title: Mesenchymal stem cells display hepato-protective activity in lymphoma bearing xenografts.
abstract: A disseminated model of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with prevalent liver metastasis was generated by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of EBV(+) B lymphoblastoid SKW6.4 in nude-SCID mice. The survival of SKW6.4 xenografts (median survival = 27 days) was significantly improved when hyaluronan scaffolds embedded with mesenchimal stem cells (MSC) were implanted in the abdominal area 4 days after SKW6.4 injection (median survival = 39.5 days). Mice implanted with MSC showed a significant improvement of hepatic functionality in lymphoma xenografts, as demonstrated by measurement of serum ALT/AST levels. Co-culture of MSC with lymphoma cells enhanced the release of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) by MSC. These data suggest that hyaluronan-embedded MSC exert anti-lymphoma activity by ameliorating hepatic functionality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology and Embryology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 66, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. paola.secchiero@unife.it
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Secchiero
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corallini
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zavan
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tripodo
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vindigni
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zauli
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002450:Cell Communication; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000556:secondary; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D016513:Mice, SCID; D013997:Time Factors; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase
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