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ArticleIranian biomedical journal2016

Improvement of Liver Cell Therapy in Rats by Dietary Stearic Acid.

Nasser Hashemi Goradel, Mohammad Ali Eghbal, Masoud Darabi, Leila Roshangar, Maryam Asadi, Nosratollah Zarghami, Mohammad Nouri

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Article in Iranian biomedical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nasser Hashemi GoradelDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad Ali Eghbal2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Masoud DarabiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Leila RoshangarDepartment of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Maryam AsadiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Nosratollah ZarghamiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad NouriDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStearic acid is known as a potent anti-inflammatory lipid. This fatty acid has profound and diverse effects on liver metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of stearic acid on markers of hepatocyte transplantation in rats with acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver damage.

methodsWistar rats were randomly assigned to 10-day treatment. Stearic acid was administered to the rats with APAP-induced liver damage. The isolated liver cells were infused intraperitoneally into rats. Blood samples were obtained to evaluate the changes in the serum liver enzymes, including activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and the level of serum albumin. To assess the engraftment of infused hepatocytes, rats were euthanized, and the liver DNA was used for PCR using sex-determining region Y (SRY) primers.

resultsThe levels of AST, ALT and ALP in the serum of rats with APAP-induced liver injury were significantly increased and returned to the levels in control group by day six. The APAP-induced decrease in albumin was significantly improved in rats through cell therapy, when compared with that in the APAP-alone treated rats. SRY PCR analysis showed the presence of the transplanted cells in the liver of transplanted rats.

conclusionStearic acid-rich diet in combination with cell therapy accelerates the recovering of hepatic dysfunction in a rat model of liver injury.

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AcetaminophenAlanine TransaminaseAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAspartate AminotransferasesCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyFemaleGraft Enhancement, ImmunologicGraft SurvivalHepatocytesLiverMaleOxidative StressRatsRats, WistarAcetaminophenAlanine TransaminaseAlkaline PhosphataseAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAspartate AminotransferasesSerum Albuminstearic acidStearic AcidsLiver failureStearic acidTransplantation

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