Abstract
Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), carrying the genetic information of the disease and capable of differentiating into multilineages in vitro, are valuable for disease modeling. 3D bioprinting enables the assembly of the cell-laden hydrogel into hierarchically three-dimensional architectures that recapitulate the natural tissues and organs. Investigation of iPSC-derived physiological and pathological models constructed by 3D bioprinting is a fast-growing field still in its infancy. Distinctly from cell lines and adult stem cells, iPSCs and iPSC-derived cells are more susceptible to external stimuli which can disturb the differentiation, maturation, and organization of iPSCs and their progeny. Here we discuss the fitness of iPSCs and 3D bioprinting from the perspective of bioinks and printing technologies. We provide a timely review of the progress of 3D bioprinting iPSC-derived physiological and pathological models by exemplifying the relatively prosperous cardiac and neurological fields. We also discuss scientific rigors and highlight the remaining issues to offer a guiding framework for bioprinting-assisted personalized medicine.
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Liang, S., Su, Y., Yao, R. (2023). 3D Bioprinting of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Disease Modeling. In: Kuehn, M.H., Zhu, W. (eds) Human iPSC-derived Disease Models for Drug Discovery. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 281. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/164_2023_646
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