Review Article

3D In Vitro Human Organ Mimicry Devices for Drug Discovery, Development, and Assessment

Table 1

Summary of recent advancements hepatotoxicity testing including the type of drug, the application, the applied cell lines, and the kinetics.

Drug typeApplicationApplied cell linesKineticsRef(s)

Acetaminophen, clozapine, olanzapine, fialuridine, entecavir, aminophenolBiotransformation, hepatotoxicityHuman hepatocytes from donors7 days of culture, 48 hr stimuli[32]
Amiodarone, acetaminophenHepatotoxicity due to mitochondrial respiration analysisHepG2/C328 days[39]
Acetaminophen-omeprazol, acetaminophen-rifampicina, acetaminophen-ciprofloxacinDrug-drug interactionHepG2, HUVEC EA.hy926, stellate, U937[38]
AcetaminophenHepatoxicityHepG2/C330 days[23]
Acetaminophen, isoniazid, rifampicinDrug-drug interaction, hepatoxicityLobule-like HepG2, HAEC4 days[136]
DiclofenacBiotransformationMulticellular platform: Hu8150 and HK81607 days[30]
Phenacetin, diclofenac, lidocaine, ibuprofen, propranolol, prednisoloneBiotransformation variabilityHuman primary hepatocytes from donors7 days[31]
Bupropion/2-phenyl-2-(1-piperidinyl)propane), tolbutamide/sulphafenazole, omeprazole/benzylnirvanol, testosterone/ketoconazoleDevelopment of CYP450 inhibitorsHepaRG24 hrs[26]
Warfarina, dasatinibDrug-drug interactionHepaRG24 hrs[27]
Midazolam, phenacetin, acetaminophenBiotransformationHuman primary hepatocytes13 days[35]
Tolbutamide, testosteroneHepatic clearance by CYP3A1 and CYP2C11Rat hepatocyte primary cell culture15 days[137]
Adaptaquin (HIF PHD inhibitors)HepatotoxicityHepaRG48 hrs[138]
Adaptaquin and analogsBiotransformation, hepatotoxicityHepaRG24 hrs[36]
Rifampin, ketoconazoleHepatotoxicityHepatic stellate cells isolated from rat~14 days[42]
Vitamin DBiotransformationHepG2 cells, RPTEC~5 days[139]
Vitamin E (-tocoferol)Biosynthesis of metabolites to target 5-lipoxygenaseHuman-liver-sinusoid, HepaRG cells, HUVEC, human monocyte (PBM)~5 days[40]
EthanolDetoxification and hepatotoxicityHepG24 days[24]

CYP450: cytochrome P450; HepG2/C3: human hepatocellular carcinoma/complement factor 3; HUVEC: human umbilical vein cell line; EA.hy926: endothelial cell; U937: human histiocytic lymphoma; HAEC: human aortic endothelial cell line; Hu8150: primary human hepatocytes; HK8160: human Kupffer cells; HepaRG: hepatic biprogenitor cell line; CYP3A1: cytochrome P450 3A1; CYP2C11: cytochrome P450 2C11; RPTEC: renal proximal tubule epithelial cells; PBM: peripheral blood mononuclear cells.