Successfully cultured human liver in the laboratory

American scientists have successfully cultured human liver in the laboratory.

This is an important step to open up liver transplant opportunities for thousands of patients worldwide.

In previous studies, scientists have also successfully cultured rat liver cells in the laboratory. With the successful cultivation of human liver in the lab, scientists hope this method will be developed in the treatment of liver diseases and can be used to test the safety of new drugs. .

Successfully cultured human liver in the laboratory.

Scientists from the Wake Forest Rehabilitation Institute (USA) have cultured liver cultures in the laboratory from newborn umbilical blood and use collagen extracted from animal liver to help connect liver cells. together.

After a week of special care in the laboratory, the liver began to form and shaped like a human liver but was smaller in size. In the near future, scientists will implant this liver into the animal's body to see if they work or not before testing on humans.

Professor Shay Soker, the head of the study, said: ' We are very pleased with the initial success of the study. However, we must affirm that this is only the first phase and there are many challenges that need to be overcome before this method is applied to humans . "