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Vasculotropic, paracrine actions of infused mesenchymal stem cells are important to the recovery from acute kidney injury

Tögel, Florian, Weiss, Kathleen, Yang, Ying, Hu, Zhuma, Zhang, Ping, Westenfelder, Christof·2007·American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major clinical problem in which a critical vascular, pathophysiological component is recognized. We demonstrated previously that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), unlike fibroblasts, are significantly renoprotective after ischemia-reperfusion injury and concluded that this renoprotection is mediated primarily by paracrine mechanisms. In this study, we investigated whether MSC possess vasculoprotective activity that may contribute, at least in part, to an improved outcome after ischemia-reperfusion AKI. MSC-conditioned medium contains VEGF, HGF, and IGF-1 and augments aortic endothelial cell (EC) growth and survival, a response not observed with fibroblast-conditioned medium. MSC and EC share vasculotropic gene expression profiles, as both form capillary tubes in vitro on Matrigel alone or in cooperation without fusion. MSC undergo differentiation into an endothelial-like cell phenotype in culture and develop into vascular structures in vivo. Infused MSC were readily detected in the kidney early after reflow but were only rarely engrafted at 1 wk post-AKI. MSC attached in the renal microvascular circulation significantly decreased apoptosis of adjacent cells. Infusion of MSC immediately after reflow in severe ischemia-reperfusion AKI did not improve renal blood flow, renovascular resistance, or outer cortical blood flow. These data demonstrate that the unique vasculotropic, paracrine actions elicited by MSC play a significant renoprotective role after AKI, further demonstrating that cell therapy has promise as a novel intervention in AKI.

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Authors
Tögel, F., Weiss, K., Yang, Y., Hu, Z., Zhang, P., & Westenfelder, C.
Venue
American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
Published
2007-05
Volume
292
Issue
5
Pages
F1626-F1635
ISSN
  • 1522-1466 (ISSN-L)
  • 1931-857X
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15.23
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journal article
Language
en
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Tögel, F., Weiss, K., Yang, Y., Hu, Z., Zhang, P., & Westenfelder, C. (2007). Vasculotropic, paracrine actions of infused mesenchymal stem cells are important to the recovery from acute kidney injury. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00339.2006

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