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. 2018 Jun 15;5:179. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00179

Table 4b.

Xenogeneic MSC therapy in Cisplatin-induced AKI preclinical studies.

Model Animal/Strain Treatment Dose Adm. route Outcome References
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
NIH-Foxn1rn
hKDCs 106 cells in 500 μl PBS (twice) IV
(tail vein)
↓FITC-sinistrin t1/2, sCr, serum urea, urinary albumin, tubular luminal area (86)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
C57BL/6
hUCB-MSC 106 cells.
Early and late treatment
IV (tail vein),
IP
Time-sensitive effect of MSCs.
hUCB-MSCs early treatment: ↓BUN, apoptosis, tubular injury scores. ↑Treg.
↑anti-inflammatory and ↓pro-inflammatory cytokines Renoprotective effect addressed to immunomodulation activity.
(31)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
BALB/cOlaHsd
hUC-MSC+ATG
pre-treatment
5 x 105
cells
IV ↓BUN, sCr, kidney weight, in situ inflammation and oxidative stress (179)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hASCs 5 x 106 cells IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, oxidative stress, histological indices of injury in the renal cortex and outer medulla. (180)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hASCs, hAFSCs 5 x 106 cells IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, oxidative stress.
↑Regeneration and proliferation achieved with hAFSCs compared to hASCs.
(181)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hAFSCs 5 x 106 cells IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, oxidative stress, fibrosis.
↑Tissue regeneration. Renoprotective effect addressed to paracrine antioxidant activity.
(182)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
BALB/c nude
HIF-1α-hASCs 105 cells per 200 μl IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, TNF-α, tubular damage score.
↑Antiapoptotic activity, HO-1 gene expression
(183)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hASCs 1–2 x 106 cells in 1 ml saline IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, apoptosis
↑Tubular cell proliferation
(184)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
NOD-SCID
RPC-hiPSCs 5 x 105
cells
IV
(tail vein)
↓ BUN, renal tubular damage. (88)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
C3H
hBM-MSC + pFUS pre-treatment 106
cells
IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, mouse TNF-α, apoptosis, necrosis.
↑Human IL-10, mouse VEGF.
M1 to M2 macrophage phenotype shift.
pFUS improves MSCs homing to injured kidneys and increases the aforementioned outcome.
(185)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hASCs, hAFSCs 5 x 106 cells IV
(tail vein)
↓sCr, tissue oxidative stress.
↑Tissue regeneration and proliferation.
Renoprotective effect achieved by both cell types.
An antioxidant activity is proposed.
(186)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
White albino
hUCB-HSCs 3 x 106 cells IP ↓BUN, sCr, TNF-α, HGF, IGF-1, VEGF, p53. (187)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hUC-MSC 2 x 106
Cells in 500 μl saline solution
IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, apoptosis, IL-1b, and TNF-α, inflammatory cell accumulation, kidney interstitial fibrosis.
↑Renal cell proliferation.
Homing to the renal lesion site observed. EMT inhibition.
(32)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse BALB/c nude hUSSC 105 cells in 500 μl PBS IV
(tail vein)
No amelioration observed.
No statistically significant changes in the levels of BUN, sCr, TGF-β 1, HGF, and IGF-1. Cell transplantation worsens the kidney architecture (↑ injury score)
(188)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hUC-MSC-Exs,
hUC-MSC- CM
Exs: 200 μg.
CM: not specified
Renal capsule injection (both kidneys) Exs: ↓Oxidative stress, tubuli apoptosis. ↑ Cell proliferation. No significant changes in the levels of BUN and sCr observed.
CM: No notable changes observed.
(189)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse C57BL6/J hESC-MPs 5 x 105
cells
IV
(tail vein)
BUN, sCr, apoptosis, pro-inflammatory cytokines.
↑Anti-inflammatory cytokines, tubular cell proliferation.
Cells engraftment in the kidney.
(190)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SD
hADSC,
hASC-CM
hASCs:
5 x 105 cells,
hASC-CM: 4 ml
hASCs: IV
(tail vein),
hASC-CM: IP
hASCs and CM: ↓BUN, sCr, renal tissue injury, tubular apoptosis, TNF-α, NF-kB, COX2.
↑Animal survival.
However, additional studies are needed to clarify if the protective effects of CM are equivalent to Ad-MSC treatment.
(79)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Rat
SAS- SD
hBM-MSC-CM 1 ml IV
(penile vein)
↓BUN, sCr, renal tissue injury, tubular apoptosis, IL-1β, TNFα, IL-6 and IL-1ra.
↑IL-10, animal survival
(191)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
NOD-SCID
hAFSCs 5 x 105
cells
IV ↓BUN, sCr, renal tissue injury, apoptosis.
↑Animal survival.
Cells engraftment in the peritubular region.
Preconditioning with GDNF enhances the regenerative potential of hAFSCs.
(192)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse SCID hBM-MSC-MVs Single dose: 10 μg.
Multiple dose: 100 μg + 5 x 50 μg
IV
(tail vein)
MVs single dose:
↓BUN, sCr. ↓↓Apoptosis. ↑Survival.
MVs multiple doses:
↓↓BUN, sCr. ↓Apoptosis.
↑↑Survival.
Kidney morphology restoration.
(56)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
BALB/c
hE-MSC,
VEGF-hE-MSCs
5 x 105 cells per 500 μl IV
(tail vein)
VEGF-hE-MSC can strengthen the renoprotective effect of MSCs by antiapoptotic effect and proliferation on peritubular capillaries. (193)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
BALB/c
hUSSC-CM No amelioration in terms of serum urea and creatinine, histopathologic examinations and physical activity score was found. (194)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
NOD-SCID
hUCB-MSC 5 x 105
cells
IV ↓BUN, renal tubular damage, oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation.
↑Animal survival, tubular cell proliferation, serum HGF, kidney mRNA HGF
(85)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
NOD-SCID
hBM-MSC 5 x 106
cells
IP ↓BUN, amylase, phosphorous, alanine aminotransferase, creatinine, cytokines/chemokines (MIP-2, G-CSF, KC, IL, MCP-1, PDGF, TNF-α, GM-CSF, IL-6).
↑Animal survival.
(195)
Cisplatin-induced AKI Mouse
NOD-SCID
hBM-MSC 5 x 105 cells(500 μl) IV
(tail vein)
↓BUN, sCr, renal tissue injury, tubular cell apoptosis, peritubular capillary changes.
↑Animal survival.
(196)