Effects of magnetic nanoparticle-incorporated human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells exposed to pulsed electromagnetic fields on injured rat spinal cord

Hyunjin Cho, Yun Kyong Choi, Dong Heon Lee, Hee Jung Park, Young Kwon Seo, Hyun Jung, Soo Chan Kim, Sung Min Kim, Jung Keug Park

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Abstract

Transplanting mesenchymal stem cells into injured lesions is currently under study as a therapeutic approach for spinal cord injury. In this study, the effects of a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) on injured rat spinal cord were investigated in magnetic nanoparticle (MNP)-incorporated human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs). A histological analysis revealed significant differences in MNP-incorporated cell distribution near the injured site under the PEMF in comparison with that in the control group. We confirmed that MNP-incorporated cells were widely distributed in the lesions under PEMF. The results suggest that MNP-incorporated hBM-MSCs were guided by the PEMF near the injured site, and that PEMF exposure for 8 H per day over 4 weeks promoted behavioral recovery in spinal cord injured rats. The results show that rats with MNP-incorporated hBM-MSCs under a PEMF were more effective on the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan behavioral test and suggest that the PEMF enhanced the action of transplanted cells for recovery of the injured lesion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)596-602
Number of pages7
JournalBiotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
Volume60
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
  • magnetic nanoparticle
  • pulsed electromagnetic field
  • spinal cord injury

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