In vitro NASH model with ballooned hepatocytes

background

● Since the prevalence of NASH is increasing year by year, drug development is urgently needed.
● It takes time to create an animal drug model.

summary

● When human fibroblasts and human hepatocytes are co-cultured, collected in sheets using UPCELL and 
    cultured in a high-glycolipid environment, ballooned hepatocytes are induced. 

predominance

● Ballooned hepatocytes like human NASH
● Drug discovery model can be created in a short time.
● Screening is possible because it can be created with a small number 
    of cells.

application/development

● Model for drug discovery

material

posted: 2021/10/08