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Table 2 3D in vitro cell culture models for drug-induced nephrotoxicity testing

From: Precision nephrotoxicity testing using 3D in vitro models

3D model

Cell Types

Cell number

Drugs and dose

Treatment time

Spheroids

Rptec-tert1

6.5*105 cells/mL

Cadmium chloride (55 µM)

Cisplatin (50 µM)

48 h

Organoids

Pluripotent stem cell

500–800 organoids/well

Cisplatin (50 µM)

7 days

Cell-scaffold construct

Urine-derived stem cells

5 × 105 cells

Zalcitabine (10 μM)

6 weeks

Microfluidic devices

Proximal tubule cells, microvascular endothelial cells

7.5 × 104 cells

Cisplatin (400 μM) Cyclosporine (450 μM)

24 h

Bioprinting technology

Renal epithelial cell

34 × 106 cells

Cisplatin (100 μM)

48 h

Co-culture Models

renal proximal tubular epithelial cells, peritubular capillary endothelial cells

5 × 105/mL

Cisplatin (40 μmol/L), Gentamycin (40 μmol/L), Cyclosporin A (40 μmol/L)

1, 4, and 7 days