Hepatocytes also scrub toxins from the blood. Talbot said PICM-19 cells could do the same thing inside an artificial liver. There have already been several in vitro tests of artificial liver devices, and the ARS scientists are working on ways to grow the PICM-19 cells without needing feeder cells. Feeder cells are mouse cells that hold PICM-19 cells in place and provide important molecules for PICM-19 cell growth and maintenance.. Artificial livers are still in development, but Talbot pointed out other applications for PICM-19 cells. Talbot and fellow scientists have used PICM-19 to study malaria, toxoplasmosis and hepatitis viruses. Researchers could also use the cells to study certain cancers of the liver or investigate the changes in the bile duct associated with cystic fibrosis.. Talbot recommends future studies on how PICM-19 cells respond to selective pressures. He said scientists could select for more efficient liver cells by exposing PICM-19 cells to toxins in culture.. A lot of ...

Extracorporeal liver support therapies (ELS) are technical options (for bridge-to-recovery as well as bridge-to-transplant) in patients with acute liver dysfunction (e.g. acute liver failure (ALF), acute-on chronic liver failure (AoCLF) or decompensated chronic liver disease (decomp. CLD)) to reduce effects of failing hepatic detoxification functions. The present study investigates the real-life utilization of ELS (annual incidences), mortality rates as well as data regarding specific populations of liver transplantation in Germany. Data on patient cases receiving extracorporeal liver support therapy were identified in a nationwide data set from the Federal statistical Office of Germany from 1 January 2007 through 31 December 2015 and analyzed regarding in-hospital mortality, age- and sex-specific distribution and use of ELS in the context of liver transplantation. Mortality rates in patients with primary acute liver dysfunction and secondary acute liver dysfunction (in the context of cardiothoracic

Artificial extracorporeal liver support is measures used to carry out liver function that are outside the body. The Molecular Adsorbent Recirculation System (MARS) is an example of artificial extracorporeal liver support. MARS banks on the recycling of albumin solution via an anion exchanger and active charcoal. The patients blood is led through the hollow fibre capillaries of a high-flux dialysis filter. Albumin solution, which is circulated in the extracorporeal circuit, passes the membrane counter directionally, allowing albumin-bound toxins in the blood to cross the membrane and bind to the albumin of the MARS circuit. The membrane is, however, impermeable to albumin. When passing the adsorber and filter cartridges, the toxins are cleared by the filter and albumin is regenerated and able to accept new toxins when passing the membrane again. Additionally, the albumin circuit itself is dialysed in the method of continuous veno-venous haemodialysis (CVVHD) or continuous veno-venous ...

The search for artificial liver support systems to manage patients with ALF has been unrewarding to date. The performance of the devices has been variable but has been better at bridging patients to transplantation than at improving transplant free survival. The systems can be divided into bio-artificial livers using cell based therapies and dialysis based methods or plasmapheresis.. Historically, charcoal haemoperfusion generated considerable interest and the initial enthusiasm emanated from an uncontrolled study incorporating 75 patients in which a significant survival benefit in the treated patients as compared with historical controls was found (65% compared with 15%).15 However, a subsequent controlled study failed to show a survival benefit in the active limb.16. Two cell based devices have been evaluated within the past decade. One used up to 50 grams of porcine hepatocytes and preliminary data were encouraging with respect to a number of relevant biological variables. However, a ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Hepatic tissue engineering for adjunct and temporary liver support. T2 - Liver Transplantation. AU - Chan,Christina. AU - Berthiaume,François. AU - Nath,Bharath D.. AU - Tilles,Arno W.. AU - Toner,Mehmet. AU - Yarmush,Martin L.. PY - 2004/11. Y1 - 2004/11. N2 - The severe donor liver shortage, high cost, and complexity of orthotopic liver transplantation have prompted the search for alternative treatment strategies for end-stage liver disease, which would require less donor material, be cheaper, and less invasive. Hepatic tissue engineering encompasses several approaches to develop adjunct internal liver support methods, such as heparocyte transplantation and implantable hepatocyte-based devices, as well as temporary extracorporeal liver support techniques, such as bioartificial liver assist devices. Many tissue engineered liver support systems have passed the proof of principle test in preclinical and clinical studies; however, they have not yet been found sufficiently ...

