INITIAL RESULT ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW STEM CELLS IN 5 PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL-INDUCED DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS
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Objectives: To study the feasibility and initial results of autologous bone marrow stem cell therapy in patients with alcoholic decompensated cirrhosis. Subjects and methods: 5 patients with alcoholic decompensated cirrhosis (age 47-60), eligible to participate in the study, were recruited from February 2021 to June 2021. Using hematopoietic stem cells, extracted from 200-300ml of bone marrow fluid, and injected into the liver through the hepatic artery. Patients were followed up for 6 months after transplantation. Results: no complications related to the use of stem cells were recorded in the patients, the stem cell mass was satisfactory, the CD34+ cell concentration/µl of bone marrow fluid collected was 51.55 27.42; The mean absolute number of CD34+ cells was 15.46 8.22x106. Albumin concentration after treatment increased after treatment compared to the time of T0, but the difference was not statistically significant with p > 0.05; There was no improvement with bilirubin and prothrombin. Conclusion: Stem cell transplantation in subjects with alcoholic cirrhosis is feasible, no complications related to the use of stem cells have been recorded, the initial results are not statistically significant.
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cirrhosis, stem cell transplantation, bone marrow, alcoholic liver disease
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