[HTML][HTML] Building consensus on definition and nomenclature of hepatic, pancreatic, and biliary organoids

A Marsee, FJM Roos, MMA Verstegen, F Roos… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Hepatic, pancreatic, and biliary (HPB) organoids are powerful tools for studying
development, disease, and regeneration. As organoid research expands, the need for clear …

Animal and organoid models of liver fibrosis

Y Bao, L Wang, H Pan, T Zhang, Y Chen, S Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Liver fibrosis refers to the process underlying the development of chronic liver diseases,
wherein liver cells are repeatedly destroyed and regenerated, which leads to an excessive …

Three-dimensional bio-printing of primary human hepatocellular carcinoma for personalized medicine

F Xie, L Sun, Y Pang, G Xu, B Jin, H Xu, X Lu, Y Xu… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal tumors worldwide. This study aims
to address the lack of faithful and available in vitro models for patient-specific drug screening …

Human biomimetic liver microphysiology systems in drug development and precision medicine

A Gough, A Soto-Gutierrez, L Vernetti… - Nature reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Microphysiology systems (MPS), also called organs-on-chips and tissue chips, are
miniaturized functional units of organs constructed with multiple cell types under a variety of …

Hepatic stellate cell regulation of liver regeneration and repair

LJ Kitto, NC Henderson - Hepatology Communications, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The hepatic mesenchyme has been studied extensively in the context of liver fibrosis;
however, much less is known regarding the role of mesenchymal cells during liver …

Fetal liver hematopoiesis: from development to delivery

K Lewis, M Yoshimoto, T Takebe - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Clinical transplants of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) can provide a lifesaving therapy for
many hematological diseases; however, therapeutic applications are hampered by donor …

Genetics of hepatocellular carcinoma: approaches to explore molecular diversity

S Caruso, DR O'Brien, SP Cleary, LR Roberts… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) are highly heterogeneous malignancies with different
risk factors, including alcohol abuse, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus …

Liver organoid as a 3D in vitro model for drug validation and toxicity assessment

A Brooks, X Liang, Y Zhang, CX Zhao… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen many advancements in the development of three-dimensional
(3D) in vitro models in pharmaceutical sciences and industry. Specifically, organoids present …

From spheroids to organoids: the next generation of model systems of human cardiac regeneration in a dish

M Scalise, F Marino, L Salerno, E Cianflone… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organoids are tiny, self-organized, three-dimensional tissue cultures that are derived from
the differentiation of stem cells. The growing interest in the use of organoids arises from their …

[HTML][HTML] Liver spheroids on chips as emerging platforms for drug screening

D Huang, X Zhang, X Fu, Y Zu, W Sun, Y Zhao - Engineered Regeneration, 2021 - Elsevier
Liver plays a critical role in drug metabolism and nowadays multi-cellular culture systems
aiming at imitating liver-specific morphology and functionality are advancing robustly …