Cell sources for in vitro human liver cell culture models

K Zeilinger, N Freyer, G Damm… - Experimental …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
In vitro liver cell culture models are gaining increasing importance in pharmacological and
toxicological research. The source of cells used is critical for the relevance and the …

Cell therapy for advanced liver diseases: repair or rebuild

BJ Dwyer, MT Macmillan, PN Brennan, SJ Forbes - Journal of Hepatology, 2021 - Elsevier
Advanced liver disease presents a significant worldwide health and economic burden and
accounts for 3.5% of global mortality. When liver disease progresses to organ failure the …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive markers guide differentiation to improve graft outcome in clinical translation of hESC-based therapy for Parkinson's disease

A Kirkeby, S Nolbrant, K Tiklova, A Heuer, N Kee… - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
Stem cell treatments for neurodegenerative diseases are expected to reach clinical trials
soon. Most of the approaches currently under development involve transplantation of …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of hepatobiliary organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells

F Wu, D Wu, Y Ren, Y Huang, B Feng, N Zhao… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived liver modeling
systems have the potential to overcome the shortage of donors for clinical application and …

Small molecule-mediated reprogramming of human hepatocytes into bipotent progenitor cells

Y Kim, K Kang, SB Lee, D Seo, S Yoon, SJ Kim… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Currently, much effort is directed towards the development of new cell
sources for clinical therapy using cell fate conversion by small molecules. Direct lineage …

[HTML][HTML] Laminins in cellular differentiation

L Yap, HG Tay, MTX Nguyen, MS Tjin… - Trends in cell biology, 2019 - cell.com
Basement membrane laminins (LNs) have been shown to modulate cellular phenotypes and
differentiation both in vitro and during organogenesis in vivo. At least 16 laminin isoforms …

Challenges and opportunities in the design of liver-on-chip microdevices

A Ehrlich, D Duche, G Ouedraogo… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The liver is the central hub of xenobiotic metabolism and consequently the organ most prone
to cosmetic-and drug-induced toxicity. Failure to detect liver toxicity or to assess compound …

[HTML][HTML] 3D human liver tissue from pluripotent stem cells displays stable phenotype in vitro and supports compromised liver function in vivo

H Rashidi, NT Luu, SM Alwahsh, M Ginai… - Archives of …, 2018 - Springer
Liver disease is an escalating global health issue. While liver transplantation is an effective
mode of therapy, patient mortality has increased due to the shortage of donor organs …

A versatile biosynthetic hydrogel platform for engineering of tissue analogues

BJ Klotz, LA Oosterhoff, L Utomo, KS Lim… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
For creating functional tissue analogues in tissue engineering, stem cells require very
specific 3D microenvironments to thrive and mature. Demanding (stem) cell types that are …

3D bioprinting of liver spheroids derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells sustain liver function and viability in vitro

E Goulart, LC de Caires-Junior, KA Telles-Silva… - …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The liver is responsible for many metabolic, endocrine and exocrine functions.
Approximately 2 million deaths per year are associated with liver failure. Modern 3D …