The primary epithelial cells are expanded as 3D organoids, dissociated, and cultured on a porous membrane within a microfluidic device with human intestinal microvascular
endothelium cultured in a parallel microchannel under flow and cyclic deformation.
Not exact matches
With our human gut - on - a-chip, we can not only
culture the normal gut microbiome for extended times, but we can also analyze contributions of pathogens, immune cells, and vascular and lymphatic
endothelium, as well as model specific diseases to understand complex pathophysiological responses of the intestinal tract.»
Using the TEER - MEA chip, the researchers built a beating vascularized Heart Chip in which human cardiomyocytes are
cultured in one microfluidic channel that is separated by a thin semi-permeable membrane from a second, parallel
endothelium - lined vascular channel.
In keeping with this, recent studies showed that flavanols, a subclass of flavonoids that is richly represented in natural cocoa beans, increase NO production by
cultured human vascular endothelial cells (16) and improve
endothelium - dependent vasorelaxation (NO - dependent) in finger (2) and brachial (3) arteries of healthy humans.