Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Locomotor Function in Parkinson's Disease Mouse Model Through Regulating Intestinal Microorganisms

Copyright © 2022 Sun, Gu, Xu, Zhao, Zhou, Zhou, Zhang, Wang, Han, Chai and An..

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by loss of neurons that synthesize dopamine, and subsequent impaired movement. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) exerted neuroprotection effects in a rodent model of PD. However, the mechanism underlying UC-MSC-generated neuroprotection was not fully elucidated. In the present study, we found that intranasal administration of UC-MSCs significantly alleviated locomotor deficits and rescued dopaminergic neurons by inhibiting neuroinflammation in a PD mouse model induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP, a toxic agent which selectively destroys nigrostriatal neurons but does not affect dopaminergic neurons elsewhere). Furthermore, UC-MSC treatment altered gut microbiota composition characterized by decreased phylum Proteobacteria, class Gammaproteobacteria, family Enterobacteriaceae, and genus Escherichia-Shigella. In addition, the neurotransmitter dopamine in the striatum and 5-hydroxytryptamine in the colon were also modulated by UC-MSCs. Meanwhile, UC-MSCs significantly maintained intestinal goblet cells, which secrete mucus as a mechanical barrier against pathogens. Furthermore, UC-MSCs alleviate the level of TNF-α and IL-6 as well as the conversion of NF-κB expression in the colon, indicating that inflammatory responses were blocked by UC-MSCs. PICRUSt showed that some pathways including bacterial invasion of epithelial cells, fluorobenzoate degradation, and pathogenic Escherichia coli infection were significantly reversed by UC-MSCs. These data suggest that the beneficial effects were detected following UC-MSC intranasal transplantation in MPTP-treated mice. There is a possible neuroprotective role of UC-MSCs in MPTP-induced PD mice by cross talk between the brain and gut.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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Frontiers in cell and developmental biology - 9(2021) vom: 22., Seite 808905

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Zhengqin [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Hongjun [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yongjie [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Luyang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhongxia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenting [VerfasserIn]
Han, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Chai, Xiqing [VerfasserIn]
An, Shengjun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Goblet cells
Gut microbiota
Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells
Inflammation
Journal Article
Neurotransmitter
Parkinson’s disease (PD)

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Date Revised 08.02.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fcell.2021.808905

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336602308