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Objective: The artificial liver support system single-pass albumin dialysis (SPAD) is used in acute liver failure. By in-vitro experiments the parameters albumin concentration and dialysate flow rate were evaluated to develop a system as efficient and economic as possible. Background of the objective is the theoretical model of the working group around Prof. Patzer, that a much lower albumin concentration of 0,1% is as effective as usually 4-5% for optimal detoxification capacity [1]. Another hypothesis is that removal of solutes from blood is independent of blood flow rate and dialysate flow rate once albumin is present in the dialysate [1]. Methods: In 6 hours-experiments 2000 ml toxin-loaded human plasma was continuously hemodiafiltrated with standard dialysis machines. In the first series elimination of albumin-bound and water-soluble toxins were tested with four different albumin concentrations (1%, 2%, 3%, 4%) at constant dialysate flow rate of 700 ml/h. In the second test series ...

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AIM: To evaluate whether treatment with the Prometheus reg system significantly affects cytokines, coagulation factors and other plasma proteins. METHODS: We studied nine patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and accompanying renal failure. Prometheus reg therapy was performed on 2 consecutive days for up to 6 h in all patients. Several biochemical parameters and blood counts were assessed at regular time points during Prometheus reg treatment. RESULTS: We observed a significant decrease of both protein-bound (e.g. bile acids) and water-soluble (e.g. ammonia) substances after Prometheus reg therapy. Even though leukocytes increased during treatment (P,0.01), we found no significant changes of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha plasma levels (all P,0.5). Further, antithrombin 3, factor II and factor V plasma levels did not decrease during Prometheus reg therapy (all P,0.5), and the INR remained unchanged (P=0.4). Plasma levels of total protein, albumin, and ...

The mortality rate in patients with severe liver dysfunction secondary to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) who do not respond to the standard treatment is exceptionally high.The main aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of applying extracorporeal liver support techniques to treat this group of patients.The data from 23 hospital admissions of 21 patients with ALD who were admitted to the department of anesthesiology and intensive therapy (A&IT) at the Dr Wł. Biegański Regional Specialist Hospital in Łódź between March 2013 and July 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.A total of 111 liver dialysis procedures were performed during the 23 hospitalizations, including 13 dialyses using fractionated plasma separation and adsorption (FPSA) with the Prometheus® system, and 98 procedures using the single pass albumin dialysis (SPAD) system. Upon admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), the median (interquartile range [IQR]) Glasgow coma scale (GCS), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA),

IIT Guwahati researchers have created a bioartificial liver model grown within a 3D silk scaffold. The scaffold made by mixing mulberry and non-mulberry silk fibroins showed enhanced liver-specific functions. When implanted in animals, the scaffold was found to be biocompatible. The researchers are now validating the scaffold with primary human liver cells and human stem cell-derived liver…

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of an extracorporeal bioartificial liver containing alginate bead-entrapped hepatocytes on pigs with ischemia-induced acute hepatic failure. DESIGN: Prospective animal study. SETTING: University and INSERM laboratory. SUBJECTS: Fifteen Large White/Pietrin female pigs weighing 20-30 kg. INTERVENTIONS: Acute hepatic failure was induced by end-to-side portocaval shunt and ligature of the whole porta hepatitis. The bioartificial liver was in a thermostabilized column, containing a fluidized bed of alginate beads that embedded porcine hepatocytes, connected to a plasmapheresis system. Intracranial pressure; survival; ammonia, total bilirubin, aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, and lactate concentrations; and clotting factors were studied. The groups were pigs with acute hepatic failure (group 1, n = 4), pigs with acute hepatic failure treated with bioartificial liver containing empty beads (group 2, n = 4), or porcine hepatocytes (group 3, n = 5). MEASUREMENTS ...

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The Liver Assist is Organ Assists dedicated device for ex vivo perfusion of donor livers. Two different pump units provide a pulsatile perfusion of the hepatic artery and a continuous flow to the portal vein. The first generation software, developed by a self-employed software engineer, was created on product bases. Due to the growth in product lines and continuous tightening of regulations, the support on these products could not be guaranteed and behavior became inconsistent. That is why ICT Healthcare created a redesign of the existing Liver Assist solution. It is focused on improving quality, including a future prove architectural concept for all perfusion products and complying to the applicable standards. Click here for the (technical) project reference on the Liver Assist Organ Perfusion System.. ...

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Results showed a significant decrease in serum creatinine (20.0 ±33.1% vs. 6.4 ±33.5% p=0.02) and bilirubin (26.4 ±26.1% vs. 8.9 ±22.3% p=0.001) as well as higher improvement in the hepatic encephalopathy (estimated by the percentage of evaluations in which HE decreased from II-IV at inclusion to 0-I during therapy, 56% vs. 39% p=0.06) in the MARS group. The primary endpoint was not met however, with the proportion of patients dying within 28 days almost identical in both groups (40.8% vs 40.0%). Findings show that MARS at low dosage is a safe procedure which has significant dialysis effect and improves severe hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis and rapid deterioration of their liver function; however a significant beneficial effect on survival could not be demonstrated ...

The HepatAssist liver support system is an extracorporeal porcine hepatocyte-based bioartificial liver (BAL). In this study, researchers from Europe and the United States evaluated the safety and efficacy of the BAL in patients with severe acute liver failure.. The team enrolled a total of 171 patients (86 control and 85 BAL) in the study.. They included patients with fulminant/subfulminant hepatic failure and primary nonfunction following liver transplantation. The team identified liver transplantation, time to transplant, disease etiology, disease severity, and treatment site as possible confounding factors.. The researchers found that 30-day survival was 71% for BAL compared with 62% for the controls.. When the team excluded primary nonfunction patients, they found that survival was 73% for BAL patients and 59% for the controls. When confounding factors were considered, the team found no difference between the 2 groups.. However, survival in fulminant/subfulminant hepatic failure patients was ...

Hepatocytes are widely used in the pharmaceutical and medical fields for drug metabolism studies, bioartificial liver devices, and repopulation of damaged livers as an alternative to transplantation. However, these cells are scarce and difficult to maintain in culture for prolonged periods of time. Banks of cryopreserved liver cells would significantly alleviate issues of hepatocyte availability, and efforts are being made to improve the viability and functionality of frozen hepatocytes. Previously, most work on improving post-thaw viability has hinged on limiting the physical damage of freezing by adding cryoprotective agents and optimizing cooling rates. Membrane-permeable cryoprotectants, such as dimethyl sulfoxide, though widely used, can be extremely toxic to the cell. More natural, non-membrane-permeable cryoprotectants, inspired by freeze-tolerant animals have also been used. A non-metabolizable glucose analog, 3-0-methyl- glucose (30MG), has shown promise with hepatocytes and was used in ...

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Bioartificial liver. This innovation helps patients cope as they await a donor liver. Developed by Mayo Clinic doctors and researchers, new bioartificial livers use living cells from pig livers to filter a patients blood in a process similar to that of kidney dialysis. The device is being tested before it becomes available in clinics and hospitals ...

