Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3031
Country	Japan

Received	2013-04-04 19:25
Peer-Review Started	2013-04-04 23:40
To Make the First Decision	2013-05-14 18:40
Return for Revision	2013-05-20 10:48
Revised	2013-06-12 19:03
Second Decision	2013-07-05 10:41
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-07-05 12:48
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Human platelets inhibit liver fibrosis in severe combined immunodeficiency mice
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kazuhiro Takahashi, Soichiro Murata, Kiyoshi Fukunaga and Nobuhiro Ohkohchi
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number University of Tsukuba, the Basic Research Support Program for Young Researcher
Corresponding Author	Dr. Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan. nokochi3@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
Key Words	Human platelet; Liver fibrosis; Hepatocyte apoptosis; Hepatocyte growth factor; Transforming growth factor-β; Matrix metallopeptidases
Core Tip	We assessed the effects of human platelet transfusion on liver fibrosis. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice were administered CCl4 and either phosphate-buffered saline or human platelets. The effects of a human platelet transfusion on liver fibrosis and hepatocyte apoptosis were compared. The fibrotic area, hydroxyproline content, and α-smooth muscle actin expression were decreased in mice that received human platelet transfusions. Transfusion increased mouse hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and matrix metallopeptidases (MMP)-9 levels in the liver and decreased mouse transforming growth factor-β. Furthermore, transfusion suppressed hepatocyte apoptosis. Human platelets inhibited liver fibrosis in SCID mice. Increased concentration of HGF in the liver suppresses hepatic stellate cell activation, induces MMPs, and inhibits hepatocyte apoptosis.
Publish Date	2013-08-24 14:11
Citation	Takahashi K, Murata S, Fukunaga K, Ohkohchi N. Human platelets inhibit liver fibrosis in severe combined immunodeficiency mice. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(32): 5250-5260
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i32/5250.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5250

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