M Kaibori,
Y Adachi, T Shimo,
M Ishizaki,
K Matsui,
Y Tanaka,
M Ohishi,
Y Araki,
T Okumura,
M Nishizawa,
A H Kwon
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ABSTRACT: To investigate whether mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMC) stimulate liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy.
Isolated BMCs were purified by density gradient centrifugation. We performed a 70% hepatectomy in male BALB/c mice followed by injection of BMCs into the portal vein (PV-BMC group), or the tail vein (IV-BMC group), or of saline into the portal vein (control group).
The wet weight of the liver remnant increased significantly in the PV-BMC group at 3 and 5 days after hepatectomy compared with the IV-BMC and control groups. The Ki-67 labeling index revealed that the increase to result from stimulation of DNA synthesis. The constitutive interleukin-6 and hepatocyte growth factor mRNAs in the remnant liver tended to increase in the PV-BMC group at 3 days after hepatectomy.
These results demonstrated that BMC injection into the portal vein enhanced liver growth after partial hepatectomy in mice.
Transplantation Proceedings 05/2012; 44(4):1107-9. · 1.00 Impact Factor
