Gu C, Du W, Chai M, Jin Z, Zhou Y, Guo P, Zhou Y, Tan WS. Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells affect urea synthesis and the cell apoptosis of human induced hepatocytes by secreting IL-6 in a serum-free co-culture system.
Biotechnol J 2021;
17:e2100096. [PMID:
34378873 DOI:
10.1002/biot.202100096]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Bioartificial livers (BALs) are emerging as a potential supportive therapy for liver diseases. However, the maintenance of hepatocyte function and viability is a major challenge. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have attracted extensive attention for providing trophic support to hepatocytes, but only few studies have explored the interaction between human MSCs and human hepatocytes, and very little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms whereby MSCs affect hepatocyte function, especially in serum-free medium (SFM).
CONCLUSION
The SFM co-culture strategy showed major advantages in maintaining hiHep function and viability, which is of great significance for the clinical application of hiHeps in BALs. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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