Organoid News Volume 5.15 | Apr 18 2024

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    Vol. 5.15 – 18 April, 2024
    TOP STORY

    Complex Activity and Short-Term Plasticity of Human Cerebral Organoids Reciprocally Connected with Axons

    To understand the mechanistic significance of inter-regional projections on the development of neural circuits, researchers investigated an in vitro neural tissue model for inter-regional connections, in which two cerebral organoids are connected with a bundle of reciprocally extended axons.
    [Nature Communications]

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    A Bioactive Calcium Silicate Nanowire-Containing Hydrogel for Organoid Formation and Functionalization

    Scientists explored the potential of a composite hydrogel mainly consisting of calcium silicate nanowires and methacrylated gelatin as a substrate for organoid formation and functionalization, specifically for intestinal and liver organoids.
    [Materials Horizons]

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    Neratinib Could Be Effective As Monotherapy or in Combination with Trastuzumab in HER2-Low Breast Cancer Cells and Organoid Models

    Researchers investigated the effect of trastuzumab monotherapy and its combination with different HER2 targeting treatments in a panel of breast cancer cell lines and patient-derived organoids using biochemical methods and cell viability assays.
    [British Journal Of Cancer]

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    Intestinal Inflammation Marker Calprotectin Regulates Epithelial Intestinal Zinc Metabolism and Proliferation in Mouse Jejunal Organoids

    Scientists aimed to characterize the effect of calprotectin on mouse jejunal organoids as a model epithelium, focusing on Zn2+ metabolism and cell proliferation.
    [Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy]

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    Combination of Bazedoxifene with Chemotherapy and SMAC-Mimetics for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

    Researchers provided evidence that bazedoxifene inhibited tumour growth. Bazedoxifene combined with chemotherapy synergistically reduced cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in patient-derived colon cancer organoids.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    RFX6 Regulates Human Intestinal Patterning and Function Upstream of PDX1

    To identify how mutations in RFX6 impacted intestinal patterning and function, investigators derived iPSCs from this patient to generate human intestinal organoids.
    [Development]

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    LPA5-Dependent Signaling Regulates Regeneration of the Intestinal Epithelium Following Irradiation

    The effects of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)5 on intestinal stem cells were corroborated by studies using organoids derived from Lgr5-lineage tracking reporter mice with deletion of Lpar5 in Lgr5+-stem cells.
    [American Journal Of Physiology-Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology]

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    Modeling HIV-1 Infection and NeuroHIV in hiPSCs-Derived Cerebral Organoid Cultures

    Researchers generated and characterized several human-induced pluripotent stem cell lines from healthy human donor skin fibroblast cells. hiPSCs were then used for the generation of microglia-containing human cerebral organoids.
    [Journal Of Neurovirology]

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    Evaluation of EGFR and COX Pathway Inhibition in Human Colon Organoids of Serrated Polyposis and Other Hereditary Cancer Syndromes

    Investigators examined the effects of EGFR and COX pathway inhibition in organoid cultures derived from uninvolved colon and polyps of serrated polyposis syndrome patients.
    [Familial Cancer]

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    REVIEWS

    Advancing Organoid Engineering for Tissue Regeneration and Biofunctional Reconstruction

    Beginning with the basic concepts of organoids, the authors describe strategies for cultivating engineered organoids and discuss the multiple engineering modes to create conditions for breakthroughs in organoid research.
    [Biomaterials Research]

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    Organoids as a Tool to Study Homeostatic and Pathological Immune–Epithelial Interactions in the Gut

    Researchers provided an overview of how intestinal organoids are being co-cultured with immune cells leading to substantial advances in our understanding of immune–epithelial interactions in the gut.
    [Clinical & Experimental Immunology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Uncharted Territory: Ethical Questions Cloud Fetal Brain Organoid Research

    A new development, termed fetal brain organoids or FeBOs, offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the intricate processes of early brain development. However, it also raises complex ethical and legal questions that demand careful consideration.
    [Brain Tomorrow]

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    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, California, United States

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    EPFL – Lausanne, Switzerland

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    Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas, United States

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