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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Cholangiocyte Organoids: The New Frontier in Regenerative Medicine for the Study and Treatment of Cholangiopathies.

Serena Babboni, Pier Giuseppe Vacca, Ludovica Simonini, Daniele Pezzati, Caterina Martinelli, Francesco Frongillo, Giuseppe Bianco, Emanuele Marciano, Giuseppina Basta, Davide Ghinolfi and 1 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Modeling ischemic-type biliary lesionFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Cell therapy for liver disorders: past, present and future.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2025
    Review
  5. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Serena BabboniInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1528-4184
Pier Giuseppe VaccaDivision of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Ludovica SimoniniInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Daniele PezzatiDivision of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Caterina MartinelliDivision of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Francesco FrongilloDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, Gemelli Hospital Foundation, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20123 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe BiancoDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, Gemelli Hospital Foundation, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20123 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7451-4002
Emanuele MarcianoDivision of Digestive Endoscopy, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppina BastaInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Davide GhinolfiDivision of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7933-8941
Serena Del TurcoInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3722-8861
University of Pisa · ITIstituto di Fisiologia Clinica · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITPiaggio (Italy) · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholangiopathies include a group of chronic progressive disorders, affecting the cholangiocytes, the epithelial cells that line the biliary tree, leading to liver parenchymal fibrosis and eventually end-stage liver disease necessitating transplantation. Experimental modeling of these multifactorial cholestatic diseases faces challenges due to the lack of adequate experimental in vitro and in vivo models. A novel approach employs three-dimensional organoid systems that offer several advantages for modeling disease and testing drug response in vitro. Organoids mimic intercellular communication, replicate the architecture of organs, and maintain the cell's original phenotype. Cholangiocyte organoids provide an in vitro model to study the pathogenesis and pharmacotherapeutic treatment of cholangiopathies and show great promise for regenerative therapies. In particular, patient-derived organoids allow personalized medicine approaches and the study of individual disease characteristics. This review highlights the significance of cholangiocyte organoid models in advancing our understanding of cholangiopathies and driving advancements in regenerative medicine strategies.

Indexed as

biliary treecholangiocytescholangiopathiesorganoidsregenerative medicine

Identifiers

PMID38542027
PMCPMC10970730
OpenAlexW4393044667

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