Ongoing Research Study No.1
THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF STEM CELLS AND ZINC ON REDUCTION OF LIVER FIBROSIS
DR. KHALID KHAN (Co-Supervisor, Centre Of Poultry & Parasitology, Veterinary Research Institute, Peshawar)
ARSHEEMA KAZMI (M.Phil Scholar Bio-Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KPK, Pakistan)
INTRODUCTION:
Stem
Cells are potent to self renew and differentiate into many specific cells. Stem
cells proliferation and differentiation is of immense importance in modern
time. Mesenchymal Stem cells (MSC) may have a protective effect in the process
of liver injury repair and hepatocytes regeneration.
Liver
is important vital organ having a pivotal role in metabolic process in animal
body. Liver is made of hepatocytes cells and functions in diverse manner, like
protein synthesis, detoxification, carbohydrate, lipid metabolism and bile
production and regulation.
Hepatocytes
have a potential of regeneration and frequent restoration in case of injuries
and other hazardous effects of some metabolites, but when this potential of
regeneration is inherently impaired it may cause huge loss and the only
treatment is to transplant a liver.
Zinc is an essential component of a large number of enzymes participating in the synthesis and degradation of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids as well as metabolism of other micro nutrients. Zinc plays vital role in hepatotoxicity protection produced due to various chemicals or biological factors.
Hypothesis:
It is hypothesized that administration of Zn in combination of Stem Cells will
have high therapeutic and liver cells restorative potential against fibrotic
liver.
2. To determine the combined therapeutic potential of Zn and Stem Cells in reduction of liver fiberosis in mice.
Procedure for results
evaluation
1. Observation
of liver Morphology.
2. Histo-Pathological changes/ studies of fibrotic and regenerated tissues in negative control, positive control, Zn treated, MSCs treated and Zn and Stem cell combined treated liver of albino mice
3. Enzyme analysis of all groups (Biochemical Assays)
4. Gene expression for apoptotic, anti apoptotic and liver markers determination for different expression of specific effects.
ACTIVITIES: