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ArticlePloS one2024

Novel approach for reconstruction of the three-dimensional biliary system in decellularized liver scaffold using hepatocyte progenitors.

Kazuya Hirukawa, Hiroshi Yagi, Kohei Kuroda, Masafumi Watanabe, Kotaro Nishi, Shogo Nagata, Yuta Abe, Minoru Kitago, Shungo Adachi, Ryo Sudo and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazuya HirukawaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2553-2455
Hiroshi YagiDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.
Kohei KurodaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.
Masafumi WatanabeInstitute of Materials Science and Technology (E308), Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4133-5440
Kotaro NishiDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4961-2038
Shogo NagataDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.
Yuta AbeDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.
Minoru KitagoDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4909-1199
Shungo AdachiMolecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5232-411X
Ryo SudoDepartment of System Design Engineering, Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
Yuko KitagawaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Japan.
Keio University · JPNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JPTU Wien · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reconstruction of the biliary system is indispensable for the regeneration of transplantable liver grafts. Here, we report the establishment of the first continuous three-dimensional biliary system scaffold for bile acid excretion using a novel method. We confirmed the preservation of the liver-derived extracellular matrix distribution in the scaffold. In addition, hepatocyte progenitors decellularized via the bile duct by slow-speed perfusion differentiated into hepatocyte- and cholangiocyte-like cells, mimicking hepatic cords and bile ducts, respectively. Furthermore, qRT-PCR demonstrated increased ALB, BSEP, and AQP8 expression, revealing bile canaliculi- and bile duct-specific genetic patterns. Therefore, we concluded that locally preserved extracellular matrices in the scaffold stimulated hepatic progenitors and provided efficient differentiation, as well as regeneration of a three-dimensional continuous biliary system from hepatic cords through bile ducts. These findings suggest that organ-derived scaffolds can be utilized for the efficient reconstruction of functional biliary systems.

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Biliary TractLiverBile DuctsExtracellular MatrixHepatocytes

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PMID38359035
PMCPMC10868823
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