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Riordan S, Skouteris G, Williams R. Metabolic Activity and Clinical Efficacy of Animal and Human Hepatocytes in Bioartificial Support Systems for Acute Liver Failure. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889802100609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- S.M. Riordan
- Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School and Hospitals, London - England
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- Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School and Hospitals, London - England
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- Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School and Hospitals, London - England
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Diekmann S, Glöckner P, Bader A. The Influence of Different Cultivation Conditions on the Metabolic Functionality of Encapsulated Primary Hepatocytes. Int J Artif Organs 2018; 30:192-8. [PMID: 17417757 DOI: 10.1177/039139880703000303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The clinical application of bioartificial liver support systems (BALS) is still limited because of technical problems associated with the storage, transport and scale-up of common systems. The encapsulation of primary hepatocytes could solve these problems since the scale-up depends only on the number of the beads and encapsulation leads to protection of the cells during the process of freezing and thawing. Many efforts have been made to find an appropriate material for the encapsulation of primary hepatocytes in terms of mechanical resistance as well as appropriate bio- and hemo-compatibility This study focuses on the improvement of the metabolic functionality of encapsulated primary hepatocytes. A comparison between two different cultivation models showed that dynamic cultivation conditions lead to a 20.4-fold increase in the albumin production and a 5.21-fold increase in the urea synthesis of encapsulated hepatocytes. Furthermore, the influence of different ratios of the number of the cells to the volume of the media was analyzed. Encapsulated hepatocytes cultured with a high amount of medium were characterized by a significantly higher metabolic activity compared to encapsulated hepatocytes cultured with a low level of medium. Interestingly, the cell concentration per mL alginate has no significant influence on the metabolic activity of encapsulated hepatocytes. In conclusion, different optimization strategies are discussed and, finally, the functionality of encapsulated hepatocytes is compared to the standard model of hepatocyte culture, the collagen sandwich.
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- S Diekmann
- Biotechnological-Biomedical Center, Cell Techniques and Applied Stem Cell Biology, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Deng F, Chen L, Zhang Y, Zhao S, Wang Y, Li N, Li S, Guo X, Ma X. Development of a bioreactor based on magnetically stabilized fluidized bed for bioartificial liver. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2015; 38:2369-77. [PMID: 26391509 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-015-1472-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bioartificial liver (BAL) based on microcapsules has been proposed as a potential treatment for acute liver failure. The bioreactors used in such BAL are usually expected to achieve sufficient flow rate and minimized void volume for effective application. Due to the superiorities in bed pressure drop and operation velocity, magnetically stabilized fluidized beds (MSFBs) show the potential to serve as ideal microcapsule-based bioreactors. In the present study, we attempted to develop a microcapsule-based MSFB bioreactor for bioartificial liver device. Compared to conventional-fluidized bed bioreactors, the bioreactor presented here increased perfusion velocity and decreased void volume significantly. Meanwhile, the mechanical stability as well as the immunoisolation property of magnetite microcapsules were well maintained during the fluidization. Besides, the magnetite microcapsules were found no toxicity to cell survival. Therefore, our study might provide a novel approach for the design of microcapsule-based bioartificial liver bioreactors.
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- Fei Deng
- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Material Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.
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Legallais C, Gautier A, Dufresne M, Carpentier B, Baudoin R. The place of adsorption and biochromatography in extracorporeal liver support systems. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2008; 861:171-6. [PMID: 17766201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2007] [Revised: 06/15/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Artificial and bioartificial liver devices aim at replacing some or all liver functions in the cases of end stage or fulminant disorders. Among all of its function, liver plays a key role in detoxification of substances that are hydrosoluble or bound to albumin. In this paper, the authors first reviewed the requirements for temporary liver support, then the adsorption-based systems that can be found on the market and finally propose new applications of biochromatography using perfusion-based bioartificial systems.
