Targeting hepatic oxidative stress rescues bone loss in liver fibrosis
Soichiro Sonoda, Sara Murata, Haruyoshi Yamaza, Ratih Yuniartha, Junko Fujiyoshi, Koichiro Yoshimaru, Toshiharu Matsuura, Yoshinao Oda, Shouichi Ohga, Tasturo Tajiri, Tomoaki Taguchi, Takayoshi Yamaza
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Chronic liver diseases often involve metabolic damage to the skeletal system. The underlying mechanism of bone loss in chronic liver diseases remains unclear, and appropriate therapeutic options, except for orthotopic liver transplantation, have proved insufficient for these patients. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of transplantation of immature hepatocyte-like cells converted from stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED-Heps) in bone loss of chronic liver fibrosis. METHODS: treated mice. RESULTS: -injured livers. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that targeting hepatic ROS provides a novel approach to treat bone loss resulting from chronic liver diseases.