Pathological changes in the liver after allogeneic bone marrow stromal cells transplantation via percutaneous needle injection in patients with acute liver injury

Objective: To observe the histopathological changes in the liver after transplanting allogeneic bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) into liver of acute liver injury (ALI) via percutaneous needle injection. Methods: BMSCs were derived from bone marrow obtained from femoral and tibial bones of male albino rabbits BMSCs were separated, grown, and propagated in culture for 3 weeks 58 syngeneic male rabbits were reduced liver injury with D-galactosamine 24 hours later. 5 mL (about 2×10⁷ cell/mL) BMSCs or D-hanks solution were percutaneously injected into livers of BMSCs group (n=24) and control group (D-hanks solution group, n=34) respectively. The rabbits were killed at different time points (1 week, 2 week, 4 week) Histopathological changes and degrees of necrosis in the hepatic tissues were assessed by two histopathologists blinded to treated group and each other's results. Results: The degree of liver necrosis was decreased and the proliferation of hepatocytes was significantly stimulated in the BMSCs group compared to the D-hanks group; the histopathological scores of the 2 groups were statistically significant (P<0.001). Conclusion: The transplantation of BMSCs have a significant anti-injurious ability. (authors)