Improvement of Liver Transplantation Outcome by Heme Oxygenase-1-Transduced Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rats

Figure 5

IL-10, TGF-β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-17, IL-23, TNF-α, and IFN-γ concentrations in recipient serum. (A) Normal saline group; (B) HO-1 group; (C) BMMSCs group; (D) HO-1/MSCs group. Cytokine concentrations in the recipient serum were measured by ELISA on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 28 after transplantation ( in each group). Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (). Levels of IL-10 and TGF-β were significantly higher, while levels of IL-2, IL-6, IL-17, IL-23, TNF-α, and IFN-γ were significantly lower in the HO-1/MSCs group than those of control groups.