Keywords
Apoptosis, Diabetes -- Animal models, Diabetes -- Complications, Fibrosis, Myocardium -- Diseases, Stem cells -- Transplantation, Streptozotocin
Abstract
Background: Streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetes leads to various complications including cardiomyopathy. Recent data suggests transplanted bone marrow stem cells improve cardiac function in diabetic cardiomyopathy. However, whether modified ES, iPS cells, or factors released from these cells can inhibit apoptosis and fibrosis remains completely unknown. The present study was designed to determine the effects of transplanted ES cells overexpressing pancreatic transcription factor 1 a (Ptf1a), a propancreatic endodermal transcription factor, iPS cells, or their respective conditioned media (CM) on diabetic cardiomyopathy. Methods: Experimental diabetes was induced in male Sprague Dawley rats (8-10 weeks old) by intraperitoneal STZ injections (65 mg/kg body weight for 2 consecutive days). Animals were divided into six experimental groups including control, treated with sodium citrate buffer IP, STZ, STZ + ES-Ptf1a cells, STZ + iPS cells, STZ + ES-Ptf1a CM and STZ + iPS CM. Following STZ injections, appropriate cells (1 X 106/mL/injection/day) or CM (2 mL injection/day) were given intravenously for 3 consecutive days. Animals were sacrificed and hearts were harvested at day 28. Histology, TUNEL staining, and Caspase-3 activity were used to assess apoptosis and fibrosis. ERK1/2 phosphorylation was quantified using ELISAs. M-mode echocardiography fractional shortening was used to assess cardiac function. Results: Animals transplanted with ES cells, iPS cells, or both CMs showed a significant (p
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Graduation Date
2010
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Singla, Dinender
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Medicine
Department
Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003512
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003512
Language
English
Release Date
December 2010
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Medicine, Medicine -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Neel, Sarah Elizabeth, "Transplantation Of Ips Cells Reduces Apoptosis And Fibrosis And Improves Cardiac Function In Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1649.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1649