Therapeutic effects of hepatocyte growth factor-overexpressing human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells on liver fibrosis in rats

Cell Biology International

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-116

  Seo, Kyoung Won ^a   Sohn, Suh Young ^b   Bhang, Dong Ha ^b   Nam, Myeong Jin ^c   Lee, Hee Woo ^b   Youn, Hwa Young ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF); Liver fibrosis; Stem cell therapy; Umbilical cord blood stem cell

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN FIBER; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; UPREGULATION;

RATTUS;

GENE THERAPY; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR (HGF); LIVER FIBROSIS; STEM CELL THERAPY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD STEM CELL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEP G2 CELLS; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84892998885     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: 10958355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10186     Document Type: Article

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