Organoid models of the pituitary gland in health and disease

E Laporte, H Vankelecom - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The pituitary gland represents the hub of our endocrine system. Its cells produce specific
hormones that direct multiple vital physiological processes such as body growth, fertility, and …

The 3D in vitro Adrenoid cell model recapitulates the complexity of the adrenal gland

S Martinelli, G Cantini, AP Propato, D Bani, D Guasti… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The crosstalk between the chromaffin and adrenocortical cells is essential for the endocrine
activity of the adrenal glands. This interaction is also likely important for tumorigenesis and …

[HTML][HTML] Three dimensional models of endocrine organs and target tissues regulated by the endocrine system

E Luca, K Zitzmann, S Bornstein, P Kugelmeier… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The intricate endocrine system regulates human physiology by producing
and secreting various hormones. Novel methodology pertaining to spheroids and organoids …

Context-dependent role of glucocorticoid receptor alpha and Beta in breast Cancer Cell Behaviour

H Butz, É Saskői, L Krokker, V Vereczki, A Alpár, I Likó… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background. The dual role of GCs has been observed in breast cancer; however, due to
many concomitant factors, GR action in cancer biology is still ambiguous. In this study, we …

Development and Characterization of 3-Dimensional Cell Culture Models of Adrenocortical Carcinoma

S Feely, N Mullen, PT Donlon, E Reidy… - …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy of the adrenal cortex that is associated
with a poor prognosis. Develo** effective treatment options for ACC is challenging owing …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogel-fiber-mesh-based 3D cell cultures: A new method for studying pituitary tumors

W Jeong, S Wang, Y Kim, S Lee, M Huang… - Smart Materials in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acromegaly is a challenging medical condition that arises from the excessive production of
growth hormones and the insulin-like growth factor 1 in the pituitary gland. While surgery is …

[PDF][PDF] Brain organoids as models of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: a narrative review on perspectives for regenerative and personalized medicine

RTV de Souza, PHG Santana, RC Parreira, LF Oliveira… - 2023 - revistas.usp.br
1. Centro Universitário de Mineiros (UNIFIMES), Mineiros,(GO), Brasil. 2. Universidade
Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba,(MG), Brasil. 3. Universidade de São Paulo …

Development of functional thyroid c cell-like cells from human pluripotent cells in 2D and in 3D scaffolds

KD Abu-Bonsrah, DF Newgreen, M Dottori - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Medullary thyroid carcinoma contributes to about 3–4% of thyroid cancers and affects C cells
rather than follicular cells. Thyroid C cell differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells …

Organoides de cérebro como modelos de doenças de Alzheimer e Parkinson: uma revisão narrativa sobre as perspectivas para medicina regenerativa e …

RTV de Souza, PHG Santana, RC Parreira… - Medicina (Ribeirão …, 2023 - revistas.usp.br
Há muitos anos a cultura celular bidimensional (2D) é utilizada como modelo de estudo de
doenças, possuindo grande importância na medicina regenerativa, apesar de ainda conter …

Characterisation of collagen type I matrices for pathophysiologically relevant spatial cancer cell cultures

T Teplický, M Gregorová, A Kalafutová, O Hanzel… - Biophysical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Specific cues provided to cells by the extracellular matrix (ECM) are determined by its
composition. Except of collagens other naturally occurring ECM components should be …