Natural Scaffolds Used for Liver Regeneration: A Narrative Update

Annually chronic liver diseases cause two million death worldwide. Although liver transplantation (LT) is still considered the best therapeutic option, the limited number of donated livers and lifelong side effects of LT has led researchers to seek alternative therapies. Tissue engineering (TE) as a...

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Published in:Stem cell reviews and reports 2022-10, Vol.18 (7), p.2262-2278
Main Authors: Vazirzadeh, Masoud, Azarpira, Negar, Davoodi, Parsa, Vosough, Massoud, Ghaedi, Kamran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biocompatibility
Biodegradability
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Cell Biology
Growth factors
Hydrogels
Life Sciences
Liver
Liver diseases
Liver transplantation
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering
Somatic cells
Stem Cells
Tissue engineering
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Summary:Annually chronic liver diseases cause two million death worldwide. Although liver transplantation (LT) is still considered the best therapeutic option, the limited number of donated livers and lifelong side effects of LT has led researchers to seek alternative therapies. Tissue engineering (TE) as a promising method is considered for liver repair and regeneration. TE uses natural or synthetic scaffolds, functional somatic cells, multipotent stem cells, and growth factors to develop new organs. Biological scaffolds are notable in TE because of their capacity to mimic extracellular matrices, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. Moreover, natural scaffolds are classified based on their source and function in three separate groups. Hemostat-based scaffolds as the first group were reviewed for their application in coagulation in liver injury or surgery. Furthermore, recent studies showed improvement in the function of biological hydrogels in liver regeneration and vascularity. In addition, different applications of natural scaffolds were discussed and compared with synthetic scaffolds. Finally, we focused on the efforts to improve the performance of decellularized extracellular matrixes for liver implantation. Graphical abstract
ISSN:2629-3269
2629-3277
2629-3277
DOI:10.1007/s12015-022-10362-8