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A method for the feeder-independent culture of PICM-19 pig liver stem cell line was recently devised, but the cell lines growth was finite and the cells essentially ceased dividing after approximately 20 passages over a 1?year culture period. cell nature was therefore not evident. Over extensive passage, cytochrome P450 (EROD) activity was maintained, although urea production was reduced on a per mg protein basis at later passages. Two other attributes of fetal hepatocytes, -glutamyl transpeptidase activity and serum-protein secretion, were also shown to be maintained by the PICM-19FF cells. The PICM-19FF cells therefore appear to have indefinite growth potential as a feeder-independent cell line and this should enhance the experimental usefulness of the cell line, in general, and may also improve its application to toxicological/pharmacological assays and artificial liver devices. Keywords: Cell, Culture, Feeder-cells, Hepatocyte, Liver, EROD, Urea Introduction The PICM-19 cell line was ...

Immortal unipotent porcine PICM-19H and PICM-19B stem cell lines - Two cell lines, PICM-19H and PICM-19B, were derived from the bipotent ARS-PICM-19 pig liver stem cell line and assessed for their potential application in artificial liver devices. The study included assessments of growth rate and cell density in culture, morphological features, and hepatocyte detoxification functions, i.e., inducible CYP450 activity, ammonia clearance, and urea production. The PICM-19H cells contain numerous mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, vesicular bodies and occasional lipid vacuoles. PICM-19H cells display inducible CYP450 activity, clear ammonia, and produce urea in a glutamine-free medium. Ultrastructural analysis of the PICM-19B monolayers show that the roughly cuboidal cells display basal-apical polarization and are joined by tight junction-like complexes. Other ultrastructure features are similar to those of PICM-19H cells except that they possess numerous cell ...

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A tissue engineering bioreactor is disclosed for growing three-dimensional tissue. Cells are seeded onto a mesh and provided with two media flows, each contacting a different side of the cells. The media flows contain different concentrations of nutrients, allowing nutrients to be delivered to the cells by diffusion gradient. The bioreactor can be used to grow liver tissue, and designed as an extracorporeal liver assist device in which blood or plasma is exposed to the three-dimensional liver tissue. The blood or plasma from a patient directed to flow against the liver tissue. The liver tissue is further exposed on its opposite side to media providing nutrients and gases. The device provides porous boundaries between the blood or plasma, tissue, and media, allowing nutrient and protein delivery by diffusion gradient to dialyze a patients blood.

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We have introduced a non-hormonal hyperglycemia treatment strategy by using an injectable glucose-responsive boronic acid- zwitterionic nanogel. The synthesized system, similar to an artificial liver, is capable of storing/releasing glucose at high/low blood glucose concentrations. In vivo performance reveal 2019 Nanoscale HOT Article Collection

TY - JOUR. T1 - Optimization of rat hepatocyte culture in citrated human plasma. AU - Washizu,J.. AU - Berthiaume,F.. AU - Chan,C.. AU - Tompkins,R. G.. AU - Toner,M.. AU - Yarmush,M. L.. PY - 2000. Y1 - 2000. N2 - Background. Maintenance of liver-specific functions in hepatocyte cultures during plasma exposure is critical for the clinical application of bioartificial liver assist systems. Sodium citrate is a common anticoagulant but has been shown to be cytotoxic to hepatocytes. We have tested the effect of various supplements on the viability and function of adult primary rat hepatocytes exposed to citrated plasma. Materials and methods. Freshly isolated rat hepatocytes were cultured in the collagen gel sandwich configuration in culture medium for 6 days followed by exposure to citrated human plasma with various supplements for 1 week. Controls were left in culture medium throughout. Viability and synthetic functions were evaluated. Results. Hepatocytes exposed to unsupplemented citrated ...

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Acute liver failure is a very complex type of disease with a mortality of up to 90%, leading to numerous severe disturbances of the whole organism. Bleeding because of absent synthesis of various coagulation factors and disseminated intravascular coagulation, acute kidney failure, circulatory failure with vasopressor dependence, respiratory failure with adult respiratory distress syndrome, neurological failure up to coma because of hepatic encephalopathy, and a very high risk of infection and sepsis frequently result from the initial state of isolated liver failure. High urgency liver transplantation is a highly efficient therapy if performed in time. However, increasing the rate of spontaneous recovery of the patients own liver, and reducing the need for liver transplantation is preferable and would further improve the outcome of acute liver failure. Extracorporeal liver support by multipass albumin dialysis or plasmapheresis and filtering systems may offer a possibility to fulfill these aims ...

