Liver organoids: updates on generation strategies and biomedical applications.
Stem Cell Res Ther
; 15(1): 244, 2024 Aug 07.
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The liver is the most important metabolic organ in the body. While mouse models and cell lines have further deepened our understanding of liver biology and related diseases, they are flawed in replicating key aspects of human liver tissue, particularly its complex structure and metabolic functions. The organoid model represents a major breakthrough in cell biology that revolutionized biomedical research. Organoids are in vitro three-dimensional (3D) physiological structures that recapitulate the morphological and functional characteristics of tissues in vivo, and have significant advantages over traditional cell culture methods. In this review, we discuss the generation strategies and current advances in the field focusing on their application in regenerative medicine, drug discovery and modeling diseases.
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