Reconstruction of the mouse extrahepatic biliary tree using primary human extrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids
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DOI: 10.1038/nm.4360
Abstract: The treatment of common bile duct (CBD) disorders, such as biliary atresia or ischemic strictures, is restricted by the lack of biliary tissue from healthy donors suitable for surgical reconstruction. Here we report a new… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; extrahepatic biliary; biliary tree; extrahepatic cholangiocyte ... See more keywords
Cholangiocyte organoids can repair bile ducts after transplantation in the human liver
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz6964
Abstract: Organoids regenerate human bile ducts Bile ducts carry bile from the liver and gall bladder to the small intestine, where it aids digestion. Cholangiocytes are epithelial cells that line bile ducts and modify bile as… read more here.
Keywords: liver; bile ducts; transplantation; repair bile ... See more keywords