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 …

Engineering the next generation of cell-based therapeutics

CJ Bashor, IB Hilton, H Bandukwala… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Cell-based therapeutics are an emerging modality with the potential to treat many currently
intractable diseases through uniquely powerful modes of action. Despite notable recent …

Functional, metabolic and transcriptional maturation of human pancreatic islets derived from stem cells

D Balboa, T Barsby, V Lithovius, J Saarimäki-Vire… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Transplantation of pancreatic islet cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells is a
promising treatment for diabetes. Despite progress in the generation of stem-cell-derived …

Developments in stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for treating type 1 diabetes

NJ Hogrebe, M Ishahak, JR Millman - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The generation of islet-like endocrine clusters from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs)
has the potential to provide an unlimited source of insulin-producing β cells for the treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Building consensus on definition and nomenclature of hepatic, pancreatic, and biliary organoids

A Marsee, FJM Roos, MMA Verstegen, F Roos… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Hepatic, pancreatic, and biliary (HPB) organoids are powerful tools for studying
development, disease, and regeneration. As organoid research expands, the need for clear …

Engineering immune-evasive allogeneic cellular immunotherapies

KE Martin, Q Hammer, K Perica, M Sadelain… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Allogeneic cellular immunotherapies hold a great promise for cancer treatment owing to
their potential cost-effectiveness, scalability and on-demand availability. However, immune …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional cell cultures: the bridge between in vitro and in vivo models

O Urzì, R Gasparro, E Costanzo, A De Luca… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although historically, the traditional bidimensional in vitro cell system has been widely used
in research, providing much fundamental information regarding cellular functions and …

Human hypoimmune primary pancreatic islets avoid rejection and autoimmunity and alleviate diabetes in allogeneic humanized mice

X Hu, C Gattis, AG Olroyd, AM Friera, K White… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Transplantation of allogeneic pancreatic donor islets has successfully been performed in
selected patients with difficult-to-control insulin-dependent diabetes and impaired …

Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification

P Augsornworawat, NJ Hogrebe, M Ishahak… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Insulin-producing β cells created from human pluripotent stem cells have potential as a
therapy for insulin-dependent diabetes, but human pluripotent stem cell-derived islets (SC …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering early human pancreas development at the single-cell level

Z Ma, X Zhang, W Zhong, H Yi, X Chen, Y Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding pancreas development can provide clues for better treatments of pancreatic
diseases. However, the molecular heterogeneity and developmental trajectory of the early …