ArticleRegenerative therapy2021
Combination therapy of Juzentaihoto and mesenchymal stem cells attenuates liver damage and regresses fibrosis in mice.
Article in Regenerative therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for liver fibrosis need "partner": Results based on a meta-analysis of preclinical studies.World journal of gastroenterology · 2024Pooled it
- Mechanisms, efficacy, and future perspectives of cellular-based therapies for liver fibrosis/cirrhosis: focusing on mesenchymal stromal cells.Cell & bioscience · 2025Review
- Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for end-stage liver disease: adversity and opportunity.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Distinct neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of Kampo formulas ninjinyoeito and juzentaihoto in depression-like SAMP8 mice.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Fucoxanthin Enhances the Antifibrotic Potential of Placenta-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a CCl4-induced Mouse Model of Liver.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- Enhancing mesenchymal stem cell survival and homing capability to improve cell engraftment efficacy for liver diseases.Stem cell research & therapy · 2023Review
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Small Extracellular Vesicles as Crucial Immunological Efficacy for Hepatic Diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Intestinal Fibrosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Prospects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Decline in Liver Mitochondria Metabolic Function Is Restored by Hochuekkito Through Sirtuin 1 in Aged Mice With Malnutrition.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Transition of clinical and basic studies on liver cirrhosis treatment using cells to seek the best treatment.Inflammation and regeneration · 2021Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundLiver cirrhosis is an end-stage multiple liver disease. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an attractive cell source for reducing liver damage and regressing fibrosis; additional therapies accompanying MSCs can potentially enhance their therapeutic effects. Kampo medicines exhibit anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects. Here, we investigated the therapeutic effect of MSCs combined with the Kampo medicine Juzentaihoto (JTT) as a combination therapy in a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced cirrhosis mouse model.
methodsC57BL/6 mice were administered JTT (orally) and/or MSCs (one time, intravenously). The levels of liver proteins were measured in the sera. Sirius Red staining and hydroxyproline quantitation of hepatic tissues and immune cells were conducted, and their associated properties were evaluated. Liver metabolomics of liver tissues was performed.
resultsJTT monotherapy attenuated liver damage and increased serum albumin level, but it did not effectively induce fibrolysis. JTT rapidly reduced liver damage, in a dose-dependent manner, after a single-dose CCl4 administration. Furthermore, JTT-MSC combination therapy attenuated liver damage, improved liver function, and regressed liver fibrosis. The combination increased the CD4+/CD8+ ratio. JTT had stronger effects on NK and regulatory T cell induction, whereas MSCs more strongly induced anti-inflammatory macrophages. The combination therapy further induced anti-inflammatory macrophages. JTT normalized lipid mediators, and tricarboxylic acid cycle- and urea cycle-related mediators effectively.
conclusionsThe addition of JTT enhanced the therapeutic effects of MSCs; this combination could be a potential treatment option for cirrhosis.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.