Liver fibrosis is a response to chronic liver injury caused by a variety of factors, such as alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cholestatic liver disease. The combined effect of all these factors on the liver is to produce chronic inflammation leading to an abnormal wound-healing response. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are pluripotent stem cells that are able to implant into target tissues and secrete a variety of factors that can alter or improve the function of damaged tissues. Stem cells have the advantages of self-renewal, pluripotent differentiation and low immunogenicity. Due to their differentiation potential and paracrine characteristics, MSCs are the key for repair. This review focuses on the mechanism and progress of MSCs and their modifiers in liver fibrosis.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |