Transplantation of Embryonic Small Hepatocytes Induces Regeneration of Injured Liver in Adult Rat

Small hepatocytes as hepatic stem cells or progenitors may be transplanted to treat several end-stage liver diseases. To identify the characteristics of epithelial cells enriched from fetal liver, we used immunocytochemistry and electron micrography. All cells in the colonies were immunocytochemically positive for alpha fetoprotein and cytokeratins (CK) 7, CK8, and CK18, which are markers of hepatic progenitor. Under transmission electron microscopy, we observed the cultured cells to show naive characteristics of stem cells and to be significantly distinct from mature hepatocytes. To identity whether these small hepatocytes were able to proliferate and differentiate into mature hepatocytes, we cultured them in vitro, and, through the portal vein, and transplanted elements whose membrane were stained with red fluorescence using PKH26 linker dye, into the livers of CCl₄-treated rats that had been subjected to two-thirds partial hepatectomy. Significant liver regeneration was observed 30 days later in rats that did or did not receive the cells. The livers of hepatocytes recipients showed sharper edges and smoother surfaces than the control group. Diffused cells labeled with red fluorescence were observed in the portal area, with branch-like red fluorescence in regions near portal areas of some lobules, suggesting that these elements were involved in the repair of liver lobules and differentiation into mature hepatocytes. Our results revealed that small hepatocytes not only have characteristics of hepatic stem cells, but also may be a source of cellular transplantation to treat liver diseases.     

门静脉分支结扎后门静脉压力变化与肝再生的关系

目的 探讨90%门静脉分支结扎后大鼠门静脉压力变化与肝再生的关系.方法 45只雄性SD大鼠行90%门静脉分支结扎术,其中5只进行假手术作为对照.观察不同时相点门静脉压力和非结扎侧肝脏质量变化,光学显微镜下观察非结扎侧肝细胞的形态学变化,免疫组织化学方法检测未结扎侧肝细胞的增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA),TUNEL法检测未结扎侧肝细胞的凋亡情况,并进行定最分析.采用Pearson相关分析和t检验分析数据.结果 95%(38/40)的大鼠存活.结扎侧肝叶进行性萎缩,非结扎侧肝叶占全肝质量的比例随时问推移而增加,12 h内增加较缓慢,仅为10.75%;而1～5 d则增加速度明显加快,达到27.57%;7～28 d达到平台期,缓慢增加到32.37%.术前门静脉压力为(9.1±1.8)cm H_2O(1 cm H_2O=0.098 kPa);结扎后立即升高,12 h达到高峰(15.8±2.7)cm H_2O,与术前比较差异有统计学意义(t=6.847,P<0.05);1～28 d由(13.6±2.3)cm H_2O逐渐下降为(9.3±2.0)cm H_2O.术前大鼠PCNA阳性细胞计数为7%±3%,术后12 h至3 d由14%±5%上升至21%±6%,第5天达到高峰为26%±7%,与术前比较差异有统计学意义(t=9.129,P<0.05),随后逐渐恢复正常.TUNEL法检测结果显示,术前大鼠肝脏和术后各时相点大鼠未结扎侧肝脏仅见极少量凋亡细胞.大鼠门静脉压力与非结扎侧肝叶肝细胞PCNA的表达在术后1、3、5 d呈正相关(r=0.913,0.896,0.908,P<0.05),在术后14 d时相点呈负相关(r=-0.926,P<0.05).结论 大鼠90%门静脉分支结扎术后,引起未结扎侧肝细胞的活跃再生,再生后的肝脏可恢复原来的质量;肝再生以肝细胞增殖加速为主,而非肝细胞凋亡减少;门静脉压力变化在肝再生过程中可能发挥重要作用.     

