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World J Stem Cells. Mar 26, 2021; 13(3): 208-220
Published online Mar 26, 2021. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v13.i3.208
Mesenchymal stromal cell-dependent immunoregulation in chemically-induced acute liver failure
Jia-Hang Zhou, Xuan Lu, Cui-Lin Yan, Xin-Yu Sheng, Hong-Cui Cao
Jia-Hang Zhou, Xuan Lu, Cui-Lin Yan, Xin-Yu Sheng, Hong-Cui Cao, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Hong-Cui Cao, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Aging and Physic-chemical Injury Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhou JH contributed to the study design, data collection, and manuscript writing; Lu X, Yan CL and Sheng XY contributed to the data collection; Cao HC conducted the conception, design, and manuscript writing; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81971756; and Stem Cell and Translational Research from National Key Research and Development Program of China, No. 2016YFA0101001.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Th authors declare having no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Hong-Cui Cao, MD, PhD, Professor, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. hccao@zju.edu.cn
Received: October 6, 2020
Peer-review started: October 6, 2020
First decision: December 24, 2020
Revised: January 8, 2021
Accepted: February 15, 2021
Article in press: February 15, 2021
Published online: March 26, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a crucial cause of acute liver failure (ALF). Although mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have not been applied to DILI in clinical trials, their efficacy has been proven in various animal models of chemically-induced ALF. Immune system disorders play key roles in chemically-induced ALF, and MSCs are able to regulate the immune system through soluble factors and cell-to-cell contact, and eventually improve liver damage. We, herein, discuss the immunomodulatory properties of MSCs in different animal models that mimic the pathology of DILI in humans.