代謝機能を持つヒト成人肝細胞オルガノイドの生成

Ryo Igarashi1,2, Mayumi Oda1,2, Ryo Okada3

  • 1Department of Organoid Medicine, Sakaguchi Laboratory, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Nature
|April 16, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

この研究では,WntとSTAT3のシグナル伝達を活性化することで,ヒトの成人肝細胞が長期的に自己再生することが示されています. この画期的な発見により 肝臓疾患の研究と治療のための 機能的な肝臓器官の生成が可能になりました

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