门静脉动脉化对大鼠肝脏再生的影响

目的探讨门静脉动脉化重建肝血流后对肝脏再生的影响。方法建立门静脉动脉化重建肝脏血流加半肝切除(43%)的大鼠实验模型,分别在术后3 d和10 d取出肝脏烘干称重、光镜下计数进入有丝分裂期的肝细胞和分离肝细胞进行流式细胞仪分析,以观察肝脏再生的情况。结果实验组术后3 d和10 d测定的肝脏干重分别为(67.56±3.70)%(、78.76±5.68)%,与对照组(71.66±3.24)%(、82.38±4.86)%相比无显著性差异(P>0.05);进入有丝分裂期的肝细胞计数(708.4±68.21、239.6±24.50)与对照组(724.8±69.99、216.2±23.81)相比无显著性差异(P>0.05);流式细胞仪测得的进入G2和M期的肝细胞的DNA含量[(25.72±4.78)%、(15.60±2.52)%]与对照组[(28.78±3.37)%、(13.34±2.88)%]相比无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论行门静脉动脉化重建肝血流不影响肝脏的再生。     

Hyperbaric oxygenation after portal vein emobilization for regeneration of the predicted remnant liver

BACKGROUND: Liver failure often develops after extensive liver resection. Preoperative portal vein embolization to induce compensatory hypertrophy in the predicted remnant liver decreases clinical complications after hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to examine whether hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) after portal vein embolization increases compensatory hypertrophy of the predicted liver remnant. We performed portal vein ligation and HBO in rats to investigate whether HBO after portal vein embolization increases compensatory hypertrophy of the predicted remnant liver. METHODS: Rats were divided into four groups that underwent (1) laparotomy only (control group); (2) right portal vein ligation (RPL group); (3) RPL followed by HBO at 2 atm (HBO-2 atm group; 1 h/day, 5 days/week for 2 weeks); or (4) RPL followed by HBO at 3 atm (HBO-3 atm group). Laparotomy was repeated after 2 weeks in each group; serum levels of albumin and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) were measured, and the ratio of the weights of nonligated to ligated hepatic segments and the percentage of hepatocytes expressing proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in ligated hepatic segments were determined. RESULTS: In rats that had received HBO after RPL, serum levels of HGF, weight ratios of nonligated to ligated hepatic segments, and the percentage of PCNA-positive hepatocytes in nonligated liver were significantly higher than those in the control group. Furthermore, rats that had undergone 3-atm HBO after RPL had significantly higher serum levels of HGF and percentages of PCNA-positive hepatocytes in nonligated hepatic segments. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative HBO after portal vein embolization may be useful for inducing compensatory hypertrophy of the predicted remnant liver.     

主肝静脉急性阻断后引流肝段保留价值的研究

目的观察主肝静脉阻断后保留肝段的病理形态学变化。方法７８只大鼠随机分为对照组、肝段静脉结扎组、左主肝静脉缩窄组与结扎组,动态观测受累肝叶的病理学,肝脏微循环与血流动力学变化。结果主肝静脉结扎后２４小时即发生肝细胞坏死,门静脉血内毒素与ＴＸＢ２／６－Ｋｅ－ｔｏ－ＰＧＦ１α明显升高,主肝静脉缩窄组受累肝叶边缘大量肝静脉与门静脉侧支形成,门静脉血内毒素与ＴＸＢ２／６－Ｋｅｔｏ－ＰＧＦ１α也发生不同程度升高,两组均明显高于肝段静脉结扎组与对照组。结论正常肝组织不能耐受主肝静脉急性阻断,无肝静脉引流的肝组织不但完全丧失功能,而且引起内毒素血症与肝脏微循环障碍,主肝静脉结扎应同时将引流肝段切除。     

Hepatocyte transplantation through the hepatic vein: a new route of cell transplantation to the liver

The efficiency of hepatocyte transplantation into the liver varies with the method of administration. This study investigated whether retrograde infusion via the hepatic vein provides a sufficient number of donor cells for the liver. Donor hepatocytes were isolated from dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV(+)) rats and transplanted into DPPIV(-) rat livers either by antegrade portal vein infusion or retrograde hepatic vein infusion. Hepatocyte engraftment ratios and localization were evaluated by histological DPPIV enzymatic staining at 1 week and 8 weeks after the transplantation. No significant differences in engraftment efficiency were observed at either 1 week or 8 weeks after transplantation by either route. However, the localization of the transplanted hepatocytes differed with the administration route. Portal vein infusion resulted in predominantly periportal engraftment, whereas hepatic vein infusion led to pericentral zone engraftment. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the transplanted hepatocytes engrafted in the pericentral zone after retrograde infusion displayed intense CYP2E1 staining similar to the surrounding native hepatocytes. CYP2E1 staining was further enhanced by administration of isosafrole, an inducing agent for various cytochrome P450 enzymes, including CYP2E1. This study demonstrates a novel approach of transplanting hepatocytes into the liver through retrograde hepatic vein infusion as the means to target cell implantation to the pericentral zone.     

Albumin-Producing Hepatocytes Derived from Cryopreserved F344 Rat Bone Marrow Cells Transplanted in the Livers of Congenic Nagase's Analbuminemic Rats

Purpose Hematopoietic stem cells (SCs) are thought to have the potential to differentiate into hepatocytes; however, this potential has not been reported for cryopreserved SCs. We investigated whether cryopreserved bone marrow cells (BMCs) from F344 rats (F344) can induce the growth of albumin-producing hepatocytes in the livers of congenic Nagase's analbuminemic rats (F344alb). Methods F344 BMCs were cryopreserved in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution containing 10% fetal bovine serum and 12% dimethylsulfoxide, at −80°C. After thawing, 20 × 10⁶ cells were infused via the portal vein into the livers of F344alb immediately after 70% hepatectomy (PH). We examined the recipient livers for albumin-positive (alb+) hepatocytes and albumin mRNA, and measured the serum albumin levels 4 weeks later. Results Single and double alb+ hepatocytes were occasionally seen in the F344alb livers without the BMC transplantation. However, clusters consisting of more than three alb+ hepatocytes were seen in the livers of recipients transplanted with the cryopreserved BMCs after PH, the same as in the livers transplanted with freshly isolated BMCs. Normal albumin mRNA was detected in the recipient livers and the serum albumin levels were increased. Conclusion Cryopreserved F344 BMCs can induce the growth of alb+ hepatocytes after transplantion in the F344alb liver after PH.     

Growth ability and repopulation efficiency of transplanted hepatic stem cells, progenitor cells, and mature hepatocytes in retrorsine-treated rat livers

Cell-based therapies as an alternative to liver transplantation have been anticipated for the treatment of potentially fatal liver diseases. Not only mature hepatocytes (MHs) but also hepatic stem/progenitor cells are considered as candidate cell sources. However, whether the stem/progenitor cells have an advantage to engraft and repopulate the recipient liver compared with MHs has not been comprehensively assessed. Therefore, we used Thy1(+) (oval) and CD44(+) (small hepatocytes) cells isolated from GalN-treated rat livers as hepatic stem and progenitor cells, respectively. Cells from dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPPIV)(+) rat livers were transplanted into DPPIV(-) livers treated with retrorsine following partial hepatectomy. Both stem and progenitor cells could differentiate into hepatocytes in host livers. In addition, the growth of the progenitor cells was faster than that of MHs until days 14. However, their repopulation efficiency in the long term was very low, since the survival period of the progenitor cells was much shorter than that of MHs. Most foci derived from Thy1(+) cells disappeared within 2 months. Many cells expressed senescence-associated β-galactosidase in 33% of CD44-derived foci at day 60, whereas the expression was observed in 13% of MH-derived ones. The short life of the cells may be due to their cellular senescence. On the other hand, the incorporation of sinusoidal endothelial cells into foci and sinusoid formation, which might be correlated to hepatic maturation, was completed faster in MH-derived foci than in CD44-derived ones. The survival of donor cells may have a close relation to not only early integration into hepatic plates but also the differentiated state of the cells at the time of transplantation.     

