Erythropoietin and mesenchymal stem cells properties

Abstract

The present work reports the effect of the long-term exposure bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from chronic ischemic heart disease patients with erythropoietin on morpho-functional properties. The mesenchymal stem cells were grown under 3rd passage in medium supplemented with 33.4 IU/mL of recormon to study expression of adhesion molecules, erythropoietin receptor, cytokine receptor to common β-chain on surface, and proliferative potential (MTT test, CFU, cell cycle), migratory ability, nitric oxide production under growth factor deprivation, oxidative stress and hyperglycemia conditions, and autophagy activity, and ultrastructure changes in cells. The results showed that the long-term exposure mesenchymal stem cells with erythropoietin significantly increased proliferation, nitric oxide production and some adhesion molecules and receptors expression on surface of those cells. In addition, the erythropoietin long-term exposure with mesenchymal stem cells increases autophagy activity. The finding of this work indicates that erythropoietin could be used to augment cell resistance to adverse microenvironment condition.