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Recent research studies suggest that stem cells, hepatocytes, and extracellular vesicles may provide therapeutic advantages due to their anti\u2010inflammatory, antioxidative, and regenerative activities. This study aimed to comparatively evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of these agents in a rat model of carbon tetrachloride (CCl\n                      <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                      )\u2013induced hepatic fibrosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Liver fibrosis was induced in male Wistar rats via intraperitoneal CCl\n                      <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                      injections for 8\u2009weeks. Then the animals were intravenously administrated stem cells, hepatocytes, hepatocyte\u2010derived exosomes, or stem cell\u2013derived exosomes. Also, a fibrosis, a sham, a intact, and a PBS\u2010treated group were consider the controls. After treatment, protein expression (alpha\u2010smooth muscle actin (\u03b1\u2010SMA), desmin), oxidative stress markers (superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, malondialdehyde), serum biochemical parameters (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, glucose, uric acid, cholesterol, triglycerides), and fibrosis\u2010related gene expression (matrix metalloproteinase 2\n                      <jats:italic>(MMP2)<\/jats:italic>\n                      , platelete\u2010derived\u00a0growth\u00a0factor\u00a0receptor\u00a0beta (\n                      <jats:italic>PDGFRB<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), transforming growth factor\u2010beta (\n                      <jats:italic>TGF\u2010\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), thymosin beta\u201010 (\n                      <jats:italic>TMSB10) and transmembrane\u00a0protein\u00a0176B\u00a0(TMEM176B)<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) were assessed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant liver damage, changed metabolic parameters, increased oxidative stress, and upregulated fibrosis markers were all observed in the fibrosis group. On the contrary, all treatments caused considerable improvements, though exosomes derived from stem cells demonstrated the most significant effects. Along with improved histopathological features, this group exhibited significant decreases in oxidative damage, liver enzymes, and profibrotic marker expression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Liver fibrosis was considerably reduced by stem cells, hepatocytes, and particularly their exosomes. 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