梗阻性黄疸鼠肝脏血红素氧化酶-1及一氧化碳含量的研究

目的 探讨梗阻性黄疸时肝脏血红素氧化酶-1(HO-1)及血浆中一氧化碳(CO)含量的变化。方法 48只 Wistar 大鼠随机分为 4组:假手术对照组(CG)、梗阻性黄疸 7 d组(7 d)、梗阻性黄疸 14 d组(14 d)和梗阻性黄疸 21 d组(21 d),采用免疫组织化学法对肝细胞中 HO-1表达进行分析,应用双波长分光光度计法测定大鼠肝静脉、门静脉及下腔静脉血浆中CO含量。结果 梗阻性黄疸时 HO-1不仅在 Kupffer细胞中表达,而且在肝实质细胞中呈弥漫性表达上调,14 d组和 21 d组肝实质细胞中HO-1表达均较7 d组增加(P<0.01)。梗阻性黄疸各组肝静脉血浆中CO含量较CG组增高(P<0.05,P<0.01);14 d组门静脉血浆中CO含量升高明显,与CG组比较差异有显著性(P<0.05);梗阻性黄疸各组肝静脉血浆中 CO含量与同时间组门静脉血浆中 CO含量相比均显著升高(P<0.01)。梗阻性黄疸各时间组肝静脉CO含量的增高与肝实质细胞中HO-1表达的变化呈显著正相关(P<0.01)。结论 梗阻性黄疸时肝细胞HO-1表达上调致CO产生增多,从而有助于增加肝血流量并减少肝脏功能损害。     

小鼠成体肝脏干细胞体外培养模型的建立

目的 观察正常成体小鼠肝细胞的增殖能力和分化潜能,分离成体小鼠肝脏内可能存在的干细胞或祖细胞,建立细胞培养模型.方法 应用改良的Seglen二步法灌注和离心分离肝脏细胞,用含血清的改良DMEM培养基进行培养,持续观察超过60 d.应用免疫荧光技术对肝细胞及其形成的克隆进行Albumin、AFP和CKl9染色.结果 部分肝脏细胞培养第2～3天后活化,迅速增殖并形成细胞克隆,培养30 d后克隆内出现类似成熟的肝细胞,细胞克隆持续扩增超过60d.该类细胞培养第1天强阳性表达肝细胞标记物Albumin,培养第5天细胞克隆开始表达肝脏干细胞标记物AFP,第55天表达胆管细胞标记物CKl9.结论 在成体小鼠未损伤肝脏内存在一种成体肝脏祖细胞(adult hepatic progenitor cells,AHPCs),该细胞体外培养具有较强的增殖能力,可分化为肝细胞和胆管细胞,并成功建立了AHPCs的体外培养模型.     

Selective proliferation of chemically altered rat liver epithelial cells following hepatic transplantation

Although proliferation of oval cells is often observed during the early stages of chemical hepatocarcinogenesis, the role of these putative hepatic stem cells during the neoplastic process is unknown. In earlier studies our laboratory showed that feeding a choline-deficient (CD) diet containing 0.05% 2-acetylaminofluorene (CD-AAF) to rats produced three subpopulations of oval cells that antigenically resemble biliary duct cells, fetal liver cells, and transitional cells. In the present investigation we have employed a semiallogeneic transplantation protocol in order to study the fate of these nonparenchymal epithelial cells (NPEC) beyond the 4-week endpoint imposed by the lethality of CD-AAF diet. An enriched NPEC suspension containing gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase (GGT)-positive oval cells (greater than 75%) was isolated from ACI rats maintained on CD-AAF diet for 3 weeks. The donor cells were transplanted via the portal vein into livers of male F1 progeny (LExACI) that had been fed a CD diet for 7 days prior to receiving a partial hepatectomy and the cell suspension. Host rats were then fed either a CD or choline-supplemented (CS) diet for 12 weeks and killed. Colonies of donor-derived cells identified in frozen sections by their lack of reactivity with ACI anti-LE alloantiserum in indirect immunofluorescence (IF) assays were only observed in rats continuously fed the CD diet. Histochemical analysis indicated that the donor-derived colonies expressed GGT, a preneoplastic marker for liver cancer. IF assays using MAbs previously shown to be capable of distinguishing between oval cells and mature hepatocytes indicated that the donor-derived colonies consisted of a mixture of cells with phenotypes resembling those of mature and immature hepatocytes rather than those of oval or ductal cells. Although the cellular origin of the GGT+ donor-derived colonies has not been unequivocally resolved, our results demonstrate that the livers of rats fed a CD-AAF diet contain a chemically altered call population that can be induced to proliferate by a CD diet. In contrast, a CD diet did not promote colonization when normal hepatocytes were employed as the donor cell population, suggesting that the GGT+ oval cells and not the few contaminating GGT- hepatocytes (1%) in the CD-AAF donor cell suspension were the preneoplastic precursors that gave rise to donor-derived colonies. This transplantation protocol will be useful to define the biological potential of chemically altered liver cells during carcinogenesis.     

