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Is China’s man-made liver therapy a game-changer for millions battling liver failure - superadmin - 09-18-2023 The stem cell-based bio-artificial liver has been approved for clinical trials to help liver patients remove toxins from their blood Promising technology could be on the verge of a breakthrough in commercial use, report says Chinese authorities have given the green light for clinical trials of a stem cell-based artificial liver – a development that could help millions of people battling liver failure. A Chinese team has created a bioreactor for a bio-artificial liver – a device outside the body that performs the liver’s job of detoxification and synthesising proteins and chemicals necessary for digestion and growth. Blood flows through the bioreactor system, which uses a hollow fibre membrane to grow stem cells and essential substances, which are then introduced to a patient’s bloodstream and help them regenerate tissue and suppress liver damage caused by inflammation. - More -