BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on the apoptosis of granulosa cells (GCs) in rats. RESULTS: Cisplatin increased GC apoptosis from 0.59% to 13.04% in the control and cisplatin treatment groups, respectively, which was significantly reduced upon co-culture with BMSCs to 4.84%. Cisplatin treatment increased p21 and bax and decreased c-myc mRNA expression, which was reversed upon co-culture with BMSCs. As compared to young rats, increased apoptosis was observed in the perimenopausal rats (P?0.001). After 3 months, the apoptosis rate in the BMSC group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P?=?0.007). CONCLUSIONS: BMSC therapy may protect against GC apoptosis induced by cisplatin and perimenopause. Further studies are necessary to evaluate therapeutic efficacy of BMSCs.
Bmscs Reduce Rat Granulosa Cell Apoptosis Induced by Cisplatin and Perimenopause
- 期刊:BMC cell biology 14, 18 (2013)
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