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The advent of organoid technology has transformed biomedical research through the development of 3D models that precisely replicate human organ structures and functions in a physiological context. Creative Bioarray establishes itself as a world leader in life science innovation through its complete range of organoid services that enhance drug discovery, disease modeling, and personalized ...
Cell cultures have played a significant role in the academy and pharmaceutical industry, but conventional 2D cultures fail to provide physiological relevance and communication network as compared to in vivo conditions, since they are unable to mimic the complexity of cellular microenvironment, an essential part for the cell behavior and systematic investigation. Using 2D cell culture systems can ...
When we look at the awe-inspiring architecture of life at the cellular level, one of the most intriguing and essential features is the cytoskeleton. This dynamic network of protein filaments provides structure, facilitates movement, and enables intracellular transport. Advances in technology have revolutionized our understanding of the cytoskeleton and have expanded the possibilities of ...
Deletion of target proteins in cells and observation of their phenotype is one of the most common methods for characterizing target protein function. However, if the loss of the target gene affects cell survival, then the acquisition of conditional knockout cells is important. Conditional knockout cell lines provide better control of gene expression and provide a more physiologically relevant ...
The process of iPSC differentiation to neurons and neuronal cells is of special importance for neurobiology and related disorders, considering the dearth of clinically relevant in vitro models available for research, drug screening and development, as well as the lack of therapy to reverse neuronal damage. Benefits and advantages of iPSC differentiation to neural stem cells (NSC), neurons and ...
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of RNAs that do not code for proteins and are typically greater than 200 nucleotides in length. Studies have shown that lncRNAs are quite complex in function and play an important role in various biological processes such as development, differentiation, proliferation, metastasis, apoptosis, stem cell pluripotency, and DNA damage. Therefore, those ...
Both current in vitro and in vivo models used in the development of candidate therapies for the treatment of intestinal diseases have severe limitations. RepliGut®, an in vitro human intestinal epithelial stem cell model, addresses many of these issues and has significant potential to reduce the time and cost of drug development. This model may even help to identify optimal therapies for ...
Prediction of the first-in-human dosing regimens is a critical step in drug development and requires accurate quantitation of drug distribution. Traditional in vivo studies used to characterize clinical candidate’s volume of distribution are error-prone, time and cost intensive and lack reproducibility in clinical settings. The paper demonstrates how a computational platform integrating ...
Advanced microphysiological systems can replicate aspects of intestinal complexity, such as epithelium self-renewal by stem cells in in vitro crypts or the interactions of microbes and intestinal epithelium mediated by a mucus layer. Availability of such models is key to progress in compound screening, disease modeling, and microbiome research. Defining a Niche A niche is a multidimensional ...
Intestinal inflammatory diseases are highly complex, which has thus far prevented development of an effective in vitro disease model. With access to a donor-derived cell biobank and the ability to recapitulate region-specific environments of the intestine, Altis Biosystems is working toward the development of an in vitro RepliGut® model to accurately recapitulate the complex intestinal ...
The liver plays an incredibly important role in the human body by metabolizing drugs and other compounds. Developing accurate in vitro liver models to study is a critical step in better understanding the biological dynamics of our bodies and removing our dependence on animal models. In their recent publication, Allevi authors Marie Cuvellier, Frédéric Ezan, Hugo Oliveira, Sophie ...
Due to a lack of robust in vivo gut models, animal studies are generally required to evaluate gut toxicity. However, these studies can be lengthy and expensive and may not accurately recapitulate the behavior of the human gastrointestinal tract. Drugs are thus often developed with undesired gut side effects that are not apparent until clinical trials. Organ-on-a-chip models are the closest ...
San Francisco, CA - Since the classical studies of Jacob and Monod in the early 1960s, it has been evident that genome sequences contain not only blueprints for genes and the proteins that they encode, but also the instructions for a coordinated regulatory program that governs when, where and to what extent these genes and proteins are expressed. The execution of this regulatory code is what ...
Kremen1 and Kremen2 (Krm1 and Krm2) are transmembrane coreceptors for Dickkopf1 (Dkk1), an antagonist of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. The physiological relevance of Kremen proteins in mammals as Wnt modulators is unresolved. We generated and characterized Krm mutant mice and found that double mutants show enhanced Wnt signaling accompanied by ectopic postaxial forelimb digits and expanded apical ...