Molecular Effect of Human Umbilical Cord Blood CD34-positive and CD34-negative Stem Cells and Their Conjugate in Azoospermic Mice

Overview

Journal Mol Cell Biochem

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2017 Jan 26

PMID 28120211

Citations 13

Authors

Somia H Abd Allah

Heba F Pasha

Abeer A Abdelrahman

Nehad F Mazen

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Abstract

Currently, azoospermia is one of the most common diseases of male infertility. Stem cell research is the new hope for novel therapy with a higher degree of safety and lower cost. This study aimed to investigate the effect of umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells (" and mesenchymal "UCB-MSCs") and mono-cell layer implanted into the induced azoospermic mice testis. Stem cells were isolated from umbilical cord blood and CD34+ve cells were separated from negative one by Mini MACs column. At 5th week after single injection of busulfan, stained mesenchymal (CD34-ve), hematopoietic stem cells (CD34+ve) and their conjugate (mono-cell layer) were injected locally into testis. At the end of the study, MSCs group showed that mRNA levels of genes related to meiosis (Vasa, SCP3, and PgK2) were increased with significant decrease of FSH and LH levels, compared to control group. Histologically, most of the tubules restored normal architecture. In contrast, HSCs and mono-cell layer groups showed statically insignificant change of FSH, LH, and gene expression, compared to control group. Histologically, distorted seminiferous tubules, with reduction in sperm content, and interstitial mononuclear cellular infiltration were seen. There was significant increase in the optical density of PCNA immune reaction in MSCs group than azoospermia, HSCs, and mono-cell layer, while there was non-significant difference between MSCs and control group. The present study suggested that injection of MSCs into chemotherapeutic-induced azoospermia in mice improved testicular failure; histologically and functionally, by restoration of spermatogenic gene expression while HSC and mono-cell layer showed no effect on spermatogenesis added to that mono-cell layer may induce testicular tissue damage.

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