PMID- 29250120 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1687-966X (Print) IS - 1687-9678 (Electronic) VI - 2017 DP - 2017 TI - Human Chorionic Plate-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Restore Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in a Rat Model of Bile Duct Ligation. PG - 5180579 LID - 10.1155/2017/5180579 [doi] LID - 5180579 AB - In cholestatic liver diseases, impaired bile excretion disrupts lipid homeostasis. We investigated changes of lipid metabolism, including mitochondrial beta-oxidation, in a rat model of bile duct ligation (BDL) in which chorionic plate-derived mesenchymal stem cells (CP-MSCs) were transplanted. Serum cholesterol level, which was elevated after BDL, was significantly decreased following CP-MSC transplantation. The expression levels of genes involved in intracellular lipid uptake, including long-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetases and fatty acid transport proteins, were decreased in rats after BDL; however, they were not significantly changed by subsequent CP-MSC transplantation. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A), a rate-limiting enzyme in mitochondrial beta-oxidation, was upregulated after BDL and then was downregulated after CP-MSC transplantation. CPT1A expression was changed via microRNA-33-a posttranscriptional regulator of CPT1A-in a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha-independent manner. Cellular adenosine triphosphate production-an indicator of mitochondrial function-was reduced after BDL and was restored by CP-MSC transplantation. Expression levels of heme oxygenases also were significantly affected following BDL and CP-MSC transplantation. Lipid metabolism is altered in response to chronic cholestatic liver injury and can be restored by CP-MSC transplantation. Our study findings support the therapeutic potential of CP-MSCs in cholestatic liver diseases and help in understanding the fundamental mechanisms by which CP-MSCs affect energy metabolism. FAU - Lee, Yun Bin AU - Lee YB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3193-9745 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea. FAU - Choi, Jong Ho AU - Choi JH AD - Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea. AD - Department of Dermatology, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. FAU - Kim, Eun Nam AU - Kim EN AD - Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea. AD - Clinical Research Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea. FAU - Seok, Jin AU - Seok J AD - Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Hyun-Jung AU - Lee HJ AD - Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea. FAU - Yoon, Jung-Hwan AU - Yoon JH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9128-3610 AD - Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Gi Jin AU - Kim GJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2320-7157 AD - Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171109 PL - United States TA - Stem Cells Int JT - Stem cells international JID - 101535822 PMC - PMC5700509 EDAT- 2017/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/19 06:01 PMCR- 2017/11/09 CRDT- 2017/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2017/5180579 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells Int. 2017;2017:5180579. doi: 10.1155/2017/5180579. Epub 2017 Nov 9.