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The severity of alcoholic hepatitis (AH) which may coexist with cirrhosis varies greatly, from asymptomatic forms which are detected in alcoholic patients without any sign of liver disease, except laboratory abnormalities, to severe forms characterised by deep jaundice, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy and low prothrombin index. In hospitalized patients the mortality could be as high as 75%. The elevated number of therapeutic proposals reported for more than forty years reveals the lack of efficacy of a particular modality. Even in the most favorable trials, the survival is already very poor and in some cases related to the development of renal failure or hepatorenal syndrome. There are some motivating reports concerning albumin dialysis as a support treatment in patients with severe AH, either alone or in combination with other pharmacological therapies. The favorable effects of albumin dialysis in patients with severe AH suggest that the procedure used alone or in combination with other ...

Patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis develop multiple organ failure which is associated with production of inflammatory cytokines and a poor prognosis. The aim of the present pilot study was to evaluate the effects of the BioLogic-DT sorption-suspension dialyser in patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis. Ten patients with encephalopathy (grade II-IV) were entered into the study, 5 received treatment with the BioLogic-DT for 6 hours daily for 3 days and 5 received conventional treatment as controls. The system was biocompatible with no adverse effects on blood pressure or platelet counts, factor V, fibrinogen or antithrombin III. No bleeding episodes were observed even with the use of small doses of heparin. After 3 days, blood ammonia was lower in the BioLogic-DT treated patients than in the controls, although blood lactate was higher. There were slight increases in plasma TNF and IL-8 during treatment over and above the higher levels present initially, possibly as a result of

Although hepatocytes have a remarkable regenerative power, the rapidity of acute liver failure makes liver transplantation the only definitive treatment. Attempts to incorporate engineered three-dimensional liver tissue in bioartificial liver devices

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Cell Lines. Some investigators have developed immortalized human hepatocytes via spontaneous transformation, introduction of telomerase constructs, or retroviral transfection. C3A, a subclone of the HepG2 hepatoblastoma cell line, is the only human-based cell line that has been clinically tested in a BAL device with no evidence of C3A cell transmission ever reported. Because of the risk of tumor transmission, the clinical use of immortalized cell lines such as C3A has been limited to extracorporeal devices which possess a membrane to block cell spread to the patient. In an attempt to bypass the limitations associated with tumor cells, researchers have attempted to immortalize hepatocytes from non-tumor-derived hepatocytes, which may be useful as a potential source of liver support in BAL systems.. Stem Cells. Many protocols have been developed for the differentiation of hepatic and extra-hepatic stem cells into hepatocytes. However, they are all at the preclinical stages, inducing improvement in ...

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The liver is the second largest organ in the body. It has more than 500 different jobs. The liver regulates your bodys chemical levels and flushes toxins out of the blood. It also produces cholesterol and certain proteins for blood plasma. The liver supports many of the other organs in the body as well.

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The drug-abuse epidemic has caused widespread problems in Florida. As president of the Hepatitis Education Awareness and Liver Support (H.E.A.L.S.) Group of the South, one of the problems I encounter is the increasing number of drug users contracting hepatitis C due to the sharing of needles.

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A debugging support method for object-oriented programs by which the debug target objects may be designated and a debugging support method equipped with various means for realizing said method. A first designation means (110) designates an object (100) as the debug target object. At a second designation means (101), a destination designation means (104) designates the destination of the event history and a range designation means (105) designates the range of objects targeted for debug support. While said designation is registered in a storage means (107), a second sending means (109) notifies a collection means (102) of the messages received by a receiving means (106) and messages sent by a first sending means (108). After the completion of the processes, a cancellation means (103) deletes the registered contents in said storage means (107).

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