In Vitro Production of Functionally Mature Hepatocytes from Prospectively Isolated Hepatic Stem Cells

Cell Transplantation

Article

Hideki Taniguchi¹  Atsushi Suzuki²  Hiromitsu Nakauchi³ 

[1] Department of Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan;Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan;Laboratory of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan;

关键词: Hepatocyte;    Stem cell;    Transplantation;    Artificial liver organ;   

DOI  :  10.3727/000000003108747028

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Hepatocyte transplantation and artificial organ hepatic support require a number of functionally mature hepatocytes. However, their growth activity and functional behaviors are much smaller in culture after isolation from the liver. We examined whether continuously differentiating hepatocytes from multipotent hepatic stem cells that were isolated by using flow cytometry and propagated clonally in culture could be a source of clinical application. They actually gave rise to cells that were functionally equal to mature hepatocytes found in the adult liver, which secreted albumin into culture medium and metabolized harmful ammonium into urea. These data suggest that stem cell-derived hepatocytes are a useful cell source for developing therapeutic strategies, such as cell transplantation, gene therapy, and artificial liver organ to treat various liver disorders.

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