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Liver organoids provide an effective and increasingly complex in vitro model for studying liver physiology, cellular interplay, and diseases, bridging the gap between overly simple 2D cell cultures and overly complex whole animal models. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To review advancements, limitations, and future directions in developing three-dimensional liver organoid systems that replicate hepatic architecture, maturation, and microenvironmental complexity.

September 5, 2026FEBS LettersOpen Access

Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

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ADAnna M. DowbajMunich University of Applied Sciences MHMeritxell HuchCenter for Systems Biology Dresden

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Review highlights advancements in liver organoid systems for mimicking multicellular architecture, indicating their growing utility in modeling genetic, metabolic, and oncologic hepatic diseases.

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To review advancements, limitations, and future directions in developing three-dimensional liver organoid systems that replicate hepatic architecture, maturation, and microenvironmental complexity.
Synthesized literature comparing traditional two-dimensional cell cultures and animal models with emergent three-dimensional liver organoid platforms.
Evaluated technical approaches for modeling cell-type diversity, cellular maturation, and structural organization across homeostasis, regeneration, and pathogenesis.
Liver organoids overcome the oversimplification of 2D cultures and the excessive complexity of animal models, providing a functional system to study cell-cell interactions.
Three-dimensional organoid platforms successfully replicate human disease phenotypes in genetic liver disorders, metabolic conditions, and hepatic malignancies.
Achieving full cellular maturation, vascularization, and complete tissue architecture remains an ongoing limitation requiring further bioengineering improvements.

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Dowbaj et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3e16b95aff0620eb159 https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.70432

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Review highlights advancements in liver organoid systems for mimicking multicellular architecture, indicating their growing utility in modeling genetic, metabolic, and oncologic hepatic diseases.

Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

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Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

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