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  • Hepatology and Regenerative Medicine
  • Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • End-stage liver disease and acute liver failure present significant clinical challenges.
  • Orthotopic liver transplantation, while established, is limited by donor organ scarcity.
  • Current artificial and bioartificial liver support systems have not yet yielded convincing clinical outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss conceptual limitations of existing liver support therapies.
  • To analyze alternative and emerging liver support strategies for clinical relevance.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current liver support systems and their limitations.
  • Analysis of alternative concepts: hepatocyte transplantation.
  • Evaluation of cutting-edge developments: decellularized organ repopulation, biofabrication (printing, induced organogenesis).

Main Results:

  • Hepatocyte transplantation shows promise for temporary treatment of metabolic diseases.
  • Engineered hepatic tissue implantation data is currently limited to preclinical studies.
  • Existing liver support systems face conceptual limitations impacting clinical outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Hepatocyte transplantation offers a viable temporary solution for specific liver conditions.
  • Bioengineered approaches like organ repopulation and biofabrication are promising future directions.
  • Evolving bioengineered liver support therapies hold potential for addressing donor organ limitations.