Beneficial Role of Low-Intensity Laser Irradiation on Neural beta-tubulin III Protein Expression in Human Bone Marrow Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Author(s)

Ferreira-Silva, Valeria ; Primo, Fernando L. ; Baqui, Munira M. A. ; Magalhaes, Danielle A. R. ; Orellana, Maristela D. ; Castilho-Fernandes, Andrielle ; Cruz, Mario C. ; Camara, Niehls O. S. ; Covas, Dimas T. ; Tedesco, Antonio C.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: STEM CELL REVIEWS AND REPORTS; v. 14, n. 4, p. 14-pg., 2018-08-01.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the neural protein expression pattern of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) treated with forskolin (free-form/FF). The study investigated forskolin's capacity to enhance intracellular levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) by activating adenylate cyclase and probably by inducing neuron-like cells in vitro. In addition, because nanotechnology is a growing field of tissue engineering, we also assessed the action of a new system called the nanostructured-forskolin (NF) to examine the improvement of drug delivery. Afterwards, the cells were submitted to low-level laser irradiation to evaluate possible photobiostimulatory effects. Investigations using the immunofluorescence by confocal microscopy and Western blot methods revealed the expression of the neuronal marker beta-tubulin III. Fluorescence intensity quantification analysis using INCell Analyzer System for beta-tubulin III was used to examine significant differences. The results showed that after low-level laser irradiation exposure, there was a tendency to increase the beta-tubulin III expression in all groups, as expected in the photobiostimulation process. Notably, this process induced for irradiation was more pronounced in irradiated nanoforskolin cells (INF) compared to non-irradiated free-forskolin control cells (NFFC). However, there was also an increase in beta-tubulin III protein expression in the groups: irradiated nanocontrol cells (INC) compared to non-irradiated free-forskolin control cells (NFF) and after treatment with non-irradiated free-forskolin (NFF) and non-irradiated nanoforskolin (NNFC). We concluded that the methods using low-level laser irradiation and/or nanoparticles showed an up-regulation of neural-protein expression in hMSCs that could be used to facilitate cellular therapy protocols in the near future. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/50181-1 - Use of drugs containing nanocarriers with photosensitizers and/or other active compounds applied to cell therapy and treatment of central nervous system disorders
• Grantee: Antonio Claudio Tedesco
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants