ReviewInternational journal of stem cells2015
Cell sources, liver support systems and liver tissue engineering: alternatives to liver transplantation.
Review in International journal of stem cells, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.
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36 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocyte-like Cells: Induction Methods and Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- Role of three-dimensional printing and artificial intelligence in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: Challenges and opportunities.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Review
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- Regenerative Medicine of Liver: Promises, Advances and Challenges.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Progress of 3D Bioprinting in Organ Manufacturing.Polymers · 2021Review
- Xenogeneic stem cell transplantation: Research progress and clinical prospects.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Review
- The Role of the Microenvironment in Controlling the Fate of Bioprinted Stem Cells.Chemical reviews · 2020Review
- Liver regeneration and alcoholic liver disease.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
- Regulated differentiation of stem cells into an artificial 3D liver as a transplantable source.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2020Review
- Pluripotent-Stem-Cell-Derived Hepatic Cells: Hepatocytes and Organoids for Liver Therapy and Regeneration.Cells · 2020Review
- Tissue Engineering in Liver Regenerative Medicine: Insights into Novel Translational Technologies.Cells · 2020Review
- Micro‑dimpled surface atelocollagen maintains primary human hepatocytes in culture and may promote their functionality compared with collagen coat culture.International journal of molecular medicine · 2019Article
- Human hepatocellular adenoma as a promising cell source for bioartificial liver systems.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019Article
- The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Engraftment in Rat Fibrotic Liver upon Transplantation.Stem cells international · 2019Article
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Abstract
The liver is the largest organ in the body; it has a complex architecture, wide range of functions and unique regenerative capacity. The growing incidence of liver diseases worldwide requires increased numbers of liver transplant and leads to an ongoing shortage of donor livers. To meet the huge demand, various alternative approaches are being investigated including, hepatic cell transplantation, artificial devices and bioprinting of the organ itself. Adult hepatocytes are the preferred cell sources, but they have limited availability, are difficult to isolate, propagate poor and undergo rapid functional deterioration in vitro. There have been efforts to overcome these drawbacks; by improving culture condition for hepatocytes, providing adequate extracellular matrix, co-culturing with extra-parenchymal cells and identifying other cell sources. Differentiation of human stem cells to hepatocytes has become a major interest in the field of stem cell research and has progressed greatly. At the same time, use of decellularized organ matrices and 3 D printing are emerging cutting-edge technologies for tissue engineering, opening up new paths for liver regenerative medicine. This review provides a compact summary of the issues, and the locations of liver support systems and tissue engineering, with an emphasis on reproducible and useful sources of hepatocytes including various candidates formed by differentiation from stem cells.
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