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Lixian Jiang¹, Tracy Womble, Samuel Saporta

¹Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.

Stem Cells and Development

|October 1, 2009

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Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells reduce stroke damage and inflammation. In vitro, HUCB cells decreased microglial viability but also lowered IL-1beta release during hypoxia, suggesting a protective soluble factor.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Immunology
Stem Cell Biology

Background:

Stroke, caused by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), leads to motor deficits and inflammation.
Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells show potential in reducing infarct size and improving motor function post-stroke.
The interaction between HUCB cells and brain-resident microglia under varying oxygen conditions is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the in vitro interaction between HUCB cells and microglia under normoxic and hypoxic conditions.
To determine the effect of HUCB cells on microglial viability and inflammatory cytokine release.

Main Methods:

Primary rat microglial cultures were exposed to hypoxia (no oxygen, low glucose).
Mononuclear HUCB cells, or specific subsets (CD11b+, CD19+), were co-cultured with microglia.

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Microglial viability was assessed using FDA/PI labeling; cytokine expression (IL-1beta) was measured via ELISA.

Main Results:

Co-culturing HUCB cells with microglia reduced microglial viability during hypoxia.
Hypoxia increased IL-1beta release from microglia, but HUCB cell co-culture normalized these levels.
Both CD11b+ and CD19+ HUCB cells decreased microglial viability under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions.

Conclusions:

HUCB cells may influence microglial function and survival.
A soluble factor produced by HUCB cells might be responsible for decreased microglial viability.
HUCB cells modulate the inflammatory response of microglia during hypoxia, potentially contributing to their therapeutic effects in stroke.