Researchers exposed
another set of organoids derived from the same Alzheimer's patients to experimental compounds known to prevent the secretion or accumulation of amyloid, and they discovered that the plaques didn't form.
Not exact matches
To turn these cellular LEGOs into arrays
of organoids that can be used for research, Gartner's team lays down the cells in layers, with multiple
sets of cells designed to stick to particular partners.
«This work provides a proof
of principle for using stem cell - derived human intestinal
organoids in a therapeutic
setting.»
Next - generation «designer matrices» such as hybrid polyethylene glycol hydrogels or microengineered collagen scaffolds, combined with a well - defined
set of laminins, may better fulfill the niche requirements
of organoids and may be customized for a specific type
of tissue /
organoid (2,6).
The other one, the finding by the Clevers group in Utrecht that adult Lgr5 + stem cells from the intestine, grown 3D in the presence
of basement membrane matrix and a defined
set of niche factors, can develop into ever - expanding, genome - stable 3D
organoids that resemble the structure and function
of the original intestinal epithelium (13 - 16).