The authors achieved a clinical study on the treatment of fulminant viral hepatitis by the transplantation of human fetal liver cells. 47fetal livers were used for 8 patients with a survival of 6 cases. The side-effec...The authors achieved a clinical study on the treatment of fulminant viral hepatitis by the transplantation of human fetal liver cells. 47fetal livers were used for 8 patients with a survival of 6 cases. The side-effects of this new therapy were analysed and the mechanism of action of fetal liver cells discussed.展开更多
To confirm the existence of hepatic stem cells (HSCs), fetal liver cells isolated from mice on embryonic day 13 (ED13) were long-term cultured in vitro. Growth of the cells was observed intensively and characteristics...To confirm the existence of hepatic stem cells (HSCs), fetal liver cells isolated from mice on embryonic day 13 (ED13) were long-term cultured in vitro. Growth of the cells was observed intensively and characteristics were iden-tified by immunocytochemistry. The results showed that some of the cells grew as colonies, in which some cells ex-pressed AFP, CD34 and Albumin. Then the cells were trans-planted intravenously into irradiated syngeneic mice. At day 12 a number of small hyperplasia nodules were seen in the apparently enlarged spleens of recipient mice. Moreover, some nodules were positive for AFP and CD34 and consisted of various types of cells, suggesting the very existence of he-patic stem cells in the mouse fetal liver.展开更多
文摘The authors achieved a clinical study on the treatment of fulminant viral hepatitis by the transplantation of human fetal liver cells. 47fetal livers were used for 8 patients with a survival of 6 cases. The side-effects of this new therapy were analysed and the mechanism of action of fetal liver cells discussed.
基金This work was supported bythe program issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. TJ99-LA01) the Program for Backbone College Teachers issued by the Ministry of Education of China.
文摘To confirm the existence of hepatic stem cells (HSCs), fetal liver cells isolated from mice on embryonic day 13 (ED13) were long-term cultured in vitro. Growth of the cells was observed intensively and characteristics were iden-tified by immunocytochemistry. The results showed that some of the cells grew as colonies, in which some cells ex-pressed AFP, CD34 and Albumin. Then the cells were trans-planted intravenously into irradiated syngeneic mice. At day 12 a number of small hyperplasia nodules were seen in the apparently enlarged spleens of recipient mice. Moreover, some nodules were positive for AFP and CD34 and consisted of various types of cells, suggesting the very existence of he-patic stem cells in the mouse fetal liver.
