Bone marrow-derived cells express matrix metalloproteinases and contribute to regression of liver fibrosis in mice

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Higashiyama, Reiichi
Inagaki, Yutaka [1 ]
Hong, Yun Yu
Kushida, Miwa
Nakao, Sachie
Niioka, Maki
Watanabe, Tetsu
Okano, Hideyuki
Matsuzaki, Yumi
Shiota, Goshi
Okazaki, Isao
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[1] Tokai Univ, Sch Med, Dept Community Hlth, Liver Fibrosis Res Unit, Isehara, Kanagawa 2591193, Japan
[2] Keio Univ, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Tokyo, Japan
[3] Tottori Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Genet Med & Regenerat Therapeut, Yonago, Tottori 683, Japan
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10.1002/hep.21477
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Liver fibrosis is usually progressive, but it can occasionally be reversible if the causative agents are adequately removed or if patients are treated effectively. However, molecular mechanisms responsible for this reversibility of liver fibrosis have been poorly understood. To reveal the contribution of bone marrow (BM)-derived cells to the spontaneous regression of liver fibrosis, Mice were treated with repeated carbon tetrachloride injections after hematopoietic reconstitution with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-expressing BM cells. The distribution and characteristics of EGFP-positive (EGFP(+)) cells present in fibrotic liver tissue were examined at different time points after cessation of carbon tetrachloride intoxication. A large number of EGFP(+) cells were observed in liver tissue at peak fibrosis, which decreased during the recovery from liver fibrosis. Some of them, as well as EGFP-negative (EGFP-) liver resident cells, expressed matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13 and NIMP-9. Whereas MMP-13 was transiently expressed mainly in the cells clustering in the periportal areas, MMP-9 expression and enzymatic activity were detected over the resolution process in several different kinds of cells located in the portal areas and along the fibrous septa. Therapeutic recruitment of BM cells by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) treatment significantly enhanced migration of BM-derived cells into fibrotic liver and accelerated the regression of liver fibrosis. Experiments using transgenic mice overexpressing hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) indicated that G-CSF and HGF synergistically increased MMP-9 expression along the fibrous septa. Conclusion: Autologous BM cells contribute to the spontaneous regression of liver fibrosis, and their therapeutic derivation could be a new treatment strategy for intractable liver fibrosis.
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