Generation of functional liver organoids on combining hepatocytes and cholangiocytes with hepatobiliary connections ex vivo

Combining mouse hepatocyte progenitors and cholangiocytes ex vivo, the authors form an organoid that can drain bile ex vivo and transport metabolites, as in the liver.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Naoki Tanimizu, Norihisa Ichinohe, Yasushi Sasaki, Tohru Itoh, Ryo Sudo, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Takeshi Katsuda, Takafumi Ninomiya, Takashi Tokino, Takahiro Ochiya, Atsushi Miyajima, Toshihiro Mitaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23575-1