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      Erythropoietin enhances the angiogenic potency of autologous bone marrow stromal cells in a rat model of myocardial infarction.

      Radiology
      Angiogenesis Inducing Agents, pharmacology, Animals, Bone Marrow Cells, drug effects, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Disease Models, Animal, Erythropoietin, Male, Myocardial Infarction, therapy, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Stromal Cells, Transplantation, Autologous

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          Transplantation of marrow stromal cells (MSC) has been shown to improve heart perfusion and cardiac function after ischemia. Erythropoietin (EPO) is capable of inducing angiogenesis and inhibiting cell apoptosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of EPO on the therapeutic potency of MSC transplantation in a rat model of myocardial infarction. MSC viability was detected by MTT and flow cytometry following culture in serum-free medium for 24 h with or without EPO. Release of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) by MSC incubated with different doses of EPO was assayed using ELISA. Immediately after coronary ligation, autologous MSC (3 x 10(6) cells) were injected into the ischemic myocardium (MSC and MSC-EPO groups). EPO (3,000 U/kg body weight) was injected daily for 3 consecutive days starting 1 day prior to ligation. The same EPO dose was also injected for consecutive 3 days starting 15 days after surgery (EPO and MSC-EPO groups). Control animals were injected saline solution for the same time period. Cardiac function was assessed by echocardiography 2 and 21 days after surgery, respectively. Western blot and immunohistological assessments were performed to examine the effects of treatments. In vitro, EPO inhibited MSC apoptosis induced by serum-free medium and increased vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) release by MSC. In vivo, cardiac infarct size was significantly smaller, cardiac function significantly improved, and capillary density obviously higher in the MSC and EPO groups than in the control group. Combined treatment with EPO infusion and MSC transplantation demonstrated a further decrease in infarct size, a further improvement in cardiac function, and a further increase in capillary density compared with MSC or EPO alone. Furthermore, a higher ratio of phosphorylated Akt to total Akt was measured by Western blot; Bcl-2 was upregulated and Bax was downregulated by immunohistochemistry in the MSC-EPO group compared to the other three groups. Transplantation of MSC combined with EPO infusion is superior to MSC monotherapy for angiogenesis and cardiac function recovery. (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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          Evidence supporting paracrine hypothesis for Akt-modified mesenchymal stem cell-mediated cardiac protection and functional improvement.

          We previously reported that intramyocardial injection of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing Akt (Akt-MSCs) inhibits ventricular remodeling and restores cardiac function measured 2 wk after myocardial infarction. Here, we report that the functional improvement occurs in < 72 h. This early remarkable effect cannot be readily attributed to myocardial regeneration from the donor cells. Thus, we hypothesized that paracrine actions exerted by the cells through the release of soluble factors might be important mechanisms of tissue repair and functional improvement after injection of the Akt-MSCs. Indeed, in the current study we demonstrate that conditioned medium from hypoxic Akt-MSCs markedly inhibits hypoxia-induced apoptosis and triggers vigorous spontaneous contraction of adult rat cardiomyocytes in vitro. When injected into infarcted hearts, the Akt-MSC conditioned medium significantly limits infarct size and improves ventricular function relative to controls. Support to the paracrine hypothesis is provided by data showing that several genes, coding for factors (VEGF, FGF-2, HGF, IGF-I, and TB4) that are potential mediators of the effects exerted by the Akt-MSC conditioned medium, are significantly up-regulated in the Akt-MSCs, particularly in response to hypoxia. Taken together, our data support Akt-MSC-mediated paracrine mechanisms of myocardial protection and functional improvement.
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            Mesenchymal stem cell injection after myocardial infarction improves myocardial compliance.

            Cellular therapy for myocardial injury has improved ventricular function in both animal and clinical studies, though the mechanism of benefit is unclear. This study was undertaken to examine the effects of cellular injection after infarction on myocardial elasticity. Coronary artery ligation of Lewis rats was followed by direct injection of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the acutely ischemic myocardium. Two weeks postinfarct, myocardial elasticity was mapped by atomic force microscopy. MSC-injected hearts near the infarct region were twofold stiffer than myocardium from noninfarcted animals but softer than myocardium from vehicle-treated infarcted animals. After 8 wk, the following variables were evaluated: MSC engraftment and left ventricular geometry by histological methods, cardiac function with a pressure-volume conductance catheter, myocardial fibrosis by Masson Trichrome staining, vascularity by immunohistochemistry, and apoptosis by TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling assay. The human cells engrafted and expressed a cardiomyocyte protein but stopped short of full differentiation and did not stimulate significant angiogenesis. MSC-injected hearts showed significantly less fibrosis than controls, as well as less left ventricular dilation, reduced apoptosis, increased myocardial thickness, and preservation of systolic and diastolic cardiac function. In summary, MSC injection after myocardial infarction did not regenerate contracting cardiomyocytes but reduced the stiffness of the subsequent scar and attenuated postinfarction remodeling, preserving some cardiac function. Improving scarred heart muscle compliance could be a functional benefit of cellular cardiomyoplasty.
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              New avenues of exploration for erythropoietin.

              Discovery that the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) and its receptor play a significant biological role in tissues outside of the hematopoietic system has fueled significant interest in EPO as a novel cytoprotective agent in both neuronal and vascular systems. Erythropoietin is now considered to have applicability in a variety of disorders that include cerebral ischemia, myocardial infarction, and chronic congestive heart failure. Erythropoietin modulates a broad array of cellular processes that include progenitor stem cell development, cellular integrity, and angiogenesis. As a result, cellular protection by EPO is robust and EPO inhibits the apoptotic mechanisms of injury, including the preservation of cellular membrane asymmetry to prevent inflammation. As the investigation into clinical applications for EPO that maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity progresses, a deeper appreciation for the novel roles that EPO plays in the brain and heart and throughout the entire body should be acquired.
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