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ReviewBiomolecules2024

Organ-on-a-Chip Models-New Possibilities in Experimental Science and Disease Modeling.

Bartłomiej Wysoczański, Marcin Świątek, Anna Wójcik-Gładysz

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Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Organ-on-a-chip toxicology.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2026
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  7. Bridging the Gap Between Static Histology and Dynamic Organ-on-a-Chip Models.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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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

3 authors.

Bartłomiej WysoczańskiDepartment of Animal Physiology, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3223-6339
Marcin ŚwiątekDepartment of Animal Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8903-5688
Anna Wójcik-GładyszDepartment of Animal Physiology, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8288-1267

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

'Organ-on-a-chip' technology is a promising and rapidly evolving model in biological research. This innovative microfluidic cell culture device was created using a microchip with continuously perfused chambers, populated by living cells arranged to replicate physiological processes at the tissue and organ levels. By consolidating multicellular structures, tissue-tissue interfaces, and physicochemical microenvironments, these microchips can replicate key organ functions. They also enable the high-resolution, real-time imaging and analysis of the biochemical, genetic, and metabolic activities of living cells in the functional tissue and organ contexts. This technology can accelerate research into tissue development, organ physiology and disease etiology, therapeutic approaches, and drug testing. It enables the replication of entire organ functions (e.g., liver-on-a-chip, hypothalamus-pituitary-on-a-chip) or the creation of disease models (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-on-a-chip, Parkinson's disease-on-a-chip) using specialized microchips and combining them into an integrated functional system. This technology allows for a significant reduction in the number of animals used in experiments, high reproducibility of results, and the possibility of simultaneous use of multiple cell types in a single model. However, its application requires specialized equipment, advanced expertise, and currently incurs high costs. Additionally, achieving the level of standardization needed for commercialization remains a challenge at this stage of development.

Indexed as

Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesAnimalsCell Culture TechniquesHumansLiverMicrophysiological SystemsModels, Biologicalmicrofluidicsmicrophysiological systemneurodegenerative diseasesneuroendocrinologyorgan-on-a-chip

Identifiers

PMID39766276
PMCPMC11674024

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