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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Precision-Cut Liver Slices: A Valuable Preclinical Tool for Translational Research in Liver Fibrosis.

Meritxell Perramón, Manuel Macías-Herranz, Rocío García-Pérez, Wladimiro Jiménez, Guillermo Fernández-Varo

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. When Liver Slices Meet Single-cell Technology.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Meritxell PerramónBiochemistry and Molecular Genetics Service, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1944-8337
Manuel Macías-HerranzBiochemistry and Molecular Genetics Service, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Rocío García-PérezHepatopancreatobiliary Surgery & Transplantation, General & Digestive Surgery Service, Digestive & Metabolic Disease Institute (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Wladimiro JiménezBiochemistry and Molecular Genetics Service, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9376-0214
Guillermo Fernández-VaroBiochemistry and Molecular Genetics Service, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7776-3300

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III and by the European Regional Development Fund, European Union, "A way to make Europe PI19/00774 to GF-VMCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by FEDER Una manera de hacer Europa RTI2018-094734-B-C21 to WJMCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR PDC2022-133780-C22 to WJ
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Halting liver fibrosis progression is a key goal in treating liver disease, yet effective antifibrotic drugs remain unavailable. This study explores the use of precision-cut liver slices (PCLS) as an ex vivo model to evaluate new therapies. Researchers tested how different oxygen levels affect viability, tissue integrity, and inflammatory response in PCLS from healthy and fibrotic rats. Fibrotic PCLS maintained their pathological gene signature under 40% oxygen and responded to inflammatory stimuli, indicating preserved functionality. Exposure to high oxygen levels increased oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory gene expression. Cirrhotic PCLS showed early signs of reduced viability and the upregulation of fibrosis-related genes including

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LiverLiver CirrhosisTissue Culture TechniquesTranslational Research, BiomedicalActinsAnimalsBiomarkersCell SurvivalCollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainHumansHyperoxiaInflammation MediatorsMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Oxidative StressOxygenActinsBiomarkersCollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainInflammation MediatorsMatrix Metalloproteinase 2OxygenRNA, Messengerex vivo model of liver fibrosishyperoxiapathological gene signaturepreclinical toolsrat and human precision cut liver slicestranslational liver research

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PMID40869104
PMCPMC12386510

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