Undifferentiated Adipose Tissue Stem Cell Transplantation Promotes Hepatic Regeneration, Ameliorates Histopathologic Damage of the Liver, and Upregulates the Expression of Liver Regeneration- and Liver-Specific Genes in a Rat Model of Partial Hepatectomy

Figure 6

Histological analysis of the liver. (a, c, and e) Indicating the presence of severe congestion, vacuolization, inflammation, and necrosis in an animal of the CN₂ subgroup at the 7th postoperative day (a), which is statistically significantly improved in a transplanted animal of the B2 subgroup (c) and resembles normal liver histology in a transplanted animal of the C2 subgroup (e). (b, d, and f) Indicating the presence of moderate congestion, vacuolization, and inflammation in an animal of the CN3 subgroup at the 15th postoperative day (b), which is statistically significantly improved in a transplanted animal of the B3 subgroup (d) and resembles normal liver histology in a transplanted animal of the D3 subgroup (f).

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