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ArticleNPJ Regenerative medicine2025

Cryopreserved human alternatively activated macrophages promote resolution of acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mouse.

Maria Elena Candela, Melisande Addison, Rhona Aird, Tak-Yung Man, Jennifer A Cartwright, Candice Ashmore-Harris, Alastair M Kilpatrick, Philip J Starkey Lewis, Anna Drape, Mark Barnett and 6 more

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Article in NPJ Regenerative medicine, 2025. 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 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Maria Elena CandelaCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. marilena.candela@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4775-163X
Melisande AddisonCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Rhona AirdCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1014-8063
Tak-Yung ManCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Jennifer A CartwrightCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1143-9011
Candice Ashmore-HarrisCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9270-8599
Alastair M KilpatrickCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Philip J Starkey LewisCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Anna DrapeScottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), The Jack Copland Centre, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, UK.
Mark BarnettScottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), The Jack Copland Centre, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, UK.
Donna MitchellScottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), The Jack Copland Centre, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, UK.
Colin McLeanScottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), The Jack Copland Centre, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, UK.
Neil McGowanScottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), The Jack Copland Centre, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, UK.
Marc TurnerScottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), The Jack Copland Centre, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, UK.
James W DearCentre for Precision Cell Therapy for the Liver, Lothian Health Board, Queens Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-8625
Stuart J ForbesCentre for Regenerative Medicine, The Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-2561

Funding

RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/T044802/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute liver failure is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening condition most commonly caused by an overdose of acetaminophen (paracetamol). The antidote, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), has limited efficacy when liver injury is established. If acute liver damage is severe, liver failure can rapidly develop with associated high mortality rates. We have previously demonstrated that alternatively, activated macrophages are a potential therapeutic option to reverse acute liver injury in pre-clinical models. In this paper, we present data using cryopreserved human alternatively activated macrophages (hAAMs)-which represent a potential, rapidly available treatment suitable for use in the acute setting. In a mouse model of APAP-induced injury, peripherally injected cryopreserved hAAMs reduced liver necrosis, modulated inflammatory responses, and enhanced liver regeneration. hAAMs were effective even when administered after the therapeutic window for NAC. This cell therapy approach represents a potential treatment for APAP overdose when NAC is ineffective because liver injury is established.

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PMCPMC11754469

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