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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 33-36 |
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Mitochondrial activity of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells
Blaise M Cozene1, Eleonora Russo2, Rita Anzalone3, Giampiero La Rocca2, Cesario V Borlongan4
1 School of Science and Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
2 Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
3 Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
4 Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Correspondence Address:
Cesario V Borlongan
Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, FL
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_15_21
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Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) serve as a potential cell-based therapy for degenerative disease. They provide immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties, multipotent differentiation potential and are harvested with no ethical concern. It is unknown whether MSCs collected from different areas of the human umbilical cord elicit more favorable effects than others. Three MSC populations were harvested from various regions of the human umbilical cord: cord lining (CL-MSCs), perivascular region (PV-MSCs), and Wharton's jelly (WJ-MSCs). Mesenchymal markers (CD90 and CD73) were expressed by all three cell populations. Stemness marker (OCT4), endothelial cell adhesion molecular marker (CD146), and monocyte-macrophage marker (CD14) were expressed by WJ-MSCs, PV-MSCs, and CL-MSCs, respectively. Stroke presents with oxygen and glucose deprivation and leads to dysfunctional mitochondria and consequently cell death. Targeting the restoration of mitochondrial function in the stroke brain through mitochondrial transfer may be effective in treating stroke. In vitro exposure to ambient and OGD conditions resulted in CL-MSCs number decreasing the least post-OGD/R exposure, and PV-MSCs exhibiting the greatest mitochondrial activity. All three hUC-MSC populations presented similar metabolic activity and survival in normal and pathologic environments. These characteristics indicate hUC-MSCs potential as a potent therapeutic in regenerative medicine.
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