Organoids

Z Zhao, X Chen, AM Dowbaj, A Sljukic… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Organoids are simple tissue-engineered cell-based in vitro models that recapitulate many
aspects of the complex structure and function of the corresponding in vivo tissue. They can …

Tumor microenvironment: barrier or opportunity towards effective cancer therapy

A Tiwari, R Trivedi, SY Lin - Journal of biomedical science, 2022 - Springer
Tumor microenvironment (TME) is a specialized ecosystem of host components, designed
by tumor cells for successful development and metastasis of tumor. With the advent of 3D …

Single-nucleus and spatial transcriptome profiling of pancreatic cancer identifies multicellular dynamics associated with neoadjuvant treatment

WL Hwang, KA Jagadeesh, JA Guo, HI Hoffman… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal and treatment-refractory
cancer. Molecular stratification in pancreatic cancer remains rudimentary and does not yet …

[HTML][HTML] Tryptophan-derived microbial metabolites activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in tumor-associated macrophages to suppress anti-tumor immunity

K Hezaveh, RS Shinde, A Klötgen, MJ Halaby… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a sensor of products of tryptophan metabolism and a
potent modulator of immunity. Here, we examined the impact of AhR in tumor-associated …

Next-generation cancer organoids

BL LeSavage, RA Suhar, N Broguiere, MP Lutolf… - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
Organotypic models of patient-specific tumours are revolutionizing our understanding of
cancer heterogeneity and its implications for personalized medicine. These advancements …

Human organoids in basic research and clinical applications

XY Tang, S Wu, D Wang, C Chu, Y Hong… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Organoids are three-dimensional (3D) miniature structures cultured in vitro produced from
either human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) or adult stem cells (AdSCs) derived from …

Engineering organoids

M Hofer, MP Lutolf - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Organoids are in vitro miniaturized and simplified model systems of organs that have gained
enormous interest for modelling tissue development and disease, and for personalized …

KRASG12D inhibition reprograms the microenvironment of early and advanced pancreatic cancer to promote FAS-mediated killing by CD8+ T cells

KK Mahadevan, KM McAndrews, VS LeBleu, S Yang… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary The KRAS G12D mutation is present in nearly half of pancreatic adenocarcinomas
(PDAC). We investigated the effects of inhibiting the KRAS G12D mutant protein with …

[HTML][HTML] Spatially confined sub-tumor microenvironments in pancreatic cancer

BT Grünwald, A Devisme, G Andrieux, F Vyas, K Aliar… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Intratumoral heterogeneity is a critical frontier in understanding how the tumor
microenvironment (TME) propels malignant progression. Here, we deconvolute the human …

Towards organoid culture without Matrigel

MT Kozlowski, CJ Crook, HT Ku - Communications biology, 2021 - nature.com
Organoids—cellular aggregates derived from stem or progenitor cells that recapitulate organ
function in miniature—are of growing interest in developmental biology and medicine …