/methods MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Spinal Cord/metabolism MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/metabolism/*therapy MH - Umbilical Cord OTO - NOTNLM OT - HUCMSCs therapy OT - Inflammation OT - NUR77 OT - Spinal cord injury OT - USW therapy EDAT- 2021/01/01 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/03 06:00 CRDT- 2020/12/31 20:09 PHST- 2020/06/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/31 20:09 [entrez] AID - S0024-3205(20)31718-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118958 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Life Sci. 2021 Feb 15;267:118958. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118958. Epub 2020 Dec 28.