These results clearly suggested that BBR could be effective in reducing liver PAP, lipid abnormality, liver triglyceride and lateral side effects of hyperlipidemia.
New Findings
What is the central question of this study?Is mesenchymal stem cell‐conditioned medium capable of improving the pathological alterations of ovalbumin‐induced asthma in mice?
What is the main finding and its importance?Our study indicated that human amniotic membrane mesenchymal stem cell‐conditioned medium is capable of modulating inflammation, fibrosis, oxidative stress and the pathological consequences of ovalbumin‐induced allergic asthma in mice.
Abstract
Paracrine factors secreted by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have immunomodulatory, anti‐inflammatory and antifibrotic properties, and the conditioned medium (CM) of these cells might have functional capabilities. We examined the effects of human amniotic membrane MSC‐CM (hAM‐MSC‐CM) on ovalbumin (OVA)‐induced asthma. Forty male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into the following four groups: control; OVA (sensitized and challenged with OVA); OVA+CM (sensitized and challenged with OVA and treated with hAM‐MSC‐CM); and OVA+Placebo (sensitized and challenged with OVA and treated with placebo). Forty‐eight hours after the last challenge, serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples were collected and used for evaluation of inflammatory factors and cells, respectively. Lung tissue sections were stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin or Masson's Trichrome to evaluate pathological changes, and oxidative stress was assessed in fresh lung tissues. Treatment with hAM‐MSC‐CM significantly hindered histopathological changes and fibrosis and reduced the total cell count and the percentage of eosinophils and neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Furthermore, it reduced serum levels of immunoglobulin E, interleukin‐4, transforming growth factor‐β and lung malondialdehyde. It also increased serum levels of interferon‐γ and interleukin‐10, in addition to the enzymatic activity of glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase in lung tissue in comparison to the OVA and OVA+Placebo groups. This study showed that administration of hAM‐MSC‐CM can improve pathological conditions, such as inflammation, fibrosis and oxidative stress, in OVA‐induced allergic asthma.
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