同种异体骨髓间质干细胞移植联合血管内皮细胞生长因子基因转染治疗心肌梗死

背景:骨髓间质干细胞和血管内皮细胞生长因子移植具有促进血管再生、改善心功能的作用,但是二者联合应用是否优于单独应用尚不清楚。目的:观察同种异体骨髓间质干细胞移植联合血管内皮生长因子基因转染对大鼠急性心肌梗死血管再生和心功能的影响。设计:大鼠骨髓间质干细胞培养采用单一样本观察;细胞移植和基因转染采用随机对照动物实验。单位:华中科技大学协和医院心内科,同济医学院心血管病研究所。材料:健康雄性Wistar大鼠94只。表达载体PAdTrack/VEGF165。方法:实验于2004-06/2005-06在同济医学院心血管病研究所实验室完成。①体外分离、纯化、培养大鼠骨髓间质干细胞,以5-溴-2’-脱氧尿苷标记细胞。②制备、抽提、纯化、鉴定质粒PAdTrack/VEGF165。③结扎冠状动脉建立急性心肌梗死模型2周后,随机将其分为4组,每组均为12只,干细胞 质粒组、干细胞组、质粒组、对照组,分别进行心肌内大鼠骨髓间质干细胞移植和/或VEGF165转染、DMEM注射。④4周后行免疫组织化学和超声心动图检查。主要观察指标:①各组大鼠梗死及缺血区免疫组织化学和苏木精-伊红染色检查。②血管计数。③超声心动图检查。结果:48只大鼠进入结果分析。①干细胞 质粒组和干细胞组梗死及缺血心肌处可见大量5-溴-2’-脱氧尿苷标记的移植细胞,其中缺血心肌处部分移植细胞分化为血管内皮细胞并形成新生毛细血管。②Ⅷ因子染色阳性的新生血管密度分布为干细胞 质粒组>质粒组>干细胞组>对照组(P均<0.01)。③细胞移植和基因转染治疗后室壁厚度和室壁运动幅度改善,射血分数值增加幅度为干细胞 质粒组>干细胞组>质粒组>对照组(P均<0.01)。结论:同种异体骨髓间质干细胞移植联合血管内皮生长因子基因转染能进一步增强大鼠梗死缺血区血管再生、改善室壁厚度和心功能。

Transplantation of allogenetic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells combined with vascular endothelial growth factor gene transfection for treating myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND: Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) can promote vascular regeneration and improve heart function. However, whether the combined application is superior to single application or not is still unclear.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of allogenetic bone manow stem cells transplantation combined with VEGF transfection on vascular regeneration and heart function of rats with acute myocardial infarction.DESIGN: Simple sample observation was used in culturing bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell of rats; Randomized controlled animal experiment was used in cell transplantation and gene transfection.SETTING: Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Cardiovascular Institute of Tongji Medical College MATERIALS: Totally 94 healthy male Wistar rats and expression vector PAdTrack/VEGF165 were used in this experiment.METHODS: This experiment was carried out at Cardiovascular Institute of Tongji Medical College between June 2004 and June 2005. ①Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells of rats were isolated, purified and cultured in vitro, then labeled with bromodeoxyuridine(BrdU). ② Preparation , extraction, purification and identification of plasmid PAdTrack/VEGF165. ③Two weeks after coronary artery was ligated to create acute myocardial infarction model, rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=12 in each group): stem cell + plasmid group(50 μL BrdU-labeled bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell solution and 100 μL plasmid PAdTrack/VEGF165 were injected into the rats through multiple sites), stem cell group (50 μL bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell solution was injected through multiple sites), plasmid group (100 μL plasmid PAdTrack/VEGF165 was injected through multiple sites) , control group(100 μL serum-free DMEM was injected through multiple sites). ④ Immunohistochemistry andechocardiography were performed 4 weeks later.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Immunohistochemical and haematoxylin-eosin stainings were conducted in the infarcted and ischemic areas of rats in each group; ② Blood vessel counts; ③Echocardiography.RESULTS: Totally 48 rats entered the stage of result analysis. ① BrdUlabeled transplanted cells could be seen at the infarcted and ischemic myocardium in the stem cell+plasmid group and stem cell group. Some transplanted cells at ischemic myocardium differentiated into vascular endothelial cells and formed newborn blood capillary. ②Density of Ⅷ factor positively-stained newborn blood capillary took stem cell +plasmid group ＞ plasmid group ＞ stem cell group ＞ control group in order (all P＜ 0.01).③Wall thickness and wall motion range improved after cell transplantation and gene transfection therapy. The increased range of ejection fraction took stem cell +plasmid group ＞ stem cell group ＞ plasmid group ＞ control group in order (all P ＜ 0.01) .CONCLUSION: Allogenic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation and VEGF gene transfection could further boost vascular regeneration of infarcted ischemic area and improve wall thickness and heart function of rats.