JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2018, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (3): 360-363.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2018.03.011

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Efficacy of intrahepatic transplantation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells combined with matrine in the treatment of patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis

Zhao Yu, Zhu Yu, Zhang Daizhong   

  1. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery,Central Hospital,Dazhou 635000,Sichuan Province,China
  • Received:2017-06-15 Online:2018-05-10 Published:2018-05-25

Abstract: Objective To investigate the efficacy of intrahepatic transplantation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) combined with matrine in the treatment of patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis. Methods A total of 68 patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis were divided into the control and observation group by randomized number generated by computer,with 34 patients in each group. The patients in control group received intrahepatic UC-MSCs transplantation,and those in observation group received matrine orally after UC-MSCs transplantation. Serum laminin (LN),hyaluronic acid (HA),type IV collagen (IV-C),and type III procollagen (PC III)] and peripheral blood T lymphocyte subset were detected before and after 12 months of treatment. Results During the follow-up,3 patients in the observation group and 4 patients in the control group died;at the end of 12 months of treatment,serum ALT and TBIL levels in observation group were(39.3±15.6) U/L and(26.3±10.2) μmol/L,significantly lower than(71.2±17.2) U/L and (39.2±11.2) μmol/L in the control group(P<0.05);serum levels of LN,HA,IV-C and PC III in the observation group were(81.2±24.1) ng/ml,(135.7±48.5) ng/ml,(106.3±32.1) ng/ml and(98.7±25.6) ng/ml,much lower than(113.3±29.6) ng/ml,(174.8±51.2) ng/ml,(158.4±35.6) ng/ml and(124.2±30.3) ng/ml in the control group(P<0.05);the percentage of peripheral blood CD4+ cells and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ cells in the observation group were(34.0±4.6) % and (1.2±0.6),much higher than(29.3±4.1) % and(0.9±0.6) in the control group,while CD8+ cells was(26.5±4.9) %,much lower than(31.2±3.9) % in the control group(P<0.05);there were no significant difference as respect to the incidence of liver transplantation or liver cancer between the two group(2.9% and 5.9%,vs. 5.9% and 11.8%,respectively,P>0.05). Conclusion HU-MSCs transplantation and matrine could obviously relieve liver fibrosis,and improve liver function in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.

Key words: Decompensated liver cirrhosis, Mesenchymal stem cells, Transplantation, Prognosis