Guo Yang, Chen Bo, Chen Li-Jun, Zhang Chun-Feng, Xiang Charlie
State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2016;17(11):831-841. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1600101.
Liver fibrosis is the end-stage of many chronic liver diseases and is a significant health threat. The only effective therapy is liver transplantation, which still has many problems, including the lack of donor sources, immunological rejection, and high surgery costs, among others. However, the use of cell therapy is becoming more prevalent, and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) seem to be a promising cell type for the treatment of liver fibrosis. MSCs have multiple differentiation abilities, allowing them to migrate directly into injured tissue and differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells. Additionally, MSCs can release various growth factors and cytokines to increase hepatocyte regeneration, regress liver fibrosis, and regulate inflammation and immune responses. In this review, we summarize the current uses of MSC therapies for liver fibrosis and suggest potential future applications.
肝纤维化是许多慢性肝病的终末期,对健康构成重大威胁。唯一有效的治疗方法是肝移植,但肝移植仍存在许多问题,包括供体来源短缺、免疫排斥反应和手术费用高昂等。然而,细胞治疗的应用越来越普遍,间充质干细胞(MSCs)似乎是治疗肝纤维化的一种有前景的细胞类型。MSCs具有多种分化能力,使其能够直接迁移到受损组织并分化为肝细胞样细胞。此外,MSCs可以释放各种生长因子和细胞因子,以促进肝细胞再生、减轻肝纤维化,并调节炎症和免疫反应。在本综述中,我们总结了MSCs治疗肝纤维化的当前应用,并提出了潜在的未来应用方向。