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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2025

Blastocyst complementation: current progress and future directions in xenogeneic organogenesis.

Paula Barlabé, Xabier L Aranguren, Giulia Coppiello

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Review in Stem cell research & therapy, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Genetically engineered porcine liver: a new era in transplantation.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Paula BarlabéBiomedical Engineering Program, Enabling Technologies Division, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
Xabier L ArangurenBiomedical Engineering Program, Enabling Technologies Division, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, 31008, Pamplona, Spain. xlaranguren@unav.es.
Giulia CoppielloBiomedical Engineering Program, Enabling Technologies Division, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, 31008, Pamplona, Spain. gcoppiello@unav.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6896-1084

Funding

Gobierno de Navarra 0011-1411-2022-000092'la Caixa' Foundation LCF/PR/HR24/00152Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-122589OB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The generation of organs derived from pluripotent stem cells can be achieved in vivo through the blastocyst complementation technique. This method is based on the introduction of pluripotent stem cells into organogenesis-disabled pre-implantation embryos, where environmental signals instruct donor cells to colonize the vacant niche and to develop into the missing organ. When applied interspecies, this approach has the potential to produce human organs in genetically engineered livestock, offering a promising solution to the global transplants' shortage crisis. In this review, we summarize the current progress in blastocyst complementation research and highlight the key challenges that must be addressed to advance this field.

Indexed as

BlastocystOrganogenesisPluripotent Stem CellsAnimalsHumansBlastocyst complementationChimeraInterspecies organogenesisOrgan generationOrgan transplantationPluripotent stem cells

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PMID40551151
PMCPMC12186422

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