TY - JOUR JF - انستیتو-پاستور-ایران JO - IBJ VL - 20 IS - 4 PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/9/01 TI - Improvement of Liver Cell Therapy in Rats by Dietary Stearic Acid TT - Improvement of Liver Cell Therapy in Rats by Dietary Stearic Acid N2 - Background: Stearic acid is known as a potent anti-inflammatory lipid. This fatty acid has profound and diverse effects on liver metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of stearic acid on markers of hepatocyte transplantation in rats with acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver damage. Methods: Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 10-day treatment. Stearic acid was administered to the rats with APAP-induced liver damage. The isolated liver cells were infused intraperitoneally into rats. Blood samples were obtained to evaluate the changes in the serum liver enzymes, including activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and the level of serum albumin. To assess the engraftment of infused hepatocytes, rats were euthanized, and the liver DNA was used for PCR using sex-determining region Y (SRY) primers. Results: The levels of AST, ALT and ALP in the serum of rats with APAP-induced liver injury were significantly increased and returned to the levels in control group by day six. The APAP-induced decrease in albumin was significantly improved in rats through cell therapy, when compared with that in the APAP-alone treated rats. SRY PCR analysis showed the presence of the transplanted cells in the liver of transplanted rats. Conclusion: Stearic acid-rich diet in combination with cell therapy accelerates the recovering of hepatic dysfunction in a rat model of liver injury. SP - 217 EP - 222 AU - Hashemi Goradel, Nasser AU - Eghbal, Mohammad Ali AU - Darabi, Masoud AU - Roshangar, Leila AU - Asadi, Maryam AU - Zarghami, Nosratollah AU - Nouri, Mohammad AD - KW - Stearic acid KW - Liver failure KW - Transplantation UR - http://ibj.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-1690-en.html DO - 10.7508/ibj.2016.04.005 ER -