Iván Fernández Vega

Iván Fernández Vega

Iván Fernández Vega
Cargo

Professor of Pathological Anatomy at the University of Oviedo

Scientific Director of the Principality of Asturias Biobank (BioPA)

Coordinator of the Organoid hub of the ISCIII Biomodels and Biobanks platform

Topics

Tiny organoids help repair liver damage in mice

Japanese scientists have developed tiny liver organoids from stem cells that, transplanted into mice, integrate with the original organ and help repair fibrotic lesions. This scar-like tissue damage is common to many liver diseases, such as fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. According to the authors, who publish their results in the journal Science Translational Medicine, such organoids could offer an alternative to liver transplants in the future.

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Reactions: organoids grow from amniotic fluid cells

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has succeeded in developing different types of organoids from cells obtained from amniotic fluid. According to the authors, this breakthrough could help to better understand the later stages of development during pregnancy and to advance research into congenital anomalies. The study is published in the journal Nature Medicine.

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