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In clinical terms, end-stage liver disease is a group of liver diseases that includes advanced liver disease, liver failure, and decompensated cirrhosis. Liver transplantation has been the most effective treatment for cirrhosis. The limited number of available and suitable living liver donors is a significant limitation in liver transplantation. Acute or chronic rejection could be the cause of liver transplant failure. To overcome rejection, usage of the long-term immunosuppressive drug is a standard post-transplant regimen. However, this therapy can increase the risk of severe viral or fungal infection and malignancy. Various attempts were made to address the liver transplant shortage. One of them is liver tissue engineering. This research was conducted with an artificial liver prototype of Stem Cell Hepatic Intuitive Apparatus (SHiNTA) with a perfusion bioreactor, whose manufacturing process is simple in the form of a liver microstructure consisting of differentiated hepatocytes from an hiPSCs from a modification of the Blackford protocol in a liver biologic scaffold. Liver biologic scaffolds were made from pieces of rabbit liver stored in the Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering (SCTE) laboratory, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia, by decellularization. This study aimed to develop the SHiNTA BALs to sustain the viability of hiPSC-derived hepatocytes in the artificial liver prototype. SHiNTA artificial liver prototype with a perfusion bioreactor connected to a perfusion pump with a specific perfusion rate of 2mL/min showed a higher cell count and confluence, with evenly distributed in the extracellular matrix than SHiNTA blood bag with orbital shaker group up to day 7. Furthermore, the SHiNTA artificial liver with perfusion bioreactor showed a positive signal of cell maturation in the scaffold (ASGPR, HNF4-α, and CEBP-α) through immunofluorescence.

Original publication

DOI

10.14716/ijtech.v15i5.6088

Type

Journal article

Journal

International journal of technology

Publication Date

01/01/2024

Volume

15

Pages

1203 - 1217