IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2903096
Open Access Original Research
Conditioned Media from Deer Antler Stem Cells Effectively Alleviate Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Possibly via Inhibiting the NF-κB Signaling Pathway
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1 Institute of Antler Science and Product Technology, Changchun Sci-Tech University, 130600 Changchun, Jilin, China
2 College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118 Changchun, Jilin, China
3 Scientific Research center, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, 130033 Changchun, Jilin, China
*Correspondence: lichunyi1959@163.com (Chunyi Li); zhang-guokun@hotmail.com (Guokun Zhang)
These authors contributed equally.
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(3), 96; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2903096
Submitted: 22 August 2023 | Revised: 1 December 2023 | Accepted: 20 December 2023 | Published: 11 March 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) represents a severe threat to human health. Persistent hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia can lead to damaged liver function, while effective interventions for these complications are currently lacking. Deer antler stem cells (AnSCs), a novel type of adult stem cells, significantly reduced liver injury, which was speculated to be achieved through the paracrine pathway. Methods: In this study, AnSC-conditioned medium (AnSC-CM) was used to treat C57BL/6 mice with T1D symptoms induced by streptozotocin (STZ). The therapeutic effects of AnSC-CM on T1D were evaluated, and the underlying mechanism was investigated. Results: It was shown that AnSC-CM alleviated the T1D symptom: decreased body weight, increased blood glucose levels and islet lesions, and reduced insulin secretion. Moreover, AnSC-CM treatment improved liver function and mitigated liver injury in T1D mice. Impressively, the therapeutic effects of AnSC-CM on T1D were better than those of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-CM (BMSC-CM). The mechanistic study revealed that AnSC-CM significantly downregulated the NF-κB signaling pathway in both pancreatic and liver tissues. Conclusions: Therapeutic effects of AnSC-CM on STZ-induced T1D and liver injury may be achieved through targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway.

Keywords
deer antler stem cells
conditioned medium
type 1 diabetes mellitus
liver injury
NF-κB signaling pathway
Funding
U20A20403/National Natural Science Foundation of China
82000765/National Natural Science Foundation of China
202303/Doctoral Research Start-Up Fund of Changchun Sci-Tech University
YDZJ202301ZYTS508/Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province
YDZJ202201ZYTS435/Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province
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