Hepatic non-parenchymal cells and extracellular matrix participate in oval cell-mediated liver regeneration  

作　　者：Wei Zhang Xiao-Ping Chen Wan-Guang Zhang Feng Zhang Shuai Xiang Han-Hua Dong Lei Zhang 

机构地区：[1]Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, HuazhongUniversity of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, HubeiProvince, China

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2009年第5期552-560,共9页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by A grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China

摘　　要：AIM： To elucidate the interaction between non- parenchymal cells, extracellular matrix and oval cells during the restituting process of liver injury induced by partial hepatectomy （PH）. METHODS： We examined the localization of oval cells, non-parenchymal cells, and the extracellular matrix components using immunohistochemical and double immunofluorescent analysis during the proliferation and differentiation of oval cells in N-2- acetylaminofluorene （2-AAF）/PH rat model. RESULTS： By day 2 after PH, small oval cells began to proliferate around the portal area. Most of stellate cells and laminin were present along the hepatic sinusoids in the periportal area. Kupffer cells and fibronectin markedly increased in the whole hepatic Iobule. From day 4 to 9, oval cells spread further into hepatic parenchyma, closely associated with stellate cells, fibronectin and laminin. Kupffer cells admixed with oval cells by day 6 and then decreased in the periportal zone. From day 12 to 15, most of hepatic stellate cells （HSCs）, laminin and fibronectin located around the small hepatocyte nodus, and minority of them appeared in the nodus. Kupffer cells were mainly limited in the pericentral sinusoids. After day 18, the normal liver Iobule structures began to recover.CONCLUSION： Local hepatic microenvironment may participate in the oval cell-mediated liver regeneration through the cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions.AIM: To elucidate the interaction between nonparenchymal cells, extracellular matrix and oval cells during the restituting process of liver injury induced by partial hepatectomy (PH). METHODS: We examined the localization of oval cells, non-parenchymal cells, and the extracellular matrix components using immunohistochemical and double immunofluorescent analysis during the proliferation and differentiation of oval cells in N-2acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF)/PH rat model. RESULTS: By day 2 after PH, small oval cells began to proliferate around the portal area. Most of stellate cells and laminin were present along the hepatic sinusoids in the periportal area. Kupffer cells and fibronectin markedly increased in the whole hepatic lobule. From day 4 to 9, oval cells spread further into hepatic parenchyma, closely associated with stellate cells, fibronectin and laminin. Kupffer cells admixed with oval cells by day 6 and then decreased in the periportal zone. From day 12 to 15, most of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), laminin and fibronectin located around the small hepatocyte nodus, and minority of them appeared in the nodus. Kupffer cells were mainly limited in the pericentral sinusoids. After day 18, the normal liver lobule structures began to recover.CONCLUSION: Local hepatic microenvironment may participate in the oval cell-mediated liver regeneration through the cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions.

关 键 词：Oval cells Liver regeneration EXTRACELLULARMATRIX Hepatic stellate cells Kupffer cells 

分 类 号：R657.3[医药卫生—外科学]