PMID- 32827326 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210709 LR - 20210709 IS - 1095-8355 (Electronic) IS - 1065-6995 (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 12 DP - 2020 Dec TI - Co-cultured bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells repair thioacetamide-induced hepatocyte damage. PG - 2459-2472 LID - 10.1002/cbin.11453 [doi] AB - Adult stem cells, such as bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), are postdevelopmental cells found in many bone tissues. They are capable of multipotent differentiation and have low immune-rejection characteristics. Hepatocytes may become inflamed and produce a large number of free radicals when affected by drugs, poisoning, or a viral infection. The excessive accumulation of free radicals in the extracellular matrix (ECM) eventually leads to liver fibrosis. This study aims to investigate the restorative effects of mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (mBMSCs) on thioacetamide (TAA)-induced damage in hepatocytes. An in vitro transwell co-culture system of HepG2 cells were co-cultured with mBMSCs. The effects of damage done to TAA-treated HepG2 cells were reflected in the overall cell survival, the expression of antioxidants (SOD1, GPX1, and CAT), the ECM (COL1A1 and MMP9), antiapoptosis characteristics (BCL2), and inflammation (TNF) genes. The majority of the damage done to HepG2 by TAA was significantly reduced when cells were co-cultured with mBMSCs. The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and its phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3), as related to cell growth and survival, were detected in this study. The results show that STAT3 was significantly decreased in the TAA-treated HepG2 cells, but the STAT3 and p-STAT3 of HepG2 cells were significantly activated when the TAA-treated HepG2 co-cultured with mBMSCs. Strong expression of interleukin (Il6) messenger RNA in co-cultured mBMSCs/HepG2 indicated mBMSCs secret the cytokines IL-6, which promotes cell survival through downstream STAT3 activation and aid in the recovery of HepG2 cells damaged by TAA. CI - (c) 2020 International Federation for Cell Biology. FAU - Chen, Hung-Chiuan AU - Chen HC AD - Department of BioAgricultural Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan. FAU - Awale, Suresh AU - Awale S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5299-193X AD - Department of Translational Research, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. FAU - Wu, Chean-Ping AU - Wu CP AD - Department of Animal Science, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan. FAU - Lee, Hu-Hui AU - Lee HH AD - Department of BioAgricultural Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan. FAU - Wu, Hsi-Tien AU - Wu HT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8527-9597 AD - Department of BioAgricultural Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200831 PL - England TA - Cell Biol Int JT - Cell biology international JID - 9307129 RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 protein, human) RN - 075T165X8M (Thioacetamide) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/cytology/*metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation MH - China MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Hep G2 Cells MH - Hepatocytes/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Liver Cirrhosis/pathology MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Mutant Strains MH - Phosphorylation MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Thioacetamide/adverse effects/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - STAT3 OT - bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells OT - hepatocyte HepG2 OT - thioacetamide OT - transwell co-culture system EDAT- 2020/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/10 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/08/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/23 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/cbin.11453 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Biol Int. 2020 Dec;44(12):2459-2472. doi: 10.1002/cbin.11453. Epub 2020 Aug 31.