神崎 正人
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Professor and Division head
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title A novel alveolar epithelial cell sheet fabricated under feeder-free conditions for potential use in pulmonary regenerative therapy
Journal Formal name:Regenerative Therapy
ISSN code:2352-3204
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 19,pp.113-121
Author and coauthor MITSUBOSHI shota†, HOMMA Jun, SEKINE Hidekazu*, TAKAGI Ryo, SHIMIZU Tatsuya, KANZAKI Masato
Authorship Last author
Publication date 2022/03
Summary Introduction
Lung transplantation is the only effective treatment option for many patients with irreversible pulmonary injury, and the demand for lung transplantation is increasing worldwide and expected to continue to outstrip the number of available donors. Regenerative therapy with alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) holds promise as an alternative option to organ transplantation. AECs are usually co-cultured with mouse-derived 3T3 feeder cells, but the use of xenogeneic tissues for regenerative therapy raises safety concerns. Fabrication of AEC sheets under feeder-free conditions would avoid these safety issues. We describe a novel feeder-free method of fabricating AEC sheets that may be suitable for pulmonary regenerative therapy.
DOI 10.1016/j.reth.2022.01.005