Transplantation of autologous adipose-derived stem cells ameliorates cardiac function in rabbits with myocardial infarction

作     者：ZHANG Duan-zhen GAI Lu-yue LIU Hong-wei JIN Qin-hua HUANG Jian-hua ZHU Xian-yang 

作者机构：Department of Cardiology General Hospital of Shenyang MilitaryRegion Shenyang 110016 China Department of Cardiology Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing 100853 China. Department of Basic Medical Research Chinese PLA ~eneral Hospital Beijing 100853 China. 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2007年第120卷第4期

页      面：300-307页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：adipose stem cells transplantation myocardial infarction neovascularization 

摘      要：Background Adipose-derived stem cells （ADSCs） are capable of differentiating into cardiomyogenic and endothelial cells in vitro. We tested the hypothesis that transplantation of ADSCs into myocardial scar may regenerate infracted myocardium and restore cardiac function. Methods ADSCs were isolated from the fatty tissue of New Zealand white rabbits and cultured in Iscove＇s modified dulbecco＇s medium. Three weeks after ligation of left anterior descending coronary artery of rabbits, either a graft of untreated ADSCs （UASCs, n=14）, 5-azacytidine-pretreated ADSCs （AASCs, n=13）, or phosphate buffer saline （n=13） were injected into the infarct region. Transmural scar size, cardiac function, and immunohistochemistry were performed 5 weeks after cell transplantation. Results ADSCs in culture demonstrated a fibroblast-like appearance and expressed CD29, CD44 and CD105. Five weeks after cell transplantation, transmural scar size in AASC-implanted hearts was smaller than that of the other hearts. Many ADSCs were differentiated into cardiomyocytes. The AASCs in the prescar appeared more myotube-like. AASCs in the middle of the scar and UASCs, in contrast, were poorly differentiated. Some ADSCs were differentiated into endothelial cells and participate in vessel-like structures formation. All the ADSC-implanted hearts had a greater capillary density in the infarct region than did the control hearts. Statistical analyses revealed significant improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction, myocardial performance index, end-diastolic pressure, and peak ＋dP/dt, in two groups of ADSC-implanted hearts relative to the control hearts. AASC-implanted hearts had higher peak -dP/dt values than did control, higher ejection fraction and peak ＋dP/dt values than did UASC-implanted hearts. Conclusions ADSCs transplanted into the myocardial scar tissue formed cardiac islands and vessel-like structures, induced angiogenesis and improved cardiac function. 5-Azacytidine pretreatment before