Bioengineered human kidney for toxicity assessment

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International Journal of Development Research

Bioengineered human kidney for toxicity assessment

Abstract: 

Kidney toxicity is one of the biggest threats that causes failure in preclinical safety cases which later gives rise to Nephrotoxicity and is promoted by lots of pharmaceutical companies. We are one the verge of requiring pre- clinical tests and processes so that that we can get more candidates and innovate for them but unfortunately a competent drug has seemed to be more expensive and needs more time. The progression of an innovative new process seems to be on the horizon which is the development of a long lasting 3D human kidney which can also test nephrotoxicity. Simple human kidney epithelial cells and fibroblast cells can be developed through extracellular matrix which later gave rise to a developed model. Production and culturing of fibroblast was possible which includes collagen-matrigel mix conciliate supreme morphogenesis for the cells. The physical characteristics relied on the transportation of Aquaporin 2. Added amount   MTT and LDH, GGT-1, Cytokeratin 8.18. 19 cytotoxicity assays displayed a serious impact on the 49F and NRK52E cells, notably on at 10 uM and 100 uM concentration levels.

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