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JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
Volume 63, Issue 6, Pages 1405-1412Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.07.035
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Concanavalin A hepatitis; Mesenchymal stem cells; Interleukin 10; Macrophages; Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist
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- Clinical Research Core Laboratory
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital [V101E1-001, V102E1-001]
- National Science Council, Taiwan [NSC 102-2314-B-075-009]
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Background & Aims: Autologous transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) reduces concanavalin A (Con A)-induced hepatic injury in mice. However, the mechanism is unclear and the therapeutic effect of allo-transplantation remains unknown. Our aim was to investigate the effects and mechanisms related to allo-transplantation of MSCs when used to treat Con A hepatic injury. Methods: After Con A-induced liver injury was created in C57BL/6J mice, MSCs derived from BALB/c mice or a vehicle control was administered. Results: Allo-transplantation of MSCs derived from BALB/c mice attenuated hepatic apoptosis in C57BL/6J mice that had undergone Con A-induced liver injury. MSCs increased the level of serum interleukin (IL)-10 and the phosphorylation of hepatic STAT3, but decreased the level of hepatic IFN-gamma and phospho-STAT1. Notably, the administered MSCs were trapped mostly in the lungs and promoted the macrophage M2 switch, which contributed to the increased IL10 levels in the lungs and serum. Loss of the therapeutic effect was observed after knock-down of the expression of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL1Ra) in the MSCs. In vitro investigation supported the hypothesis that MSCs are able to switch Con A-stimulated macrophages to the M2 phenotype, which results in an increase in IL10 production. Conclusions: Allo-transplantation of MSCs reduces Con A liver injury by increasing IL10 production through an IL1Ra dependent macrophage switch. (C) 2015 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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