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Generation of a Humanized Mouse Liver Using Human Hepatic Stem Cells
Published on: August 29, 2016
[Potential of cell transplantation as an alternative to liver transplantation]
Shifeng Li1, Xianliang Huang, Huaiqing Chen
1Oklahoma Transplant Center, Oklahomna University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
Abstract:
Human hepatocyte transplantation to treat liver-based metabolic deficiencies and acute liver failure has shown promising early improvement in liver function; however, long-term success has not been achieved. Stem cell transplantation to restore liver function as an alternative to whole liver transplantation has not been successful in humans. As alternative sources of cells for human hepatocyte transplantation, stem cells are under investigation. The liver extracellular matrix presents an ideal scaffold for stem cell differentiation into hepatocytes, as well as cell transplantation. The innovative technique of the decellularized liver matrix presents great potential as the scaffold for hepatocyte maturation and transplantation, and allows the development of engineered recellularized liver graft for transplantation.
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