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- C Legallais
- Technological University of Compiègne, UMR CNRS 6600 Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, BP 20529, 60205 Compiègne Cedex, France. cecile@
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Diekmann S, Bader A, Schmitmeier S. Present and Future Developments in Hepatic Tissue Engineering for Liver Support Systems : State of the art and future developments of hepatic cell culture techniques for the use in liver support systems. Cytotechnology 2006; 50:163-79. [PMID: 19003077 PMCID: PMC3476010 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-006-6336-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2006] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The liver is the most important organ for the biotransformation of xenobiotics, and the failure to treat acute or acute-on-chronic liver failure causes high mortality rates in affected patients. Due to the lack of donor livers and the limited possibility of the clinical management there has been growing interest in the development of extracorporeal liver support systems as a bridge to liver transplantation or to support recovery during hepatic failure. Earlier attempts to provide liver support comprised non-biological therapies based on the use of conventional detoxification procedures, such as filtration and dialysis. These techniques, however, failed to meet the expected efficacy in terms of the overall survival rate due to the inadequate support of several essential liver-specific functions. For this reason, several bioartificial liver support systems using isolated viable hepatocytes have been constructed to improve the outcome of treatment for patients with fulminant liver failure by delivering essential hepatic functions. However, controlled trials (phase I/II) with these systems have shown no significant survival benefits despite the systems' contribution to improvements in clinical and biochemical parameters. For the development of improved liver support systems, critical issues, such as the cell source and culture conditions for the long-term maintenance of liver-specific functions in vitro, are reviewed in this article. We also discuss aspects concerning the performance, biotolerance and logistics of the selected bioartificial liver support systems that have been or are currently being preclinically and clinically evaluated.
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- Sonja Diekmann
- Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Cell Techniques and Applied Stem Cell Biotechnology, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Cell Techniques and Applied Stem Cell Biotechnology, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Cell Techniques and Applied Stem Cell Biotechnology, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Weber W, Rinderknecht M, Daoud-El Baba M, de Glutz FN, Aubel D, Fussenegger M. CellMAC: a novel technology for encapsulation of mammalian cells in cellulose sulfate/pDADMAC capsules assembled on a transient alginate/Ca2+ scaffold. J Biotechnol 2004; 114:315-26. [PMID: 15522441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2004] [Revised: 07/14/2004] [Accepted: 07/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Microencapsulation of desired mammalian cell phenotypes in biocompatible polymer matrices represents a powerful technology for cell-based therapies and biopharmaceutical manufacturing of protein therapeutics. We have pioneered a novel jet break-up-compatible process for encapsulation of mammalian cells in cellulose sulfate (CS)/poly-diallyl-dimethyl-ammoniumchloride (pDADMAC) (CellMAC) capsules. CS and pDADMAC polymerize on a transient ad hoc co-assembled Ca2+/alginate scaffold and form homogenous capsules following dissolution of the alginate core by Ca2+ chelating agents. CellMAC capsules exhibited excellent mechanical properties and showed a molecular weight cut-off between 43 and 77kDa. Chinese hamster ovary cells engineered for constitutive production of the glycohormone erythropoietin reached high viable cell densities when grown inside CellMAC capsules, while specific erythropoietin (EPO) productivities matched those of conventional non-encapsulated control cultures. CellMAC-encapsulated EPO-production cell lines induced increased EPO serum levels when implanted intraperitoneally into mice and provided robust glycoprotein production during standard stirred-tank bioreactor operation. We expect the CellMAC technology to foster advances in therapeutic encapsulation of engineered cell lines as well as manufacturing of protein pharmaceuticals.
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- Wilfried Weber
- Institute of Biotechnology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Hoenggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Cellesi F, Tirelli N, Hubbell JA. Towards a fully-synthetic substitute of alginate: development of a new process using thermal gelation and chemical cross-linking. Biomaterials 2004; 25:5115-24. [PMID: 15109835 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2003] [Accepted: 12/04/2003] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We have previously described a gelation process based on the occurrence of both physical and a chemical mechanisms ('tandem process'), in which a telechelic linear poly(propylene glycol)-bl-poly(ethylene glycol)-bl-poly(propylene glycol) is first thermally gelled and subsequently covalently cross-linked by the reaction of polymer end groups at the termini of the copolymer. The quick kinetics of the reverse thermal gelation and the harmless character of the Michael-type addition between two sets of terminal groups, acrylates on one set and thiols on the other, allows irreversibly cross-linked hydrogels to be obtained in a rapid and biocompatible fashion, even when gelation was conducted in direct contact with cells. This allows in principle for an application of the tandem process in cell encapsulation. In the present work, we have optimized the macromolecular architecture and functionality of the precursors for allowing the use of the tandem process in encapsulation devices designed for calcium alginate. The mechanical, diffusional and biocompatibility properties of these materials were characterized; the comparison of mass transport properties of the tandem gels with those of calcium alginate suggests a similar or even better immunoisolation effect.
