Bone Marrow Cells Reduce Collagen Deposition in the Rat Model of Common Bile Duct Ligation

Guilherme Baldo^1,2, Nelson Alexandre Kretzmann^1,3, Juliana Tieppo⁴, Gustavo Pereira Filho⁴, Carolina Uribe Cruz^1,5, Luise Meurer⁶, Themis Reverbel Da Silveira⁴, Jorge Luis Dos Santos⁴, Cláudio Augusto Marroni³, Norma Possa Marroni⁴, Roberto Giugliani^1,2,5 and Ursula Matte^1,5*

¹Gene Therapy Center, Experimental Research Center, HCPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil

²Post Graduation Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

³Post Graduation Program in Hepatology, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil

⁴Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Experimental Research Center, HCPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil

⁵Post Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

⁶Experimental Pathology Unit - Experimental Research Center, HCPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil

^*Corresponding Author: Ursula Matte, Gene Therapy Center, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre – RS, CEP:90035-903, Brazil, Tel: 55-51-33598838 Email: