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. 2022 May 9;13:20417314221095339. doi: 10.1177/20417314221095339

Table 1.

iPSCs based-OoC developed for drug screening.

Cell types Target disease or condition Drug tested OoC/microfluidic system design elements Functionalities tested after drug exposure Ref.
Liver-on-a-chip
 iPSCs derived liver organoids Drug induced acute hepatotoxicity Acetaminophen (APAP) Liver on a chip for the generation and in situ differentiation of liver organoids Cell viability Wang et al. 20
 iPSCs derived liver organoids Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Free fatty acids Cell viability, lipid accumulation and metabolism, oxidative stress, inflammatory responses, and fibrosis Wang et al. 21
 iPSCs derived hepatocytes and EA.hy926, LX-2, and THP-1 Drug induced acute hepatotoxicity Terfenadine, Tolcapone, Trovafloxacin, Troglitazone, Rosiglitazone, Pioglitazone, and caffeine Nortis Bio™ microfluidic liver on a chip Cell viability, albumin, urea, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and fraction unbound for each drug Sakolish et al. 22
 iPSCs derived hepatocytes, THP-1, and HMEC-1 Drug induced acute hepatotoxicity Troglitazone OrganoPlate LiverTox™, 3D microfluidic liver on a chip Albumin and urea production, hepatocyte nuclear size, and viability. Bircsak et al. 23
159 compounds from the SCREEN-WELL library
Dose-response study TC50 values for viability and albumin assays
Kidney-on-a-chip
 iPSCs derived kidney podocytes Albuminuria and podocyte injury Adriamycin Kidney glomerulus on a chip Cell adhesion, uptake of exogenous albumin, glomerular filtration of albumin and inulin Musah et al. 24 and Jain 25
 iPSCs derived kidney podocytes and endothelial cells Podocyte injury and delamination, urinary clearance of albumin Jain 25
Gut-on-a-chip
 iPSCs derived intestinal organoids Inflammatory bowel disease Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon (IFN)-γ Intestine on a chip Cell viability, permeability, intestinal epithelial response Workman et al. 26
 iPSCs derived intestinal organoid tubules Inflammatory bowel disease IL-1β, IFN-γ and TNF-α Organo Plate™ for the in situ differentiation of intestinal-like cells Cytokine responsiveness of interleukins Naumovska et al. 27
Heart-on-a-chip
 iPSCs derived cardiac spheroids Influence of compounds on cardiac cell growth Doxorubicin, Endothelin-1, Acetylsalicylic acid, Isoproterenol, Phenylephrine, Amiodarone Cardiac spheroid on a chip Cell number Christoffersson et al.28,29
 iPSCs derived cardiomyocytes Low blood pressure and heart failure Norepinephrine Heart-on-a-chip platform with integrated interpenetrating sensors arrays for contractility and electrophysiology recording Contractile force and electrical conductivity Qian et al. 30
 miPSC derived cardiomyocytes Bradycardia or heart block Isoprenaline Heart-on-a-chip platform with an integrated pneumatic actuation system for the induction of homogeneous uniaxial cyclic strains to the 3D cell construct Contraction rate Marsano et al. 31
 iPSC derived cardiomyocytes and human umbilical vein endothelial cells HUVECs Drug induced cardiotoxicity Dexorubicin Endothelialized myocardium on a chip based on HUVECs encapsulated inside the bioprinted microfibrous hydrogel scaffold and cardiomyocytes seeded into the interstitial spaces of the scaffold Beating rate and levels of secreted von Willebrand (vWF) Zhang et al. 32
 iPSC derived cardiomyocytes Drug-induced changes in heart rate Isoproterenol Heart-on-a-chip device featuring micromolded gelatin multi electrode arrays (MEA) Beating rate and rate correlated field potential duration Kujala et al. 33
 iPSC derived cardiomyocytes Drug-induced changes in heart rate Isoproterenol Heart-on-a-chip platform, scaffold free, centrifugally assisted cell loading procedure Beating rate and beating kinetics by optical mean Schneider et al. 34
 iPSC derived cardiomyocytes and human umbilical vein endothelial cells HUVECs Alteration in vascular permeability, Bradycardia and drug induced cardiotoxicity TNF-α, Isoproterenol, TNF-α + Isoproterenol Microfluidic device with integrated TEER electrodes and multi electrodes array (MEA) TEER measure in the endothelial layer, cardiac beat rate and corrected field potential duration (cFPD) Maoz et al. 35
 Cardiac microtissue composed of iPSC derived cardiomyocytes, vascular endothelial and mural cells Drug-induced changes in heart rate Isoproterenol Heart-on-a-chip device with microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based microfluidic chips Beating rate, particle displacement in the presence of changes in pulsation frequency Abulaiti et al. 36