Themistoklis Feretis, Charalampos Katselis, Ioannis G Papanikolaou, Konstantinos Apostolou, Spyridon Tsikalakis, Konstantinos G Toutouzas, George Theodoropoulos, Eleni Andrianna Trigka, Angelica A Saetta, Nicholas Alexakis, Manousos Konstandoulakis, Kalliopi Tsarea, Maria Karamperi, Dimitrios Kletsas, Efstratios Patsouris, Andreas Manouras, Georgios C Zografos, Apostolos Papalois
INTRODUCTION: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a leading cause of acute liver injury (ALI). Acetaminophen (also termed paracetamol), can often be found in drugs that may be abused (i.e., prescription for pain relief). Animal experiments have shown that mesenchymal stem cell transplantation can ameliorate or even reverse hepatic injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS: ALI was induced in Wistar rats using paracetamol. ATSCs were transplanted via the intravenous, portal vein, or intrahepatic route directly onto the liver parenchyma...
2020: American Journal of Stem Cells