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Comment
. 2013 Aug 1;13(2):139-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2013.07.014.

Transplantable liver organoids made from only three ingredients

Holger Willenbring  1 , Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez
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Transplantable liver organoids made from only three ingredients

Holger Willenbring et al. Cell Stem Cell. .

Abstract

Liver cell therapies using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are in development. A recent paper in Nature by Takebe et al. expands the range of liver diseases that could be treated with iPSC-derived hepatocytes by combining them with endothelial and stromal cells to generate organoids that survive and function extrahepatically.

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Transplantation of liver organoids into extra hepatic sites such as the mesentery as a potential therapy for liver cirrhosis. Arteries are shown in red, veins in blue, and biliary structures in green. Only the veins of the mesentery are shown.
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