Hepatocytes derived from peripheral blood stem cells of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor treated F344 rats in analbuminemic rat livers

BACKGROUND: hematopoietic stem cells (SCs) mobilized from the bone marrow (BM) into peripheral blood (PB) are reported to have ability to differentiate into various cell types. We investigated whether PB-SCs mobilized by treatment with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in normal rats can raise albumin-producing hepatocytes after transplantation within the liver of analbuminemic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fischer 344 rats (F344) were used as donors, and F344 congenic Nagase's analbuminemic rats (F344alb) as recipients. The donors were repeatedly treated with human recombinant G-CSF, and their PB mononuclear cells (MNCs) were infused into the portal veins of recipients immediately after 70% hepatectomy (PH). RESULTS: Although a few single and small clusters (less than five cells) of albumin positive (alb+) hepatocytes were seen in the livers of untreated F344alb and of the animals undergoing PH alone or transplantation of PB-MNCs with or without the prior G-CSF treatment, clusters consisting of more than 6 alb+ hepatocytes were only detected in the livers of recipients that received transplantation of mobilized PB-MNCs or BM-MNCs under the regenerating condition induced by PH. Sry3, a Y chromosome marker, could be detected corresponding to the alb+ clusters by in situ hybridization when male donors and female recipients were used. Moreover, normal albumin gene sequences were demonstrated in the microdissected alb+ clusters by polymerase chain reaction, and the serum albumin levels were elevated in the recipients. CONCLUSIONS: Hematopoietic SCs mobilized from BM into PB by the G-CSF treatment may raise hepatocyte colonies, when transplanted into regenerating livers.     

Microencapsulated Hepatocytes for Bioartificial Liver Support

Free hepatocytes, harvested from normal rat livers by portal vein collagenase perfusion, were encapsulated within alginate-polylysine membranes and served as a liver support system. The encapsulated hepatocytes remained viable and were able to synthesize protein for up to 3 weeks in culture. Allografts of encapsulated hepatocytes replaced the function of a damaged liver and reduced the mortality rate among rats with galactosamine-induced fulminant hepatic failure.     

Decellularization and Recellularization of Rat Livers With Hepatocytes and Endothelial Progenitor Cells

Whole‐organ decellularization has been identified as a promising choice for tissue engineering. The aim of the present study was to engineer intact whole rat liver scaffolds and repopulate them with hepatocytes and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in a bioreactor. Decellularized liver scaffolds were obtained by perfusing Triton X‐100 with ammonium hydroxide. The architecture and composition of the original extracellular matrix were preserved, as confirmed by morphologic, histological, and immunolabeling methods. To determine biocompatibility, the scaffold was embedded in the subcutaneous adipose layer of the back of a heterologous animal to observe the infiltration of inflammatory cells. Hepatocytes were reseeded using a parenchymal injection method and cultured by continuous perfusion. EPCs were reseeded using a portal vein infusion method. Morphologic and functional examination showed that the hepatocytes and EPCs grew well in the scaffold. The present study describes an effective method of decellularization and recellularization of rat livers, providing the foundation for liver engineering and the development of bioartificial livers.     

ALPPS一期术后肝内干/祖细胞的变化及其与肝再生的关系

目的:探讨肝内干/祖细胞在联合肝脏分割和门静脉结扎二步肝切除术(ALPPS)一期手术后肝再生中的作用。方法:将72只SD大鼠随机均分为ALPPS组、门静脉结扎(PVL)组和假手术组,分别行ALPPS一期手术、单纯PVL和假手术。分别在术后1、2、3、7 d检测各组血清转氨酶、炎症因子水平与肝右中叶肝再生率(HRR),并检测肝脏组织中细胞增殖指标Ki-67与肝内卵圆细胞(干/祖细胞)标志物OV-6表达水平。结果:与假手术组比较,ALPPS组与PVL组术后1~2 d的转氨酶与炎症因子水平均明显升高,且在ALPPS组的升高水平均大于PVL组(均P0.05);ALPPS组与PVL组术后肝右中叶HRR及肝组织Ki-67阳性率明显升高,但ALPPS组在术后3、7 d的HRR明显高于PVL组,术后2、3 d的Ki-67阳性率明显高于PVL组(均P0.05);ALPPS组与PVL组术后肝组织均有明显OV-6表达,但ALPPS组术后2、3 d的OV-6表达水平明显高于PVL组(均P0.05)。结论:ALPPS一期手术诱导的肝再生明显优于PVL,机制可能为ALPPS术后较高的炎症状态使激活肝内干/祖细胞的动员和活化,从而促进快速肝再生有关。     

