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Precision-engineered biomimetics: the human fallopian tube

Crawford, A. J.; Forjaz, A.; Bhorkar, I.; Roy, T.; Schell, D.; Queiroga, V.; Ren, K.; Kramer, D.; Bons, J.; Huang, W.; Russo, G. C.; Lee, M.-H.; Schilling, B.; Wu, P.-H.; Shih, I.-M.; Wang, T.-L.; Kiemen, A.; Wirtz, D.

2023-06-07 bioengineering
10.1101/2023.06.06.543923 bioRxiv
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The fallopian tube has an essential role in several physiological and pathological processes from pregnancy to ovarian cancer. However, there are no biologically relevant models to study its pathophysiology. The state-of-the-art organoid model has been compared to two-dimensional tissue sections and molecularly assessed providing only cursory analyses of the models accuracy. We developed a novel multi-compartment organoid model of the human fallopian tube that was meticulously tuned to reflect the compartmentalization and heterogeneity of the tissues composition. We validated this organoids molecular expression patterns, cilia-driven transport function, and structural accuracy through a highly iterative platform wherein organoids are compared to a three-dimensional, single-cell resolution reference map of a healthy, transplantation-quality human fallopian tube. This organoid model was precision-engineered to match the human microanatomy. One sentence summaryTunable organoid modeling and CODA architectural quantification in tandem help design a tissue-validated organoid model.

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