Anti-apoptosis role of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the early phase of acute renal ischemia-reperfusion injury

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effects of autolngous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in the early phase of acute renal ischemia-reperfusion(I/R)injury in rabbits and their impact on tubular epithelial cell apoptosis.Method Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)were isolated and cultured in vitro.Thirty rabbits were divided randomly into transplanted group,control group and sham-operated group,10 in each group.Rabbits of transplanted group were induced acute renal I/R injury by clamping bilateral renal arteries for 90 minutes,then transplanted MSCs labeled with BrdU immediately after the resumption of circulation in kidney.The rabbits of control group were induced acute renal I/R injury and then infused with saline instead.The sharn operated rabbits were transplanted autologous MSCs labeled with BrdU after sham operation.Fortyeight hours after transplantation,all rabbits were sacrificed.Renal functional and structural damage were evaluated.MSCs derived BrdU positive cells were determined by immunostalning.Tubular epithelial cell apoptosis was arialyzed by usign TUNEL.The SPSS version 11.3 Software was used for statistical analysis.ANOVA were used to ana lyze the data of renal function and tubular epithelial cell apoptesis.Data of renal structure darnage were analyzed by using the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test.Results Compared with control group,the renal functional and struc tural darnage were significantly ameliorated(24 h,BUN:F=7.483,Ser:F:15.091;48 h,BUN:F:17.741.Scr:F=61.865;P<0.05),tubular epithelial cell apoptods Wsa reduced significantly in transplanted group(F=135.495,P<0.01).MSCs derived BrdU positive cell were detected in the renal tissues of transplanted rabbits.Conelusiu Autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stern cells transplantation is curative for acute renal I/R injury in rabbits.Bone marrow MSCs might ameliorate renal I/R injury by reducing tubular epithelial cell apoptosis. Key words: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells; Renal ischemia reperfusion injury; Autologous transplantation; Cell apoptosis