Transplantation of human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells promotes functional endometrium reconstruction via downregulating EMT in damaged endometrium

Ruomeng Hu, Ying Wang, Wenwen Li, Hongjiang Liu, Rong Wu, Xuan Xu, Xiaohua Jiang, Qiong Xing, Jianye Wang, Zhaolian Wei
In: Regenerative Therapy · 2024 · vol. 27 , pp. 279–289 · doi:10.1016/j.reth.2024.03.030 · PMID:38617444 · W4394616267
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Human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells enhanced endometrial repair in mice by increasing proliferation, reducing apoptosis, decreasing fibrosis, and downregulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers.

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Introduction: Cell transplantation is an emerging and effective therapeutic approach for enhancing uterine adhesions caused by endometrial damage. Currently, human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells (HUCBMCs) have been extensively for tissue and organ regeneration. However, their application in endometrial repair remains unexplored. Our investigation focuses on the utilization of HUCBMCs for treating endometrial injury. Methods: The HUCBMCs were isolated from health umbilical cord blood, and co-cultured with the injured endometrial stromal cells and injured endometrial organoids. The cell proliferation and apoptosis were measured by cck8 assays and flow cytometry. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of PTEN, AKT and p-AKT. Immunofluorescence assay revealed expression levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) -related markers such as E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and TGF-β1. The endometrial thickness, fibrosis level, and glandular number were examined after the intravenous injection of HUCBMCs in mouse endometrial models. Immunohistochemistry was employed to assess changes in growth factors vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) as well as fibrosis markers α-SMA and COL1A1. Additionally, expressions of EMT-related proteins E-cadherin and N-cadherin were evaluated. Results: HUCBMCs significantly improved the proliferation and reduced the apoptosis of damaged endometrial stromal cells (ESCs), accompanied by up-regulation of phospho-AKT expression. HUCBMCs increased endometrial thickness and glandular count while decreasing fibrosis and EMT-related markers in mouse endometrial models. Furthermore, EMT-related markers of ESCs and endometrial organoids were significantly decreased. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that HUCBMCs plays a pivotal role in mitigating endometrial injury through the attenuation of fibrosis. HUCBMCs may exert a reverse effect on the EMT process during the endometrium reconstruction.

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