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To rapidly differentiate human adipose-derived stem cells into functional hepatocytes in vitro and evaluate their therapeutic potential in an in vivo model of liver injury.

July 8, 2008Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Rapid hepatic fate specification of adipose‐derived stem cells and their therapeutic potential for liver failure

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ABAgnieszka Banaś-ZąbczykRzeszów University TTTakumi TerataniJichi Medical University YYYusuke YamamotoEhime University

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Preclinical study demonstrates that transplanted adipose-derived hepatocytes restore metabolic function in mice with liver injury, suggesting their therapeutic potential for acute liver failure.

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To rapidly differentiate human adipose-derived stem cells into functional hepatocytes in vitro and evaluate their therapeutic potential in an in vivo model of liver injury.
Differentiated human adipose-derived stem cells into hepatocytes in vitro over 13 days and evaluated hepatocyte-specific markers and metabolic activity.
Transplanted the derived hepatocytes into nude mice with liver injury and evaluated serum biochemical parameters 24 hours post-transplantation.
Adipose-derived stem cells successfully differentiated into functional hepatocytes within 13 days, achieving functional properties of primary human hepatocytes.
Transplantation in mice with acute liver failure restored ammonia and purine metabolism while decreasing serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and ammonia.

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Banaś-Ząbczyk et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a910f79647f40dea9c1b003 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05496.x

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Preclinical study demonstrates that transplanted adipose-derived hepatocytes restore metabolic function in mice with liver injury, suggesting their therapeutic potential for acute liver failure.

Rapid hepatic fate specification of adipose‐derived stem cells and their therapeutic potential for liver failure

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Rapid hepatic fate specification of adipose‐derived stem cells and their therapeutic potential for liver failure

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