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ReviewCancers2021

Dynamic Physiological Culture of Ex Vivo Human Tissue: A Systematic Review.

Daniel Ll Hughes, Aron Hughes, Zahir Soonawalla, Somnath Mukherjee, Eric O'Neill

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel Ll HughesDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Aron HughesUndergraduate Centre, Cardiff University Medical School, Cardiff CF14 4YS, UK.
Zahir SoonawallaDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK.
Somnath MukherjeeDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Eric O'NeillDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
University of Oxford · GBCardiff University · GBOxford University Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional static culture fails to replicate the physiological conditions that exist in vivo. Recent advances in biomedical engineering have resulted in the creation of novel dynamic culturing systems that permit the recapitulation of normal physiological processes ex vivo. Whilst the physiological benefit for its use in the culture of two-dimensional cellular monolayer has been validated, its role in the context of primary human tissue culture has yet to be determined. This systematic review identified 22 articles that combined dynamic physiological culture techniques with primary human tissue culture. The most frequent method described (55%) utilised dynamic perfusion culture. A diverse range of primary human tissue was successfully cultured. The median duration of successful ex vivo culture of primary human tissue for all articles was eight days; however, a wide range was noted (5 h-60 days). Six articles (27%) reported successful culture of primary human tissue for greater than 20 days. This review illustrates the physiological benefit of combining dynamic culture with primary human tissue culture in both long-term culture success rates and preservation of native functionality of the tissue ex vivo. Further research efforts should focus on developing precise biochemical sensors that would allow for real-time monitoring and automated self-regulation of the culture system in order to maintain homeostasis. Combining these techniques allows the creation of an accurate system that can be used to gain a greater understanding of human physiology.

Indexed as

bioreactorcancercell culturedynamic physiological cultureorganotypic tissue slice cultureperfusion cultureprimary human tissue culture

Identifiers

PMID34201273
PMCPMC8229413
OpenAlexW3172403817

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