Organoid News Volume 3.07 | Feb 24 2022

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    Vol. 3.07 – 24 February, 2022
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    In Situ Super-Resolution Imaging of Organoids and Extracellular Matrix Interactions Via Photo-Transfer by Allyl Sulfide Exchange Expansion Microscopy (PhASE-ExM)

    Scientists developed an expansion microscopy method termed PhASE-ExM, enabling optical clearance and super-resolution imaging of organoids and their extracellular matrix in 3D.
    [Advanced Materials]

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    Modeling Chlamydia and HPV Co-Infection in Patient-Derived Ectocervix Organoids Reveals Distinct Cellular Reprogramming

    Using patient-derived ectocervical organoids, researchers systematically modeled individual and coinfection dynamics of human papillomavirus (HPV)16 E6E7 and Chlamydia, associated with carcinogenesis.
    [Nature Communications]

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    DevKidCC Allows for Robust Classification and Direct Comparisons of Kidney Organoid Datasets

    DevKidCC was used to directly compare between distinct kidney organoid protocols, identifying differences in relative proportions of cell types at all hierarchical levels of the model.
    [Genome Medicine]

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    NOXA Expression Drives Synthetic Lethality to RUNX1 Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer

    Scientists showed that pharmacological RUNX1 inhibition significantly blocks tumor growth in vivo and in primary patient-derived PDAC organoids.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    A Clinically Compatible Drug-Screening Platform Based on Organotypic Cultures Identifies Vulnerabilities to Prevent and Treat Brain Metastasis

    Investigators reported a medium-throughput drug-screening platform based on organotypic cultures that allowed the evaluation of inhibitors against metastases growing in situ.
    [EMBO Molecular Medicine]

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    User-Friendly Microfluidic Manufacturing of Hydrogel Microspheres with Sharp Needle

    Researchers designed a user-friendly microfluidic device to generate hydrogel microspheres with sharp needles that could be replaced at will.
    [Biofabrication]

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    Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of the First Inhibitors of Oncogenic CHD1L

    Scientists described the optimization of the first lead chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 1 like (CHD1L) inhibitors through drug design and medicinal chemistry.
    [Journal of Medicinal Chemistry]

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    Modeling Oxidative Injury Response in Human Kidney Organoids

    The authors found that hemin-treated kidney organoids showed oxidative damage, increased expression of injury markers, impaired functionality of organic anion and cation transport and underwent fibrosis.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    Efficacy of Birinapant in Combination with Carboplatin in Targeting Platinum-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancers

    A 3D organoid bioassay was utilized to test the efficacy of the combination therapy in a panel of seven epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines and ten platinum‑resistant primary patient tumor samples.
    [International Journal of Oncology]

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    A Human Breast Cancer-Derived Xenograft and Organoid Platform for Drug Discovery and Precision Oncology

    Researchers reported a bank of human patient-derived xenografts and matched organoid cultures from tumors that represented the greatest unmet need: endocrine-resistant, treatment-refractory, and metastatic breast cancers.
    [Nature Cancer]

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    REVIEWS

    Human Kidney Organoids and Tubuloids as Models of Complex Kidney Disease

    The authors discuss whether kidney organoids and tubuloids are suitable models for the study of complex human kidney disease and highlights their advantages and limitations compared with monolayer cell culture and animal models.
    [American Journal of Pathology]

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    Opportunities and Challenges of Patient-Derived Models in Cancer Research: Patient-Derived Xenografts, Patient-Derived Organoid and Patient-Derived Cells

    The development, applications, strengths, and challenges of patient-derived models in cancer research are characterized.
    [World Journal of Surgical Oncology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Harvard University Licenses Kidney Engineering Technology to Trestle Biotherapeutics to Facilitate New Kidney Replacement Therapies

    A newly launched startup is building upon innovations developed over several years at the Wyss Institute, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital to engineer functional kidney tissue for renal repair and replacement therapy.
    [Wyss Institute]

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    Clarkson University Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Prof Receives $200K NSF Grant

    Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bethany Almeida has received a $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Initiation grant.
    [Clarkson University]

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