Effect of mesenchymal stem cells on anti-Thy 1,1 induced kidney injury in albino rats

• Published in: 亚太热带生物医学杂志：英文版 2013 (3), p.174-181
• Main Author: Saber Sakr Laila Rashed Waheba Zarouk Rania El-Shamy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anti-Thy1,1; Apoptosis; cells; Mesenchymal; Nephritis; stem; α-SMA
• ISSN: 2221-1691; 2588-9222

Objective:To evaluate the effect of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)in rats with anti-Thy 1,1nephritis.Methods:Female albino rats were divided into three groups,control group,anti-Thy 1,1group and treatment with i.v.MSCs group.MSCs were derived from bone marrow of male albino rats,Y—chromosome gene was detected by polymerase chain reaction in the kidney.Serum urea and creatinine were estimated for all groups.Kidney of all studied groups was examined histologically and histochemically(total carbohydrates and total proteins).DNA fragmentation and expression ofα-SMA were delected.Results:Kidney of animals injected with anti-Thy 1,1showed inflammatory leucocytic infiltration,hypertrophied glomeruli,tubular necrosis and congestion in the renal blood vessels.The kidney tissue also showed reduction of carbohydrates and total proteins together with increase in apoptosis and in expression ofα-SMA.Moreover,the levels of urea and creatinine were elevated.Treating animals with MSCs revealed that kidney tissue displayed an improvement in the histological and histochemical changes.Apoptosis andα-SMA expression were decreased,and the levels of urea and creatinine decreased.Conclusions:The obtained results demonstrated the potential of MSCs to ameliorate the structure and function of the kidney in rats with anti-Thy 1,1 nephritis possibly through the release of paracrine growth factor(s).