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ArticleScientific reports2019

A murine model demonstrating reversal of structural and functional correlates of cirrhosis with progenitor cell transplantation.

Mark D Muthiah, Daniel Q Huang, Lei Zhou, Nur Halisah Jumat, Mahesh Choolani, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Aileen Wee, Seng Gee Lim, Yock-Young Dan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mark D MuthiahDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9724-4743
Daniel Q HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Lei ZhouDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Nur Halisah JumatDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Mahesh ChoolaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Jerry Kok Yen ChanDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Aileen WeeDepartment of Pathology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Seng Gee LimDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Yock-Young DanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore. dan_yock_young@nuhs.edu.sg.
National University of Singapore · SGNational University Health System · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of cell transplantation for treating liver cirrhosis hinges critically on the availability of animal models for studying human stem cell transplantation. We report an immune-permissive murine model of liver cirrhosis with full clinical correlates of decompensated liver disease, and allows testing efficacy of stem cell transplantation. Liver cirrhosis was induced in Nod-scid gamma(NSG) mice with oral thioacetamide(TA) and compared to controls over 12 months. 4 month TA treated cirrhotic mice were then transplanted intrasplenically with 2million human fetal liver progenitor cells(HFH) and compared with cirrhotic controls 2 months after transplantation. NSG-TA mice developed shrunken and nodular livers with histological evidence of fibrosis as compared to controls. This was associated with evidence of worsening decompensated liver disease, with jaundice, hypoalbuminemia, coagulopathy, and encephalopathy in NSG-TA mice. Transplantation of HFH resulted in improvement in both fibrosis and markers of decompensated liver disease. We have demonstrated that NSG-TA mice can recapitulate the full clinical picture of structural and functional cirrhosis, both of which can be improved by transplantation of human fetal liver cells. This model serves as a valuable tool for validation of in vivo liver stem cell transplantation and opens up opportunities for studying the mechanism how stem cells reverse fibrosis.

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FetusLiverLiver CirrhosisStem CellsStem Cell TransplantationAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHeterograftsHumansMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMice, Transgenic

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PMID31659188
PMCPMC6817879
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