PMID- 29107739 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180611 LR - 20180725 IS - 1477-2566 (Electronic) IS - 1465-3249 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 12 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Comparative restoration of acute liver failure by menstrual blood stem cells compared with bone marrow stem cells in mice model. PG - 1474-1490 LID - S1465-3249(17)30696-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.08.022 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AIMS: The application of menstrual blood stem cells (MenSCs) in regenerative medicine is gaining increasing attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of MenSCs compared with bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) in an animal model of CCl(4)-induced acute hepatic failure. METHODS: Injured Balb/C mice were divided into multiple groups and received MenSCs, BMSCs or hepatocyte progenitor-like (HPL) cells derived from these cells. RESULTS: Tracking of green fluorescent protein-labeled cells showed homing of cells in injured areas of the liver. In addition, the liver engraftment of MenSCs was shown by immunofluorescence staining using anti-human mitochondrial antibody. Microscopically examination, periodic acid-Schiff and Masson's trichrome staining of liver sections demonstrated the considerable liver regeneration post-cell therapy in all groups. Assessment of serum parameters including aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin, urea and cholesterol at day 7 exhibited significant reduction, such that this downward trend continued significantly until day 30. The restoration of liver biochemical markers, changes in mRNA levels of hepatic markers and the suppression of inflammatory markers were more significant in the MenSC-treated group compared with the BMSC-treated group. On the other hand, HPL cells in reference to undifferentiated cells had better effectiveness in the treatment of the acute liver injury. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that MenSCs may be considered an appropriate alternative stem cell population to BMSCs for treatment of acute liver failure. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 International Society for Cellular Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Fathi-Kazerooni, Mina AU - Fathi-Kazerooni M AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Tavoosidana, Gholamreza AU - Tavoosidana G AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Taghizadeh-Jahed, Masoud AU - Taghizadeh-Jahed M AD - Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Khanjani, Sayeh AU - Khanjani S AD - Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Golshahi, Hananeh AU - Golshahi H AD - Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Gargett, Caroline E AU - Gargett CE AD - The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. FAU - Edalatkhah, Haleh AU - Edalatkhah H AD - Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Kazemnejad, Somaieh AU - Kazemnejad S AD - Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: kazemnejad_s@yahoo.com. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171106 PL - England TA - Cytotherapy JT - Cytotherapy JID - 100895309 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - EC 2.6.1.1 (Aspartate Aminotransferases) RN - EC 2.6.1.2 (Alanine Transaminase) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Alanine Transaminase/blood MH - Animals MH - Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood MH - Biomarkers/metabolism MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*cytology MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Hepatocytes/cytology MH - Humans MH - Liver Failure, Acute/*therapy MH - Liver Regeneration MH - Menstruation/*blood MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - Stem Cells/cytology OTO - NOTNLM OT - bone marrow stem cells OT - liver injury OT - menstrual blood stem cells OT - regenerative medicine EDAT- 2017/11/07 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/12 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/07 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/07/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/08/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1465-3249(17)30696-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.08.022 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cytotherapy. 2017 Dec;19(12):1474-1490. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.08.022. Epub 2017 Nov 6.