Exosomes Derived From Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Renal Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury Through Inhibiting Inflammation and Cell Apoptosis

Frontiers in Medicine

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Long Li¹  Rulin Wang³  Yichen Jia¹  Ruiming Rong¹  Ming Xu¹  Tongyu Zhu¹ 

[1] Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation;Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

关键词: mesenchymal stem cells;    exosomes;    ischemic-reperfusion injury;    inflammation;    apoptosis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2019.00269

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to investigate the underlying mechanism of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on protection of renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). Exosomes originated from MSCs (MSC-ex) were extracted according to the instructions of Total Exosome Isolation Reagent. Rats were divided into five groups: sham-operated, IRI, MSC, MSC-ex, and MSC-ex + RNAase group. MSCs or MSC-ex were injected via carotid artery. The renal function test and pathological detection were applied to determine the renoprotection of MSC-ex on IRI. Western blotting and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) were conducted to examine the levels of apoptosis-related proteins and inflammatory cytokines. Our results revealed that MSC-derived exosomes attenuated renal dysfunction, histologic damage, and decreased apoptosis. The expression levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ), were decreased by the MSC-ex treatment. The expression levels of caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, Bax, and Bcl-2 caused by IR were also inhibited by MSC-ex. MSC-ex + RNAase group shared the similar pattern of changes with IRI group, likely due to the ability of RNA hydrolase to eliminate the function of exosomes. Our results demonstrated that exosomes originating from MSCs have protective effects on IRI via inhibiting cell apoptosis and inflammatory responses. Out findings may provide a new insight into therapeutic mechanism of MSCs on renal IRI.

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