Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29291400›Full record

ReviewExperimental cell research2018

Liver 'organ on a chip'.

Colin H Beckwitt, Amanda M Clark, Sarah Wheeler, D Lansing Taylor, Donna B Stolz, Linda Griffith, Alan Wells

Open access · bronzeAbstract readReview
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Review in Experimental cell research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
106citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 205 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Organoids of liver diseases: From bench to bedside.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019
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  7. Standard: human liver-on-a-chip.Cell regeneration (London, England) · 2025
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46 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Colin H BeckwittDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; The McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Research and Development Service, VA Pittsburgh Health System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA.
Amanda M ClarkDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Sarah WheelerDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
D Lansing TaylorComputational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; The McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Drug Discovery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Donna B StolzCell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; The McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Linda GriffithDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Alan WellsDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; The McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Research and Development Service, VA Pittsburgh Health System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA. Electronic address: wellsa@Upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine · USMassachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Measuring the Temporal-Spatial Responses of Dormancy and Drug Resistance in a Human Breast Cancer Metastatic Niche within a Liver-on-a-Chip Microphysiological PlatformUH3TR000503 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TAYLOR, D. LANSING · 2014 to 2016
$6.2M
Cellular Approaches to Tissue Engineering/RegenerationT32EB001026 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DUNCAN, ANDREW W, MONGA, SATDARSHAN SINGH · 2003 to 2024
$5.5M
Probing the Role of the Tumor Microenvironment on Mechanistic Biomarkers for Chemotherapeutic ResistanceUH3TR000496 · NCATS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GRIFFITH, LINDA G · 2014 to 2016
$3.5M
Oxygen impact on tumor metastasis dormancy and therapyF30CA199947 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BECKWITT, COLIN HENRY · 2016 to 2018
$142k
Molecular Regulation of Cancer ProgressionI01BX001017 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI WELLS, ALAN · 2012 to 2015
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Molecular Regulation of Breast Cancer ProgressionI01BX003368 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI WELLS, ALAN · 2016 to 2023
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BLRD VA I01 BX001017BLRD VA I01 BX003368NCATS NIH HHS UH3 TR000496NCI NIH HHS F30 CA199947NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB001026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The liver plays critical roles in both homeostasis and pathology. It is the major site of drug metabolism in the body and, as such, a common target for drug-induced toxicity and is susceptible to a wide range of diseases. In contrast to other solid organs, the liver possesses the unique ability to regenerate. The physiological importance and plasticity of this organ make it a crucial system of study to better understand human physiology, disease, and response to exogenous compounds. These aspects have impelled many to develop liver tissue systems for study in isolation outside the body. Herein, we discuss these biologically engineered organoids and microphysiological systems. These aspects have impelled many to develop liver tissue systems for study in isolation outside the body. Herein, we discuss these biologically engineered organoids and microphysiological systems.

Indexed as

Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesMicrofluidicsTissue EngineeringAnimalsHepatocytesHumansLiverModels, Biological3D culture systemsMicrophysiologic systemsOrganoids

Identifiers

PMID29291400
PMCPMC5944300
OpenAlexW2776354711

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