Serum-Free Production of Human Stem Cell-Derived Liver Spheres for Cancer Metastasis Research.
Methods Mol Biol
; 2645: 189-209, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Renewable and scalable human liver tissue platforms are a powerful tool to study organ physiology and model diseases, such as cancer. Stem cell-derived models provide an alternative to cell lines, which can display limited relevance to primary cells and tissue. Historically, two-dimensional (2D) cultures have been used to model liver biology as they are easy to scale and deploy. However, 2D liver models lack functional diversity and phenotypic stability in long-term culture. To address those issues, protocols for generating the three-dimensional (3D) tissue aggregates have been developed. Here, we describe a methodology to generate 3D liver spheres from pluripotent stem cells. Liver spheres are composed of three key liver cell types (hepatic progenitor cells, endothelial cells, and hepatic stellate cells) and have been used to study human cancer cell metastasis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Células Madre Pluripotentes
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Methods Mol Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA