Purpose&Contents
- Establish human liver stem cell isolation, differentiation methods
- Select human liver stem cell for clinical trial
- Establish human hepatocyte and human liver stem cell cryopreservation technique
- Test of In vitro clonogenic...
Purpose&Contents
- Establish human liver stem cell isolation, differentiation methods
- Select human liver stem cell for clinical trial
- Establish human hepatocyte and human liver stem cell cryopreservation technique
- Test of In vitro clonogenicity /in vivo tumorigenicity
- Establish human hepatocyte and human liver stem cell co-transplantation protocol with liver disease animal model, thereby verifying its efficacy
Results
- Isolation of human hepatocyte and human liver stem cells (HLSC) from rejected partial or discarded donated whole liver.
- Establishment of human hepatocyte and human liver stem cell cryopreservation technique
- HLSCs do not display tumorigenic properties in vitro and in vivo.
- Development of human hepatocyte and human liver stem cell co-transplantation protocol with irradiation and partial hepatectomy
- Establishment of human hepatocyte and human liver stem cell co-transplantation protocol with liver disease animal model, thereby verifying its efficacy
Expected Contribution
- Hepatic stem cells transplantation may be useful in the treatment of metabolic liver disease and as a bridge for patients with liver failure to transplantation.
- Theoretical advantages of human hepatic stem cells are multiple : ease of harvest, proliferation capacity, efficiency of in vitro transfection and potential use of cell transplantation.
- In collaboration with biotechnology companies, the preclinical efficacy and toxicity studies of HLSC can be proceed near future.