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ArticleCells2026

Good Manufacturing Practice-Derived Human Liver Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles Attenuate Liver Fibrosis In Vivo.

Elena Ceccotti, Veronica Dimuccio, Chiara Pasquino, Massimo Cedrino, Maria Beatriz Herrera Sanchez, Cristina Grange, Federico Figliolini, Giorgio Nicolò, Federica Antico, Selene Limoncelli and 8 more

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Article in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Elena CeccottiDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2704-5738
Veronica DimuccioCell Factory (CLF), University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-9047-2679
Chiara PasquinoCell Factory (CLF), University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Massimo CedrinoMolecular Biotechnology Center Guido Tarone, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Maria Beatriz Herrera Sanchez2i3T, Incubatore per le Imprese, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5272-6773
Cristina GrangeDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6960-5476
Federico FiglioliniCell Factory (CLF), University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Giorgio NicolòCell Factory (CLF), University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Federica AnticoDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Science, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Selene LimoncelliClinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Giulio MengozziDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0431-8369
Giulia GioielloClinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-8155-6098
Marta TapparoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Fabio CattelinoMolecular Biotechnology Center Guido Tarone, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Renato RomagnoliGeneral Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Center, Department of Surgical Sciences, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8340-8885
Giovanni CamussiDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2795-232X
Valentina FonsatoCell Factory (CLF), University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Stefania BrunoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8879-9536

Funding

Unicyte AG (Oberdorf, NW, Switzerland). 001/2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human liver stem cells (HLSCs) are a mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-like population isolated from adult liver biopsies. HLSCs share key characteristics with MSCs, including phenotype and differentiation capabilities. Previous studies have demonstrated that HLSCs promote regeneration in different experimental models of acute and chronic tissue injury and that HLSC-derived extracellular vesicles (HLSC-EVs) recapitulate the therapeutic effects of the cells of origin. This study aimed to determine whether HLSC-EVs, obtained and characterized under good manufacturing practice (GMP) conditions, can influence the progression of liver fibrosis in vivo. The EV production process was carried out under GMP conditions to generate batches of HLSC-EVs by tangential flow filtration. To assess their therapeutic potential, an in vivo model of hepatic fibrosis was established through administration of thioacetamide (TAA). In TAA-treated mice, EV administrations attenuated fibrosis progression. Molecular analyses showed a significant reduction in the expression levels of key pro-fibrotic genes. At the functional level, EV administration resulted in a significant reduction in plasma alanine aminotransferase levels and an increase in albumin levels, indicating improved liver function. These data indicate that HLSC-EVs, produced under GMP conditions, display antifibrotic effects in a chronic liver disease model, leading to improved liver function and histology.

Indexed as

Extracellular VesiclesLiverLiver CirrhosisMesenchymal Stem CellsStem CellsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceThioacetamideThioacetamidechronic liver diseaseGMP conditionsHLSCsthioacetamide

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PMID42041529
PMCPMC13114769

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