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- Francesco Cellesi
- Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland
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Yin C, Mien Chia S, Hoon Quek C, Yu H, Zhuo RX, Leong KW, Mao HQ. Microcapsules with improved mechanical stability for hepatocyte culture. Biomaterials 2003; 24:1771-80. [PMID: 12593959 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(02)00580-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Packed-bed or fluidized-bed bioreactor filled with microencapsulated hepatocytes has been proposed as one of the promising designs for bioartificial liver assist device (BLAD) because of potential advantages of high mass transport rate and optimal microenvironment for hepatocyte culture. Recently, we have developed a microcapsule system for the encapsulation of hepatocytes. The microcapsules consist of an inner core of modified collagen and an outer shell of terpolymer of methyl methacrylate, methacrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate. Cells encapsulated in these microcapsules exhibit enhanced cellular functions. Improving the mechanical stability of the microcapsules to withstand the shear stress induced by high perfusion rate would be crucial to the success of BLAD applications. In this study, we investigated the effects of terpolymer molecular weight (M(w)) on the mechanical property of these microcapsules and the differentiated functions of encapsulated hepatocytes. Six terpolymers with different M(w) were synthesized using radical polymerization in solution by adjusting the reaction temperature and the initiator concentration. All the terpolymers formed microcapsules with the methylated collagen. While the terpolymer M(w) had little effect on the capsule membrane thickness and permeability of serum albumin, the mechanical property of the microcapsules was significantly improved by the higher M(w) of the terpolymer. Differentiated functions of the hepatocytes cultured in the microcapsules, including urea synthesis, albumin synthesis and cytochrome P450 metabolic activity, were not significantly affected by the terpolymer M(w).
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- Chao Yin
- Johns Hopkins Singapore, Tissue & Therapeutic Engineering Lab, 117597 Singapore
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Rapid advances in development of bioartificial liver assist devices (BLADs) are exciting clinical interest in the application of BLAD technology for support of patients with acute liver failure. Four devices (Circe Biomedical HepatAssist, Vitagen ELAD, Gerlach BELS, and Excorp Medical BLSS) that rely on hepatocytes cultured in hollow-fiber membrane technology are currently in various stages of clinical evaluation. Several alternative approaches for culture and perfusion of hepatocytes have been evaluated in preclinical, large animal models of liver failure, or at a laboratory scale. Engineering design issues with respect to xenotransplantation, BLAD perfusion, hepatocyte functionality and culture maintenance, and ultimate distribution of a BLAD to a clinical site are delineated.
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- J F Patzer
- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. patzer+@pitt.edu
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Legallais C, David B, Doré E. Bioartificial livers (BAL): current technological aspects and future developments. J Memb Sci 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0376-7388(00)00539-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Riordan SM, Williams R. Extracorporeal support and hepatocyte transplantation in acute liver failure and cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1999; 14:757-70. [PMID: 10482426 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01945.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The relative shortage of donor organs and lack of immediate availability mean that many patients with acute liver failure die before orthotopic liver transplantation can be performed. An effective temporary liver support system could improve the chance of survival with or without a transplant being ultimately carried out. Recent technological advances resulting in improved maintenance of hepatocyte viability and function in culture and bioreactor designs which facilitate adequate perfusion of the cellular component and removal of products of cellular metabolism have led to the development of a number of bioartificial devices for liver support. Three such devices have undergone preliminary clinical evaluation in the setting of acute liver failure, with a statistically significant reduction in raised intracerebral pressure along with improvements in consciousness level and some biochemical parameters associated with treatment with one of these. Several other devices with different characteristics have shown promise in vitro and/or in animal models but await clinical evaluation. Several new totally artificial systems have also been described, along with the emergence of isolated hepatocyte transplantation, with reports of successful 'bridging' to liver transplantation. Controlled trials on a multicentre basis in well-defined patient groups and with standardized outcome measures will be required to properly evaluate the clinical value of each of these approaches to providing liver support in acute liver failure and cirrhosis. A better understanding of mechanisms underlying multiorgan failure and of factors inhibiting liver regeneration, thereby allowing a more targeted approach, will be essential to the further development of effective liver support strategies in these settings.
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- S M Riordan
- Institute of Hepatology, Royal Free and University College Medical School and University College Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
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