The bioengineered kidney: science or science fiction?
The bioengineered kidney: science or science fiction?
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DOI：
10.1097/mnh.0000000000000235
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发表时间：
2016-07
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Carroll TJ
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作者：
Oxburgh L;Carroll TJ
The purpose of this review is to give an overview of important new advances relating to kidney bioengineering. Directed differentiation studies have shown that proximal tubules, distal tubules, podocytes, collecting ducts, interstitium and endothelial cells can be generated from patient-derived stem cells using standardized protocols. One caveat to the interpretation of these studies is that the physiological characteristics of differentiated cells remain to be defined. Another important area of progress is scaffolding. Both decellularized organs and polymeric materials are being used as platforms for three dimensional growth of kidney tissue and key distinctions between these approaches are discussed. In the past 3 years it has become clear that building kidney tissue is feasible. The laboratory-grown kidney is an attainable goal if efforts are focused on refining directed differentiation procedures to optimize cell function and on developing scaffolding strategies that ensure physiological function at the tissue level.
