Effect of intracerebral transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells on pial microcirculation in rats

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2013 May;155(1):134-8. doi: 10.1007/s10517-013-2098-0.

Abstract

We studied the effect of intracerebral transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on microcirculation (density of microvascular network and reactivity of arterioles) in the pia mater of 2-3-month-old rats. It was found that after transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells, the density of pial microcirculatory network in the contralateral hemisphere significantly increased (by 1.7 times; p<0.05) in comparison with both intact animals and controls. The number of arterioles in the studied area increased most markedly (by ≈2.5 times; p<0.05) in comparison with other groups. Intracerebral transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells or conditioned culture medium (α-MEM) had no effect on reactivity of pial arterioles.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / blood supply
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells
  • Microcirculation*
  • Microvessels / cytology*
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic*
  • Pia Mater / blood supply*
  • Rats