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. 2013 Jul 29;9(4):235–238. doi: 10.4161/org.25760

Table 1. Applications of pig as humanized-graft resource.

Category Proof-of-concept rodent model Pig model
Whole animal (in vivo organogenesis)a pancreas Kobayashi T et al. Cell 20109 pancreas Matsunari H et al. PNAS 201312
liver Hata T et al. Ann Surg 201310 liver Fisher JE et al. Liver Transpl 201313
kidney Usui J et al. Am J Pathol 201211 SCID pig Suzuki S et al. Cell Stem Cell 201214
Donor of embryonic primordiumb kidney Matsumoto K et al. Stem Cells 201215 pancreas Hammerman M. Organogenesis 201216
Donor of decellularized organc heart Ott HC et al. Nat Med 200817    
kidney Ross EA et al. JASN 200918 kidney Orlando G et al. Ann Surg 201221
liver Uygun BE et al. Nat Med 201019 liver Yagi H et al. Cell Transplant 201322
lung Ott HC et al. Nat Med 201020    

a By blastocyst complementation or injection of human stem cells or progenitor cells to generate human organs in a living pig. b Implantation of pig embryonic primordia with human stem cells to achieve human organogenesis in the patient. c Reconstruction of human organs in vitro by use of decellularized organ scaffold with human stem cells.