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. 2025 Sep 16;10(9):624. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics10090624
upregulation
downregulation
Condition occurring
2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
Bio-P3 Bio-Pick, Place, and Perfuse
BM-MSCs Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
CL Crypt-like
CNS Central nervous system
CSC Cancer stem cell
CVS Cardiovascular system
ECM Extracellular matrix
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
bFGF Basic fibroblast growth factor
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
hESC Human embryonic stem cells
HIF-α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1-alpha
hiPSCs Human induced pluripotent stem cells
HSC Hematopoietic stem cells
hSIOs Human small intestinal organoids
HSPCs Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells
iHeps iPSC-derived human hepatocyte-like cells
IR Ischemia–reperfusion
MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
OBs Osteoblasts
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PO2 Partial oxygen pressure
STAMP Spheroid transfer assisted by magnetic printing
SWIFT Sacrificial writing into functional tissues
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
TME Tumor microenvironment
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VL Villus-like
vMPS Vascularized microphysiological systems
VNQI Vascular network quality index