Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles reduce hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis
Povero D, Pinatel E, Leszczynska A, Goyal N, Nishio T, Kim J, Kneiber D, de Araujo Horcel L, Eguchi A, Ordonez P, Kisseleva T, Feldstein A. Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles reduce hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis. JCI Insight 2019, 5 PMID: 31184999, PMCID: PMC6675559, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.125652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell MovementCell ProliferationChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryChemotaxisDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular VesiclesHepatic Stellate CellsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLiverLiver CirrhosisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsTranscriptomeTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsHepatic stellate cell activationChronic liver diseaseAnti-fibrotic effectsStellate cell activationLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseExtracellular vesiclesInduced pluripotent stem cellsCell activationDuct ligation-induced liver fibrosisFlow cytometryAnti-fibrotic approachesDevelopment of cirrhosisPro-fibrogenic responseProgression of fibrosisStem cell-derived extracellular vesiclesAnti-fibrotic strategiesCharacterization of iPSCsGreatest unmet needCell-derived extracellular vesiclesMiR-92a-3pWound healing responseStem cellsIPSC-EVsLiver injury