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Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is more common in children than adults and involves many organs. In children, the BRAF V600E mutation is associated with recurrent and high-risk LCH. Materials and methods We collected paraffin blocks of 94 pediatric LCH patients to detect BRAF V600E mutation by sequencing. The relationship between BRAF V600E status and clinicopathological parameters were also critically analyzed. Results BRAF V600E mutation exon 15 was detected in 45 cases (47.9%). Multiple systems LCH showed a significantly higher BRAF V600E mutation rate than a single system (p=.001). No statistical significance was evident for other clinical characteristics such as age, sex, location, risk organs involvement, and CD1a expression. Conclusion In Vietnamese LCH children, the proportion of BRAF V600E mutational status was relatively high and related to multiple systems.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are now an attractive source of cell therapy. We test the hypothesis that autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate liver cirrhosis in mice. In this study, male Swiss mice were treated orally with olive oil or CCl4 for 11 weeks (3 times/week). Mouse adipose-derived stem cells (mADSCs) from adipose tissue of mice injuried by CCl4 for 3 weeks were cultured prior to transfer by tail vein injection. Hepatocyte-enriched markers were characterized using q-RT-PCR and MSC markers, hepatocyte-enriched proteins, and fibrosis were evaluated by flow cytometry and/or immunohistochemistry. Mice were divided into 4 groups (n = 10 each group): (1) normal, (2) cirrhotic, (3) cirrhotic/PBS, (4) cirrhotic/mADSCs (5 × 105 cells/mice). A separate set of mADSCs was labeled with CFDA to investigate cell homing. The results of in vitro evaluation on mADSCs showed that these cells are highly expression variety of hepatic-related genes such as Hgf, Alb, Ck18, Ck19, Cyp1a1, Afp, MUC1, Ldl receptor and strongly expression of Cyp1a1 and Hgf markers. Dose of 5 × 105 cells/animal improved AST/ALT/bilirubin/albumin index after 7 days of injection (p < 0.05); significantly down-regulate gene expression of TGF-beta 1 (14 fold less), procollagen (3 fold less) and nt5e (8 fold less), (p < 0.05). 100% mice improved histology index (HAI modified) and diminished the accumulation of collagen fibers after 21 days compared to 33.3% cirrhotic/PBS. mADSCs “home” to the liver tissue after 21 days.

Background: Stem cell therapy in liver cirrhosis treatment is attracting the attention of the scientific community. Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells are a potential source of cells because they have self-renewal, high proliferation, and differentiation into a variety of cell types, including hepatocytes as potential cell sources for cirrhosis treatment. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) growth factors contribute to regeneration and wound healing. We test the hypothesis that PRP co-administration enhances MSC treatment for mouse cirrhosis. Method: Male Swiss mice were treated orally with olive oil or CCl4 for 11 weeks. PRP was obtained from healthy mice. Mouse adipose-derived stem cells (mADSCs) from adipose tissue of 3 weeks CCl4 mice were cultured for three passages (P3-mADSCs) before the transfer by tail vein injection with or without PRP into 11 weeks CCl4 mice. Mice were divided into six groups (n=10 each group). 1) normal, 2) cirrhotic, 3) cirrhotic /PBS; 4) cirrhotic/PRP (0.2 ml/mice with PRP from healthy mice), 5) cirrhotic/mADSCs (5 x 105 cells/mice), and 6) cirrhotic/mADSC-PRP. Result: mADSCs were highly positive for CD44, CD90, and CD105. Relative to liver cells, P3-mADSCs highly expressed Alb, Ck18, Ck19, Tnf, c-met, Cyp1a1, Afp, Muc1, Ldl receptor. mADSCs were strongly positive for Cyp1a1 (98.21±1.57%) and Hgf (95.55±3.11%); moderately positive for alfa-fetoprotein (45.99±2.08%), Aat (44.43±7.79%), Alb (57.81±8.49%) and differentiated into hepatocyte-like cells under induction medium. After transplantation, CFDA-transplanted cells into CCl4-treated mice were found in the liver at day 21 st. Compared to mADSCs, mADSCs and PRP co-treatment most effectively improved serum AST/ALT/bilirubin and albumin levels in day seven cirrhotic mice (p

Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is commonly used in preclinical and clinical osteoarthritis as well as articular cartilage injury treatment. However, this therapy has not carefully evaluated the safety and the efficacy. This research aims to assess the safety and the efficacy of SVF combined with PRP transplantation. Ten samples of SVFs and PRPs from donors were used in this research. About safety, we evaluate the expression of some genes related to tumor formation such as Oct-4, Nanog, SSEA3, and SSEA4 by RT-PCR, flow cytometry, and tumor formation when injected in NOD/SCID mice. About efficacy, SVF was injected with PRP into murine joint that caused joint failure. The results showed that SVFs are negative with Oct-4, Nanog, SSEA-3, and SSEA-4, as well as they cannot cause tumors in mice. SVFs combined with PRP can improve the joint regeneration in mice. These results proved that SVFs combined with PRP transplantation is a promising therapy for articular cartilage injury treatment.

Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have been isolated, expanded, and applied in the treatment of many diseases. ADSCs have also been used to treat injured articular cartilage. However, there is controversy regarding the treatment efficiency. We considered that ADSC transplantation with activated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) may improve injured articular cartilage compared with that of ADSC transplantation alone. In this study, we determined the role of PRP in ADSC transplantation to improve the treatment efficiency.ADSCs were isolated and expanded from human adipose tissue. PRP was collected and activated from human peripheral blood. The effects of PRP were evaluated in vitro and in ADSC transplantation in vivo. In vitro, the effects of PRP on ADSC proliferation, differentiation into chondrogenic cells, and inhibition of angiogenic factors were investigated at three concentrations of PRP (10%, 15% and 20%). In vivo, ADSCs pretreated with or without PRP were transplanted into murine models of injured articular cartilage.PRP promoted ADSC proliferation and differentiation into chondrogenic cells that strongly expressed collagen II, Sox9 and aggrecan. Moreover, PRP inhibited expression of the angiogenic factor vascular endothelial growth factor. As a result, PRP-pretreated ADSCs improved healing of injured articular cartilage in murine models compared with that of untreated ADSCs.Pretreatment of ADSCs with PRP is a simple method to efficiently apply ADSCs in cartilage regeneration. This study provides an important step toward the use of autologous ADSCs in the treatment of injured articular cartilage.