Morphological and functional changes after portal vein occlusion in rats

We investigated morphological and functional changes after portal vein occlusion in rats. Portal branches for the median and left lateral lobes were ligated, after which the lobes were examined micromorphologically. After embolization of the same branches, regenerative capacity was evaluated in normal livers and in livers with CCl₄-induced cirrhosis. Indocyanine green elimination, antithrombin III activity, and Kupffer cell density were also investigated. In another set of rats, the embolized lobes were resected 0, 2, 4, or 7 days after portal vein embolization (PVE), and endotoxin was injected intravenously 48h after each hepatectomy. In the ligated lobes, apoptotic hepatocytes were detected mainly around a widespread necrotic area on day 2, and among normal hepatocytes on day 7. In the nonembolized livers of control rats, increases were noted in liver weight, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, DNA synthesis, and mitosis of hepatocytes. In the cirrhotic livers, ODC activity was stimulated in a fashion similar to that seen in control liver, but DNA synthesis and weight change was delayed, although not significantly. On days 2, 4, 7, and 14 PVE, Kupffer cell density was about twice that seen in rats before PVE. Endotoxin-induced liver injury was slight if the rats had received PVE 4-7 days before the hepatectomy.     

Hepatic Localization of Endothelin-1 in Patients With Idiopathic Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis of the Liver

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) may mediate increased resistance to hepatic sinusoidal blood flow. We evaluated the hepatic distribution of ET-1 in patients with idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH), in which liver architecture may be normal, and in patients with cirrhosis, in which distortion of hepatic sinusoidal architecture is prominent. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization were used to localize ET-1 in hepatic tissue of patients with IPH and cirrhosis. ET-1 was measured in plasma from a peripheral vein, the hepatic vein, and the portal vein of patients with cirrhosis of the liver and controls. On immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, ET-1 was localized to periportal hepatocytes and sinusoidal cells in patients with IPH and cirrhosis. Minimal positive staining for ET-1 was observed in control livers. Plasma ET-1 levels were significantly greater in patients with cirrhosis than in controls. In patients with cirrhosis, ET-1 was greater in the hepatic vein compared with the portal vein. However, the level of plasma ET-1 in patients with cirrhosis did not correlate with either the presence of ascites or portacaval pressure gradient. We conclude that in IPH, ET-1 is localized to sites in which it can modulate intrahepatic resistance. In late stages of cirrhosis, ET-1 may not modulate resistance. We speculate that vascular resistance in late stages of cirrhosis probably results from distortion of hepatic architecture. (Liver Transpl 2000;6:596-602.)     

Competition between native liver and graft in auxiliary liver transplantation in a rat model

The competition between the native and the grafted liver in heterotopic auxiliary liver transplantation (HALT) with portal vein arterialization (PVA) was investigated in a rat model. The experimental groups were: HALT with flow-regulated PVA and 70% resection of a native liver and graft (n = 32; group I) versus 70% liver resection (n = 32; group II). After HALT, the weight of the native liver increased until the sixth postoperative week (431% +/- 55% of the intraoperative weight), whereas, the graft weight was only 76% +/- 31% of the intraoperative weight at this time. In group II, liver weight increased continuously to 529% +/- 30% of the intraoperative weight after 6 weeks. On postoperative day 2, there was significantly increased proliferative hepatocellular activity in all groups. This was highest in the resected livers of group II, followed by the native livers of group I, and the grafts of group I (301 +/- 126 vs 262 +/- 97 vs 216 +/- 31 Ki-67-positive hepatocytes/10 visual fields). However, the differences between the groups were not significant. With regard to hepatocellular apoptosis, the livers were similar among all groups and at all time points, M30-positive hepatocyte counts were 相似文献   

骨髓细胞移植改善宿主肝细胞功能研究

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