ELIZA

return kwic search for compared to out of >500 occurrences
270181 occurrences (No.97 in the rank) during 5 years in the PubMed. [no cache] 500 found

124) In the HSC-incorporated capillary tissues, SHs acquired high levels of differentiated functions, compared to those without ECs.

--- ABSTRACT ---

PMID:23086892 DOI:10.1002/term.1630

2015 Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

* Reconstruction of hepatic stellate cell-incorporated liver capillary structures in small hepatocyte tri-culture using microporous membranes.

- In liver sinusoids, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) locate the outer surface of microvessels to form a functional unit with endothelia and hepatocytes. To reconstruct functional liver tissue in vitro, formation of the HSC-incorporated sinusoidal structure is essential. We previously demonstrated capillary formation of endothelial cells (ECs) in tri-culture, where a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microporous membrane was intercalated between the ECs and hepatic organoids composed of small hepatocytes (SHs), i.e. hepatic progenitor cells, and HSCs. However, the high thickness and low porosity of the membranes limited heterotypic cell-cell interactions, which are essential to form HSC-EC hybrid structures. Here, we focused on the effective use of the thin and highly porous poly( d, l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microporous membranes in SH-HSC-EC tri-culture to reconstruct the HSC-incorporated liver capillary structures in vitro. First, the formation of EC capillary-like structures was induced on Matrigel-coated PLGA microporous membranes. Next, the membranes were stacked on hepatic organoids composed of small SHs and HSCs. When the pore size and porosity of the membranes were optimized, HSCs selectively migrated to the EC capillary-like structures. This process was mediated in part by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) signalling. In addition, the HSCs were located along the outer surface of the EC capillary-like structures with their long cytoplasmic processes. In the HSC-incorporated capillary tissues, SHs acquired high levels of differentiated functions, compared to those without ECs. This model will provide a basis for the construction of functional, thick, vascularized liver tissues in vitro.

--- ABSTRACT END ---

[
right
kwic]

[frequency of next (right) word to compared to]

(1)105 the	(10)6 conventional	(19)3 group	(28)2 groups
(2)23 those	(11)5 controls,	(20)3 pure	(29)2 its
(3)19 control	(12)5 placebo	(21)2 TCDD	(30)2 long
(4)14 a	(13)5 untreated	(22)2 age-matched	(31)2 non-Hispanic
(5)12 that	(14)4 Exo(Normoxic)	(23)2 baseline	(32)2 non-transgenic
(6)10 controls	(15)4 all	(24)2 bur-prepared	(33)2 people
(7)10 other	(16)4 patients	(25)2 children	(34)2 plain
(8)9 healthy	(17)3 an	(26)2 controls),	(35)2 previous
(9)9 their	(18)3 drug	(27)2 experimental	(36)2 vehicle

add keyword

--- WordNet output for compared --- =>前年同期比で(は) Overview of verb compare The verb compare has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (57) compare -- (examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie") 2. (12) compare -- (be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes") 3. (9) compare, liken, equate -- (consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed") 4. compare -- (to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb) --- WordNet end ---