Title:Organoids: Current Implications and Pharmaceutical Applications in Liver Diseases
Volume: 14
Author(s): Mengqi Zhu, Yuting Huang, Saiyan Bian, Qianqian Song, Jie Zhang, Wenjie Zheng*Chun Cheng*
Affiliation:
- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu,China
- Medical school of Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001,China
Keywords:
Liver organoids, pharmaceutical model, three-dimensional culture, liver diseases, epidermal growth factor, stem
cells.
Abstract: Understanding organogenesis, disorders, and repairing processes is particularly important
for understanding the disease occurrence and developing treatment approaches. At present, liver-
related studies are mainly conducted using in vivo models and cell lines, making it difficult to
generalize the full picture of the structural characteristics and functions of human organs. Organoid
is a three-dimensional (3D) culture system in vitro, which holds the promise to establish various
disease models and conduct in-depth research by generating organ-like tissues in a dish. Recent advances
in human liver organoids have provided a deeper understanding of this complex organ. In
this review, we provide a systematic overview of the construction methods of organoids, focusing
on their applications in the hepatic organogenesis and various liver disease models, as well as the
limitations of current models. The development of organoid models is proving to be crucial in future
liver research.
