Differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) to dopaminergic neurons: A comparison between Wharton's Jelly and olfactory mucosa as sources of MSCs

Alizadeh, R. and Bagher, Z. and Kamrava, S.K. and Falah, M. and Ghasemi Hamidabadi, H. and Eskandarian Boroujeni, M. and Mohammadi, F. and Khodaverdi, S. and Zare-Sadeghi, A. and Olya, A. and Komeili, A. (2019) Differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) to dopaminergic neurons: A comparison between Wharton's Jelly and olfactory mucosa as sources of MSCs. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 96. pp. 126-133.

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Abstract

The generation of dopaminergic neurons from stem cells is a potential therapeutic approach to treat neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease. The current study aims to investigate the potential of two different types of mesenchymal stem cells derived from human Wharton's jelly and nasal cavity for differentiation into dopaminergic neurons. The differentiation capacities of both cell types were evaluated using real-time PCR, immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry and HPLC. Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) are noted for their capability to differentiate into mesodermal and non-mesodermal cells, including neurons. However, it was demonstrated that having the same neuroectodermal origin as the nervous system, the olfactory ectomesenchymal stem cells (OE-MSCs) expressed the neural marker MAP2 as well as dopaminergic markers such as tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine transporter (DAT) and PITX3 to a greater extent than the WJ-MSCs both at the level of mRNA and protein. Furthermore, quantitative flow cytometric evaluation of these markers at 12 days post-induction supported the above-mentioned results. Finally, the assessment of the functionality of differentiated cells and their ability to synthesize dopamine measured by HPLC revealed that the OE-MSC-derived dopaminergic cells released almost the same amount of dopamine as that secreted by WJ-MSC-derived cells. Thus it showed the difference in their functionality to be negligible. Overall, it may be concluded that higher proliferation and differentiation capacity of OE-MSCs, along with their easier harvestability and autologous transplantability compared with WJ-MSCs, makes them a better cell source for stem cell therapy of neurodegenerative disorders which are caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.

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Subjects: QU Biochemistry. Cell Biology and Genetics
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Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2020 06:08
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2020 06:08
URI: http://eprints.iums.ac.ir/id/eprint/14877

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