Effects of heme oxygenase-1-modified bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on microcirculation and energy metabolism following liver transplantation

Figure 3 The level of liver function indexes after liver transplantation. A: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT); B: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST); C: Total bilirubin (TBIL). The serum ALT and AST in the three groups increased initially and then decreased with increasing post-operative time. The serum liver enzymes in the HO-1/BMMSCs group were the lowest, and NS group were the highest on postoperative day (POD) 1, 5, 7, and 14 (P < 0.05). TBIL showed a trend to increase with time. TBIL of the HO-1/BMMSCs group were the lowest, and were highest in the NS group on POD5, 7 and 14 (P < 0.05). ^aP < 0.05 vs NS group, ^cP < 0.05 vs HO-1/BMMSCs group.