PMID- 33736932 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211015 LR - 20211015 IS - 1477-2566 (Electronic) IS - 1465-3249 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 6 DP - 2021 Jun TI - Reversion of early- and late-stage beta-cell dedifferentiation by human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells in type 2 diabetic mice. PG - 510-520 LID - S1465-3249(21)00030-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jcyt.2021.01.005 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AIMS: The authors aimed to observe beta-cell dedifferentiation in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and investigate the reversal effect of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) on early- and late-stage beta-cell dedifferentiation. METHODS: In high-fat diet (HFD)/streptozotocin (STZ)-induced T2DM mice, the authors examined the predominant role of beta-cell dedifferentiation over apoptosis in the development of T2DM and observed the reversion of beta-cell dedifferentiation by UC-MSCs. Next, the authors used db/db mice to observe the progress of beta-cell dedifferentiation from early to late stage, after which UC-MSC infusions of the same amount were performed in the early and late stages of dedifferentiation. Improvement in metabolic indices and restoration of beta-cell dedifferentiation markers were examined. RESULTS: In HFD/STZ-induced T2DM mice, the proportion of beta-cell dedifferentiation was much greater than that of apoptosis, demonstrating that beta-cell dedifferentiation was the predominant contributor to T2DM. UC-MSC infusions significantly improved glucose homeostasis and reversed beta-cell dedifferentiation. In db/db mice, UC-MSC infusions in the early stage significantly improved glucose homeostasis and reversed beta-cell dedifferentiation. In the late stage, UC-MSC infusions mildly improved glucose homeostasis and partially reversed beta-cell dedifferentiation. Combining with other studies, the authors found that the reversal effect of UC-MSCs on beta-cell dedifferentiation relied on the simultaneous relief of glucose and lipid metabolic disorders. CONCLUSIONS: UC-MSC therapy is a promising strategy for reversing beta-cell dedifferentiation in T2DM, and the reversal effect is greater in the early stage than in the late stage of beta-cell dedifferentiation. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Li, Bing AU - Li B AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Cheng, Yu AU - Cheng Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Yin, Yaqi AU - Yin Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Xue, Jing AU - Xue J AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Yu, Songyan AU - Yu S AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Gao, Jieqing AU - Gao J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. FAU - Liu, Jiejie AU - Liu J AD - Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medicine, School of Life Science, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Zang, Li AU - Zang L AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. Electronic address: lzang301@163.com. FAU - Mu, Yiming AU - Mu Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. Electronic address: muyiming@301hospital.com.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210316 PL - England TA - Cytotherapy JT - Cytotherapy JID - 100895309 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Dedifferentiation MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/therapy MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy MH - Humans MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells MH - Mice MH - Umbilical Cord OTO - NOTNLM OT - cell transplantation OT - mesenchymal stem cells OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus OT - beta-cell dedifferentiation EDAT- 2021/03/20 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2021/03/19 06:11 PHST- 2020/07/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/19 06:11 [entrez] AID - S1465-3249(21)00030-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jcyt.2021.01.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cytotherapy. 2021 Jun;23(6):510-520. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2021.01.005. Epub 2021 Mar 16.