Cerebrospinal fluid from Alzheimer's disease patients as an optimal formulation for therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells in Alzheimer's disease

Sci Rep. 2019 Jan 24;9(1):564. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37252-9.

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as one of the promising treatment options for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although many studies have investigated on the efficacy of MSCs in AD, how MSCs actually change following exposure to the AD environment has not been studied extensively. In this study, we investigated on the potential of AD patient-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples to be used as a formulation of MSCs and its application in AD therapeutics. When Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) were stored in the CSF of AD patients, the stemness of WJ-MSCs was preserved. Furthermore, several genes were upregulated following storage in AD CSF. This signified the therapeutic potential of CSF formulation for AD therapy. Overall, these findings suggest that CSF from AD patients can be an optimal source for MSC formulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alzheimer Disease / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Alzheimer Disease / therapy
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cell Survival
  • Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy / methods*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Middle Aged
  • Transcriptome
  • Up-Regulation / genetics
  • Wharton Jelly / cytology