Transplantation of chemically-induced liver progenitor cells ameliorates hepatic fibrosis in mice with diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
Transplantation of chemically-induced liver progenitor cells ameliorates hepatic fibrosis in mice with diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
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10.1016/j.reth.2022.11.001
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发表时间:
2022-12
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Eguchi, Susumu
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Murakami, Shunsuke;Soyama, Akihiko;Miyamoto, Daisuke;Hara, Takanobu;Matsuguma, Kunihito;Imamura, Hajime;Matsushima, Hajime;Tanaka, Takayuki;Maruya, Yasuhiro;Adachi, Tomohiko;Miuma, Satoshi;Hidaka, Masaaki;Kanetaka, Kengo;Ochiya, Takahiro;Eguchi, Susumu
Chemically-induced liver progenitors (CLiPs) have promising applications in liver regenerative medicine. We aimed to clarify the efficacy of CLiPs for ameliorating fibrosis in a diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis rat model, since nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is currently recognized as the most common form of chronic liver disease in developed countries. Methods: Primary mature hepatocytes were isolated from 7-week-old male Wistar rats. To establish CLiPs, isolated hepatocytes were cultured in differentiation medium composed of Y-27632, A-83-01, and CHIR99021 (YAC medium). As an animal model that reproduces NASH pathophysiology, 6-week-old severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice were carefully selected and prepared and fed with choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined, high-fat diet (HFD). After 12 weeks’ HFD feeding, the mice were assigned to continue HFD with or without the administration of rat CLiPs (HFD + CLiPs and HFD-CLiPs, respectively). Rat CLiPs were administered from the spleen. Hepatic fibrosis was semi-quantitatively evaluated according to histology. Liver parenchyma and blood samples were collected for biochemical analyses. Results: Rat CLiPs were positive for CK19 and EpCAM were successfully delivered to the liver. At 8 weeks after CLiPs transplantation, the HFD + CLiPs group showed significantly less positive staining than the HFD-CLiPs group. Alanine aminotransferase significantly improved in the HFD + CLiPs group, as demonstrated by Azan staining and αSMA immunostaining. RT qPCR showed that the liver expression of MMP2 and 9 tended to be higher in the HFD + CLiPs group. Conclusions: The anti-fibrotic effect of CLiPs was demonstrated in the immunodeficient NASH animal model and may have therapeutic applications in humans.
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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