Incremental benefits of repeated mesenchymal stromal cell administration compared with solitary intervention after myocardial infarction.
Cytotherapy
; 16(4): 460-70, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AIMS:
Traditionally, stem cell therapy for myocardial infarction (MI) has been administered as a single treatment in the acute or subacute period after MI. These time intervals coincide with marked differences in the post-infarct myocardial environment, raising the prospect that repeat cell dosing could provide incremental benefit beyond a solitary intervention. This prospect was evaluated with the use of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs).METHODS:
Three groups of rats were studied. Single-therapy and dual-therapy groups received allogeneic, prospectively isolated MSCs (1 × 10(6) cells) by trans-epicardial injection immediately after MI, with additional dosing 1 week later in the dual-therapy cohort. Control animals received cryopreservant solution only. Left ventricular (LV) dimensions and ejection fraction (EF) were assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance immediately before MI and at 1, 2 and 4 weeks after MI.RESULTS:
Immediate MSC treatment attenuated early myocardial damage with EF of 35.3 ± 3.1% (dual group, n = 12) and 35.2 ± 2.2% (single group, n = 15) at 1 week after MI compared with 22.1 ± 1.9% in controls (n = 17, P < 0.01). In animals receiving a second dose of MSCs, EF increased to 40.7 ± 3.1% by week 4, which was significantly higher than in the single-therapy group (EF 35.9 ± 1.8%, P < 0.05). Dual MSC treatment was also associated with greater myocardial mass and arteriolar density, with trends toward reduced myocardial fibrosis. These incremental benefits were especially observed in remote (non-infarct) segments of LV myocardium.CONCLUSIONS:
Repeated stem cell intervention in both the acute and the sub-acute period after MI provides additional improvement in ventricular function beyond solitary cell dosing, largely owing to beneficial changes remote to the area of infarction.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Função Ventricular Esquerda
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Transplante de Células-Tronco Mesenquimais
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article