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ReviewStem cells translational medicine2016

Concise Review: Updated Advances and Current Challenges in Cell Therapy for Inborn Liver Metabolic Defects.

Mustapha Najimi, Florence Defresne, Etienne M Sokal

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Review in Stem cells translational medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Organoid transplant approaches for the liver.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2021
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  2. Hereditary tyrosinemia type Ⅰ: newborn screening, diagnosis and treatment.Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2021
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  3. Immuno-comparative screening of adult-derived human liver stem/progenitor cells for immune-inflammatory-associated molecules.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2021
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  11. Liver cell therapy: is this the end of the beginning?Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2018
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  17. The Story of Ammonia in Liver Disease: An Unraveling Continuum.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mustapha NajimiLaboratory of Pediatric Hepatology and Cell Therapy, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain and Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Florence DefresneLaboratory of Pediatric Hepatology and Cell Therapy, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain and Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Etienne M SokalLaboratory of Pediatric Hepatology and Cell Therapy, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain and Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium etienne.sokal@uclouvain.be.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelled: The development of liver cell transplantation (LCT), considered a major biotechnological breakthrough, was intended to provide more accessible treatments for liver disease patients. By preserving the native recipient liver and decreasing hospitalization time, this innovative approach has progressively gained interest among clinicians. LCT initially targets inborn errors of liver metabolism, enabling the compensation of deficient metabolic functions for up to 18 months post-transplantation, supporting its use at least as a bridge to transplantation. The rigorous clinical development and widespread use of LCT depends strongly on controlled and consistent clinical trial data, which may help improve several critical factors, including the standardization of raw biological material and immunosuppression regimens. Substantial effort has also been made in defining and optimizing the most efficient cell population to be transplanted in the liver setting. Although isolated hepatocytes remain the best cell type, showing positive clinical results, their widespread use is hampered by their poor resistance to both cryopreservation and in vitro culture, as well as ever-more-significant donor shortages. Hence, there is considerable interest in developing more standardized and widely accessible cell medicinal products to improve engraftment permanency and post-cell transplantation metabolic effects. SIGNIFICANCE: In this therapeutic approach to liver disease, new solutions are being designed and evaluated to bypass the documented limitations and move forward toward wide clinical use. Future developments also require a deep knowledge of regulatory framework to launch specific clinical trials that will allow clear assessment of cell therapy and help patients with significant unmet medical needs.

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHepatocytesHumansLiverLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMetabolism, Inborn ErrorsPhenotypeStem Cell TransplantationTreatment OutcomeCell transplantationEngraftmentHepatocyte differentiationLiverLiver regenerationMesenchymal stem cellsTransplantation

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PMID27245366
PMCPMC4954449

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