Three-dimensional in vitro culture models in oncology research

C Jubelin, J Muñoz-Garcia, L Griscom, D Cochonneau… - Cell & Bioscience, 2022‏ - Springer
Cancer is a multifactorial disease that is responsible for 10 million deaths per year. The intra-
and inter-heterogeneity of malignant tumors make it difficult to develop single targeted …

Gasdermins and pyroptosis in the kidney

EE Elias, B Lyons, DA Muruve - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2023‏ - nature.com
Pyroptosis is a form of regulated cell death that is mediated by the membrane-targeting, pore-
forming gasdermin family of proteins. Pyroptosis was initially described as a caspase 1-and …

Organoid and spheroid tumor models: techniques and applications

S Gunti, ATK Hoke, KP Vu, NR London Jr - Cancers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cell cultures can be carried out in three dimensions (3D). Organoids and
spheroids are different 3D cell culture models that can be cultured with different techniques …

Single-cell atlases: shared and tissue-specific cell types across human organs

R Elmentaite, C Domínguez Conde, L Yang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The development of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics methods was instrumental in the
conception of the Human Cell Atlas initiative, which aims to generate an integrated map of …

Covid‐19 and kidney injury: Pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms

E Ahmadian, SM Hosseiniyan Khatibi… - Reviews in medical …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The novel coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) has turned into a life‐threatening pandemic disease
(Covid‐19). About 5% of patients with Covid‐19 have severe symptoms including septic …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infections in engineered human tissues using clinical-grade soluble human ACE2

V Monteil, H Kwon, P Prado, A Hagelkrüys, RA Wimmer… - Cell, 2020‏ - cell.com
We have previously provided the first genetic evidence that angiotensin converting enzyme
2 (ACE2) is the critical receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS …

Cellular extrusion bioprinting improves kidney organoid reproducibility and conformation

KT Lawlor, JM Vanslambrouck, JW Higgins… - Nature materials, 2021‏ - nature.com
Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to kidney organoids brings the
prospect of drug screening, disease modelling and the generation of tissue for renal …

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in diabetic kidney disease—Mechanistic and therapeutic effects

J Barrera-Chimal, I Lima-Posada, GL Bakris… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the leading complication in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and
current therapies that limit CKD progression and the development of cardiovascular disease …

Cell profiling of mouse acute kidney injury reveals conserved cellular responses to injury

Y Kirita, H Wu, K Uchimura, PC Wilson… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - pnas.org
After acute kidney injury (AKI), patients either recover or alternatively develop fibrosis and
chronic kidney disease. Interactions between injured epithelia, stroma, and inflammatory …