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Hepatic Progenitor Specification from Pluripotent Stem Cells using a Defined Differentiation System
Published on: May 10, 2020
Enhanced Hepatic Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Gas-Permeable Membrane
Keiichi Kimura1, Ikki Horiguchi2, Taketomo Kido3
11 Department of Bioengineering and School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Impact Statement:
Although oxygen is a vital nutrient for the hepatocytes in vitro, few reports have focused on its effect during hepatic differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In this report, we performed the hepatic differentiation of human iPSCs (hiPSCs) under different atmospheric oxygen concentrations and oxygen supply fluxes to investigate the effects of oxygen in terms of both the concentration and the supply flux. Results demonstrate that direct oxygenation through a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane enhances the maturation and efficient production of hiPSC-derived hepatocyte-like cells (iHeps). Thus, direct oxygenation through a PDMS membrane is a better alternative culture method over conventional tissue culture-treated polystyrene (TCPS) plates for the maturation of hiPSC-derived hepatocytes in vitro.
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