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Bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stem cells rescue injured H9c2 cells via transferring intact mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes in an in vitro simulated ischemia/reperfusion model

  • Authors:
    • Hui Han
    • Jinquan Hu
    • Qiang Yan
    • Jinzhou Zhu
    • Zhengbin Zhu
    • Yanjia Chen
    • Jiateng Sun
    • Ruiyan Zhang
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  • Published online on: December 28, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.4726
  • Pages: 1517-1524
  • Copyright: © Han et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is considered to be a promising treatment for ischemic heart disease; however, the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of action require further evaluation. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a key event in simulated ischemia/reperfusion (SI/R) injury. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of mitochondrial transfer, which may be involved the antiapoptotic action of co-culture with MSCs. An in vitro model of simulated ischemia/reperfusion (SI/R) was used in the present study. The apoptotic indexes were significantly increased when H9c2 cardiomyocytes were induced in the SI/R group. Following co-culture with bone marrow-derived (BM)‑MSCs, H9c2 cells exhibited marked resistance against the SI/R-induced apoptotic process. Besides, mitochondrial transfer via a tunneling nanotube (TNT) like structure was detected by confocal fluorescent microscopy. In addition, following pretreated with latrunculin-A (LatA), an inhibitor of TNT formation, the BM-MSCs were not able to rescue injured H9c2 cells from apoptosis, as previously observed. In conclusion, the anti‑apoptotic ability of BM‑MSCs may be partially attributed to the recovery of mitochondrial dysfunction in SI/R, and the formation of TNTs appears to be involved in this action of mitochondrial transfer between adjacent cells.
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Han H, Hu J, Yan Q, Zhu J, Zhu Z, Chen Y, Sun J and Zhang R: Bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stem cells rescue injured H9c2 cells via transferring intact mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes in an in vitro simulated ischemia/reperfusion model. Mol Med Rep 13: 1517-1524, 2016
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Han, H., Hu, J., Yan, Q., Zhu, J., Zhu, Z., Chen, Y. ... Zhang, R. (2016). Bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stem cells rescue injured H9c2 cells via transferring intact mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes in an in vitro simulated ischemia/reperfusion model. Molecular Medicine Reports, 13, 1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.4726
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Han, H., Hu, J., Yan, Q., Zhu, J., Zhu, Z., Chen, Y., Sun, J., Zhang, R."Bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stem cells rescue injured H9c2 cells via transferring intact mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes in an in vitro simulated ischemia/reperfusion model". Molecular Medicine Reports 13.2 (2016): 1517-1524.
Chicago
Han, H., Hu, J., Yan, Q., Zhu, J., Zhu, Z., Chen, Y., Sun, J., Zhang, R."Bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stem cells rescue injured H9c2 cells via transferring intact mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes in an in vitro simulated ischemia/reperfusion model". Molecular Medicine Reports 13, no. 2 (2016): 1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.4726