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Effects of transplantation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α gene-modified cardiac stem cells on cardiac function of heart failure rats after myocardial infarction [Anatol J Cardiol]
Anatol J Cardiol. 2018; 20(6): 318-329 | DOI: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2018.91979

Effects of transplantation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α gene-modified cardiac stem cells on cardiac function of heart failure rats after myocardial infarction

Sha Li1, Shuren Li1
1Department of Examination Center, Hebei General Hospital; Shijiazhuang-P. R. China
2Department of Cardiovascular Division 1, Hebei General Hospital; Shijiazhuang-P. R. China

Objective: To evaluate the effects of transplantation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) gene-modified cardiac stem cells (CSCs) on the cardiac function of heart failure rats after myocardial infarction (MI).
Methods: Twenty-four Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: HIF-1α-modified CSCs group, single CSCs group, and model group. The model of heart failure after MI was established by thoracotomy-left anterior descending coronary artery ligation, followed by injection of modified CSCs, single CSCs, and PBS, respectively, 2 weeks later. The results were observed 4 weeks later.
Results: CSCs were infected with recombinant adenovirus. HIF-1α mRNA level of HIF-1α-enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)+CSCs group significantly surpassed those of EGFP+CSCs and CSCs groups (p<0.001). Left ventricular ejection fractions (LVEFs) of HIF-1α+CSCs+MI and CSCs+MI groups significantly increased compared with the model group (p<0.001). The difference between LVEFs before and after transplantation was positively correlated with the survival rate of CSCs in infarction border zone (r=0.867, p<0.001). The apoptosis rate of HIF-1α+CSCs+MI group was significantly lower than that of CSCs+MI group (p=0.008). The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor protein in HIF-1α+CSCs+MI group significantly increased, compared with that of MI group (p<0.001). The capillary density of HIF-1α+CSCs+MI group significantly exceeded that of CSCs+MI group (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Transplantation of either HIF-1α-modified CSCs or single CSCs reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats with heart failure after MI, promoted vascular regeneration in infarct area, and improved cardiac function. Particularly, HIF-1α-modified CSCs had more significant effects.

Keywords: cardiac function, cardiac stem cell, hypoxia-inducible factor 1α,, myocardial infarction

Sha Li, Shuren Li. Effects of transplantation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α gene-modified cardiac stem cells on cardiac function of heart failure rats after myocardial infarction. Anatol J Cardiol. 2018; 20(6): 318-329

Corresponding Author: Shuren Li, China
Manuscript Language: English


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