Cell Transplantation-based Regenerative Medicine in Liver Diseases

Overview

Journal Stem Cell Reports

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2023 Aug 9

PMID 37557073

Authors

Vincenzo Cardinale

Nicolas Lanthier

Pedro M Baptista

Guido Carpino

Gianluca Carnevale

Giuseppe Orlando

Roberta Angelico

Tommaso Maria Manzia

Detlef Schuppan

Massimo Pinzani

Domenico Alvaro

Rachele Ciccocioppo

Basak E Uygun

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Abstract

This review aims to evaluate the current preclinical state of liver bioengineering, the clinical context for liver cell therapies, the cell sources, the delivery routes, and the results of clinical trials for end-stage liver disease. Different clinical settings, such as inborn errors of metabolism, acute liver failure, chronic liver disease, liver cirrhosis, and acute-on-chronic liver failure, as well as multiple cellular sources were analyzed; namely, hepatocytes, hepatic progenitor cells, biliary tree stem/progenitor cells, mesenchymal stromal cells, and macrophages. The highly heterogeneous clinical scenario of liver disease and the availability of multiple cellular sources endowed with different biological properties make this a multidisciplinary translational research challenge. Data on each individual liver disease and more accurate endpoints are urgently needed, together with a characterization of the regenerative pathways leading to potential therapeutic benefit. Here, we critically review these topics and identify related research needs and perspectives in preclinical and clinical settings.

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