PMID- 33746885 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210323 IS - 1664-2295 (Print) IS - 1664-2295 (Electronic) IS - 1664-2295 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Adiponectin-Transfected Endothelial Progenitor Cells Have Protective Effects After 2-Hour Middle-Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rats With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PG - 630681 LID - 10.3389/fneur.2021.630681 [doi] LID - 630681 AB - Objectives: This present study aimed to examine the effects of adiponectin-transfected endothelial progenitor cells (LV-APN-EPCs) on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to explore the underlying mechanisms. Methods: Seventy male Sprague-Dawley rats with T2DM were randomly divided into sham, phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), LV-APN-EPCs, LV-EPCs, and EPCs groups. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was induced by the intraluminal suture method. After 1 h of reperfusion, the five interventions were performed by tail-vein injections. The modified neurological severity score (mNSS) was used to assess neurological function before and on days 1, 7, and 14 after MCAO. After 14 days, magnetic resonance imaging scanning, hematoxylin and eosin staining, terminal dUTP nick-end labeling staining, Western blotting analysis, cluster of differentiation (CD) 31 immunofluorescence, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to evaluate infarct rate, morphological damage, cell apoptosis, and microvessel density. Results: Compared with PBS, LV-EPCs, and EPCs groups, the LV-APN-EPCs group showed significantly lower mNSS score, lower infarct rate, and less morphological damage (all P < 0.05). In addition, compared with other groups, the LV-APN-EPCs group had significantly increased levels of B cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2) protein, CD31+ microvessels, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and vascular endothelial growth factor, and decreased levels of Bcl-2-associated X protein and neuronal apoptosis in the peri-infarct cortex (all P < 0.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that LV-APN-EPCs exert protective effects against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in T2DM rats by increasing angiogenesis. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Wang, Li, Zhang, Zhang, Feng, Kong, Aiziretiaili, Luo, Cai, Hong and Liu. FAU - Wang, Meiyao AU - Wang M AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Li, Yan AU - Li Y AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Zhang, Renwei AU - Zhang R AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Zhang, Shuaimei AU - Zhang S AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Feng, Hongliang AU - Feng H AD - Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Kong, Zhaohong AU - Kong Z AD - Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Aiziretiaili, Nadire AU - Aiziretiaili N AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Luo, Zhengjin AU - Luo Z AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Cai, Qi AU - Cai Q AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Hong, Yan AU - Hong Y AD - Department of Pediatrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Liu, Yumin AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210303 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Neurol JT - Frontiers in neurology JID - 101546899 PMC - PMC7966523 OTO - NOTNLM OT - acute ischemic stroke OT - adiponectin-transfected endothelial progenitor cell OT - angiogenesis OT - protective effects OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/23 06:01 PMCR- 2021/03/03 CRDT- 2021/03/22 08:08 PHST- 2020/11/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/22 08:08 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fneur.2021.630681 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Neurol. 2021 Mar 3;12:630681. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.630681. eCollection 2021.