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White Matter Repair After Extracellular Vesicles Administration in an Experimental Animal Model of Subcortical Stroke.

ABSTRACT: Mesenchymal stem cells have previously been shown to mediate brain repair after stroke; they secrete 50-100 nm complexes called extracellular vesicles (EVs), which could be responsible for provoking neurovascular repair and functional recovery. EVs have been observed by electron microscopy and NanoSight, and they contain associated proteins such as CD81 and Alix. This purified, homogeneous population of EVs was administered intravenously after subcortical stroke in rats. To evaluate the EVs effects, we studied the biodistribution, proteomics analysis, functional evaluation, lesion size, fiber tract integrity, axonal sprouting and white matter repair markers. We found that a single administration of EVs improved functional recovery, fiber tract integrity, axonal sprouting and white matter repair markers in an experimental animal model of subcortical stroke. EVs were found in the animals' brain and peripheral organs after euthanasia. White matter integrity was in part restored by EVs administration mediated by molecular repair factors implicated in axonal sprouting, tract connectivity, remyelination and oligodendrogenesis. These findings are associated with improved functional recovery. This novel role for EVs presents a new perspective in the development of biologics for brain repair.

SUBMITTER: Otero-Ortega L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5353554 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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White Matter Repair After Extracellular Vesicles Administration in an Experimental Animal Model of Subcortical Stroke.

Otero-Ortega Laura L Laso-García Fernando F Gómez-de Frutos María Del Carmen MD Rodríguez-Frutos Berta B Pascual-Guerra Jorge J Fuentes Blanca B Díez-Tejedor Exuperio E Gutiérrez-Fernández María M

Scientific reports 20170316

Mesenchymal stem cells have previously been shown to mediate brain repair after stroke; they secrete 50-100 nm complexes called extracellular vesicles (EVs), which could be responsible for provoking neurovascular repair and functional recovery. EVs have been observed by electron microscopy and NanoSight, and they contain associated proteins such as CD81 and Alix. This purified, homogeneous population of EVs was administered intravenously after subcortical stroke in rats. To evaluate the EVs effe ...[more]

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Project description:Rationale: White matter repair is critical for the cognitive and neurological functional recovery after ischemic stroke. M2 microglia are well-documented to enhance remyelination and their extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate cellular function after brain injury. However, whether M2 microglia-derived EVs could promote white matter repair after cerebral ischemia and its underlying mechanism are largely unknown. Methods: EVs were isolated from IL-4 treated microglia (M2-EVs) and untreated microglia (M0-EVs). Adult ICR mice subjected to 90-minute transient middle cerebral artery occlusion received intravenous EVs treatment for seven consecutive days. Brain atrophy volume, neurobehavioral tests were examined within 28 days following ischemia. Immunohistochemistry, myelin transmission electron microscope and compound action potential measurement were performed to assess white matter structural remodeling, functional repair and oligodendrogenesis. The effects of M2-EVs on oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) were also examined in vitro. EVs' miRNA sequencing, specific miR-23a-5p knockdown in M2-EVs and luciferase reporter assay were used to explore the underlying mechanism. Results: M2-EVs reduced brain atrophy volume, promoted functional recovery, oligodendrogenesis and white matter repair in vivo, increased OPC proliferation, survival and differentiation in vitro. miR-23a-5p was enriched in M2-EVs and could promote OPC proliferation, survival and maturation, while knocking down miR-23a-5p in M2-EVs reversed the beneficial effects of M2-EVs both in vitro and in vivo. Luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-23a-5p directly targeted Olig3. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that M2 microglia could communicate to OPCs through M2-EVs and promote white matter repair via miR-23a-5p possibly by directly targeting Olig3 after ischemic stroke, suggesting M2-EVs is a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for white matter repair in stroke and demyelinating disease.

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White Matter Repair After Extracellular Vesicles Administration in an Experimental Animal Model of Subcortical Stroke.

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