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The underlying therapeutic mechanism of renal tubular epithelium repair of diabetic nephropathy (DN) by bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) has not been fully elucidated. Recently, mitochondria (Mt) transfer was reported as a novel action of BM-MSCs to rescue injured cells. We investigated Mt transfer from systemically administered BM-MSCs to renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic animals. BM-MSCs also transferred their Mt to impaired PTECs when co-cultured  in vitro , which suppressed apoptosis of impaired PTECs. Additionally, BM-MSC-derived isolated Mt enhanced the expression of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase 2 and Bcl-2 expression and inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) production  in vitro . Isolated Mt also inhibited nuclear translocation of PGC-1α and restored the expression of megalin and SGLT2 under high glucose condition (HG) in PTECs. Moreover, isolated Mt directly injected under the renal capsule of STZ rats improved the cellular morphology of STZ-PTECs, and the structure of the tubular basement membrane and brush border  in vivo . This study is the first to show Mt transfer from systemically administered BM-MSCs to damaged PTECs  in vivo , and the first to investigate mechanisms underlying the potential therapeutic effects of Mt transfer from BM-MSCs in DN.

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Mitochondria transfer from mesenchymal stem cells structurally and functionally repairs renal proximal tubular epithelial cells in diabetic nephropathy in vivo