PMID- 36228967 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221130 LR - 20221229 IS - 1095-9327 (Electronic) IS - 1044-7431 (Linking) VI - 123 DP - 2022 Dec TI - BDNF-modified human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived dopaminergic-like neurons improve rotation behavior of Parkinson's disease rats through neuroprotection and anti-neuroinflammation. PG - 103784 LID - S1044-7431(22)00090-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mcn.2022.103784 [doi] AB - Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease still without any cure. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has shown therapeutic potential in PD, which is limited by its short half-life and inability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Stem cells not only present migration, differentiation and neurotrophy characteristics, but also can be used as delivery vectors for BDNF. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects and possible mechanisms of BDNF-modified human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs)-derived dopaminergic (DAergic)-like neurons in the PD rats. Results showed that transplantation of BDNF-modified hUC-MSCs-derived DAergic-like neurons improved the apomorphine induced rotation behavior of PD rats, increased the dopamine concentration and the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule-1 (Iba-1) in the striatum, promoted the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), nuclear receptor-related factor 1 (Nurr1), pituitary homeobox 3 (Pitx3), BDNF, tyrosine kinase B (TrkB), phosphatidylinositol-3-hydroxykinase (PI3K), phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt), heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60), toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and inhibited the neural apoptosis in the substantia nigra (SN) and striatum. Results suggest that BDNF-modified hUC-MSCs-derived DAergic-like neurons improve the rotation of PD rats might through neuroprotection and anti-neuroinflammation by regulating the BDNF-TrkB-PI3K/Akt and Hsp60-TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathways, respectively. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Jiang, Zhi AU - Jiang Z AD - Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, China; Department of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of NanTong, Nantong 226006, China. FAU - Wang, Jie AU - Wang J AD - Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, China; Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211100, China. FAU - Sun, Gaohui AU - Sun G AD - Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, China. FAU - Feng, Meijiang AU - Feng M AD - Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory for Aging & Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, China. Electronic address: mjfeng416@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221011 PL - United States TA - Mol Cell Neurosci JT - Molecular and cellular neurosciences JID - 9100095 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - VTD58H1Z2X (Dopamine) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Rats MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - *Parkinson Disease/therapy/metabolism MH - Dopamine/metabolism MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation/methods MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism MH - Neuroprotection MH - *Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism MH - Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells MH - Neurons/metabolism MH - Umbilical Cord/metabolism MH - Dopaminergic Neurons/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anti-neuroinflammation OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - Dopaminergic-like neurons OT - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells OT - Neuroprotection OT - Parkinson's disease COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2022/10/14 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/01 06:00 CRDT- 2022/10/13 19:37 PHST- 2022/08/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/13 19:37 [entrez] AID - S1044-7431(22)00090-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mcn.2022.103784 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Neurosci. 2022 Dec;123:103784. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2022.103784. Epub 2022 Oct 11.