Cancer organoids 2.0: modelling the complexity of the tumour immune microenvironment

R Polak, ET Zhang, CJ Kuo - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
The development of neoplasia involves a complex and continuous interplay between
malignantly transformed cells and the tumour microenvironment (TME). Cancer …

Bridging live-cell imaging and next-generation cancer treatment

M Alieva, AKL Wezenaar, EJ Wehrens… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
By providing spatial, molecular and morphological data over time, live-cell imaging can
provide a deeper understanding of the cellular and signalling events that determine cancer …

Long-term three-dimensional high-resolution imaging of live unlabeled small intestinal organoids via low-coherence holotomography

MJ Lee, J Lee, J Ha, G Kim, HJ Kim, S Lee… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Organoids, which are miniature in vitro versions of organs, possess significant potential for
studying human diseases and elucidating their underlying mechanisms. Live imaging …

From organ-on-a-chip to human-on-a-chip: A review of research progress and latest applications

Y Huang, T Liu, Q Huang, Y Wang - ACS sensors, 2024 - ACS Publications
Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC) technology, which emulates the physiological environment and
functionality of human organs on a microfluidic chip, is undergoing significant technological …

Middle-out methods for spatiotemporal tissue engineering of organoids

MR Blatchley, KS Anseth - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Organoids recapitulate many aspects of the complex three-dimensional (3D) organization
found within native tissues and even display tissue and organ-level functionality. Traditional …

Epithelial tissue confinement inhibits cell growth and leads to volume-reducing divisions

J Devany, MJ Falk, LJ Holt, A Murugan, ML Gardel - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cell proliferation is a central process in tissue development, homeostasis, and disease, yet
how proliferation is regulated in the tissue context remains poorly understood. Here, we …

Tracking cell lineages in 3D by incremental deep learning

K Sugawara, Ç Çevrim, M Averof - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Deep learning is emerging as a powerful approach for bioimage analysis. Its use in cell
tracking is limited by the scarcity of annotated data for the training of deep-learning models …

Sculpting with stem cells: how models of embryo development take shape

JV Veenvliet, PF Lenne, DA Turner, I Nachman… - …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
During embryogenesis, organisms acquire their shape given boundary conditions that
impose geometrical, mechanical and biochemical constraints. A detailed integrative …

Listen to your gut: key concepts for bioengineering advanced models of the intestine

O Cameron, JF Neves, E Gentleman - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The intestine performs functions central to human health by breaking down food and
absorbing nutrients while maintaining a selective barrier against the intestinal microbiome …

Advanced 3D imaging and organoid bioprinting for biomedical research and therapeutic applications

S Maharjan, C Ma, B Singh, H Kang, G Orive… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Organoid cultures offer a valuable platform for studying organ-level biology, allowing for a
closer mimicry of human physiology compared to traditional two-dimensional cell culture …