Functional ectodermal organ regeneration as the next generation of organ replacement therapy.

ABSTRACT: In this decade, substantial progress in the fields of developmental biology and stem cell biology has ushered in a new era for three-dimensional organ regenerative therapy. The emergence of novel three-dimensional cell manipulation technologies enables the effective mimicking of embryonic organ germ formation using the fate-determined organ-inductive potential of epithelial and mesenchymal stem cells. This advance shows great potential for the regeneration of functional organs with substitution of complete original function in situ. Organoids generated from multipotent stem cells or tissue stem cells via establishment of an organ-forming field can only partially recover original organ function owing to the size limitation; they are considered 'mini-organs'. Nevertheless, they hold great pr

SUBMITTER: Ikeda E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6451364 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature