2016
Ductular reactions in the liver regeneration process with local inflammation after physical partial hepatectomy
Suzuki Y, Katagiri H, Wang T, Kakisaka K, Kume K, Nishizuka SS, Takikawa Y. Ductular reactions in the liver regeneration process with local inflammation after physical partial hepatectomy. Laboratory Investigation 2016, 96: 1211-1222. PMID: 27617400, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2016.97.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver regeneration processDuctular reactionMurine liver injury modelsLocal inflammatory responseLiver injury modelExtracellular matrix-associated genesPartial hepatectomy modelMatrix-associated genesStem/progenitor cellsLiver stem/progenitor cellsTissue repair processLiver regeneration studiesSystematic remodelingExtracellular matrix remodelingLeft lobeInflammatory cytokinesLocal inflammationLiver weightHepatocyte hypertrophyInflammatory responseInjury modelLocal injuryKi67 stainingSurgical proceduresEntire liver
2015
A Distinct Subpopulation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Muse Cells, Directly Commit to the Replacement of Liver Components
Katagiri H, Kushida Y, Nojima M, Kuroda Y, Wakao S, Ishida K, Endo F, Kume K, Takahara T, Nitta H, Tsuda H, Dezawa M, Nishizuka SS. A Distinct Subpopulation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Muse Cells, Directly Commit to the Replacement of Liver Components. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 16: 468-483. PMID: 26663569, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver componentsBone marrow mesenchymal stem cellsMarrow mesenchymal stem cellsLiver regenerationBM-MSCsMuse cellsMesenchymal stem cellsLiving-donor liver transplantationSinusoidal endothelial cellsMultilineage-differentiating stress-enduring (Muse) cellsPartial hepatectomy modelStem cellsGraft liverLiver transplantationPolymerase chain reactionCell involvementImmunodeficient miceKupffer cellsSinusoidal cellsPeriportal areasExtrahepatic originHepatectomy modelSpecific subpopulationsEndothelial cellsProgenitor markers