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1	Pillar/Perfusion Plates for Miniature Human Tissue Culture and Predictive Compound Screening Kang, Sooyeon 05 1900 (has links) Human organoids have potential to revolutionize in vitro disease modeling by providing multicellular architecture and functional that are similar to those in vivo. Nonetheless, organoid-based, high-throughput screening (HTS) of compounds is challenged by lack of easy-to-use fluidic systems that are compatible with relatively large organoids. Therefore, we first fabricated a pillar plate, which was coupled with a complementary deep well plate and a perfusion well plate for static and dynamic culture via injection molding. We established various cell loading methods in hydrogels on the pillar plate. In addition, we investigated the effect of flow on the necrotic core of spheroids in the pillar/perfusion plate. Finally, we developed microarray three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology using the pillar and perfusion plates for human organoid culture and analysis. High-precision, high-throughput stem cell printing and encapsulation techniques were demonstrated on a pillar plate, which was coupled with a complementary deep well plate and a perfusion well plate for static and dynamic organoid culture. Bioprinted cells and spheroids in hydrogels were differentiated into organoids for in situ functional assays. The pillar/perfusion plates are compatible with standard 384-well plates and HTS equipment, and thus may be easily adopted in current drug discovery efforts. Microfluidic system Pillar/Perfusion Plate Organoid culture Engineering, Biomedical
2	Padronização de cultura organóide cutânea e avaliação da resposta melanogênica no melasma ao UVB, UVA e luz visível. Alcantara, Giovana Piteri January 2019 (has links) Orientador: Helio Amante Miot / Resumo: FUNDAMENTOS: Melasma é hipermelanose crônica, focal, adquirida decorrente de patogênese não totalmente compreendida, resultado da alteração funcional e arquitetural dos melanócitos. A predisposição genética, aspectos hormonais e exposição à radiação solar são os elementos mais associados ao desenvolvimento da doença e essenciais para entendimento da fisiopatologia. É bem estabelecida a relação entre a exposição à radiação solar e a piora do quadro, entretanto, o efeito independente do UVB, UVA, assim como a atuação da luz visível (LV) são pouco estudados. OBJETIVOS: Padronização de um modelo de cultura organoide cutâneo primário para estudo da melanogênese da pele com melasma e pele normal adjacente, à irradiação com diferentes comprimentos de onda (UVB, UVA, LV). MÉTODOS: Etapa 1: Amostras de pele da região retroauricular (punch 3mm), de 10 voluntários foram seccionados longitudinalmente, e cultivados em meio DMEM segundo protocolo estabelecido por Ayres, para padronização de viabilidade e dosimetria das radiações induzindo melanogênese. Um dos fragmentos foi irradiado e o outro mantido ao abrigo da luz por 72h. Foram avaliados aspectos morfológicos e arquiteturais da histologia (H&E e Fontana-Masson) e por rt-PCR para comparação da expressão quantitativa de gene constitucional (GAPDH) entre as peles recém-coletadas e as cultivadas. Foram padronizadas as doses de radiação e tempo de cultura que promovessem viabilidade da amostra e aumento de 10% na intensidade de pigmentação... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: FUNDAMENTALS: Melasma is chronic hypermelanosis, focal, acquired due to pathogenesis not fully understood, resulting from the functional and architectural alteration of melanocytes. Genetic predisposition, hormonal aspects and exposure to solar radiation are the elements most associated with the development of the disease and essential for understanding the pathophysiology. The relationship between exposure to solar radiation and worsening of the condition is well established, however, the independent effect of UVB, UVA, as well as the action of visible light (VL) are poorly studied. OBJECTIVES: Standardization of a primary cutaneous organoid culture model to study melanogenesis of skin with melasma and adjacent normal skin to irradiation with different wavelengths (UVB, UVA, VL). METHODS: Step 1: Skin samples from the retroauricular region (punch 3mm) from 10 volunteers were longitudinally sectioned and cultured in DMEM medium according to the protocol established by Ayres, for viability standardization and radiation dosimetry inducing melanogenesis. One of the fragments was irradiated and the other kept in the dark for 72h. Morphological and architectural aspects of histology (H&E and Fontana-Masson) and rt-PCR were evaluated for comparison of quantitative constitutional gene expression (GAPDH) between newly collected and cultured skins. Radiation doses and culture time that promoted sample viability and a 10% increase in basal layer pigmentation intensity were standardized... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre Fotobiologia. Melanose. Cultura organóide Ultravioleta Luz. Photobiology Organoid Culture Ultraviolet Luz.
3	Cell type-dependent differential activation of ERK by oncogenic KRAS or BRAF in the mouse intestinal epithelium Brandt, Raphael 10 March 2023 (has links) Kolorektale Karzinome (CRC) zeigen eine heterogene Ätiologie. Die Progression prämaligner Vorläufer zu CRC unterscheidet (U) sich in Morphologie, molekularen Veränderungen und Interaktion mit der Tumorumgebung. CRC weisen oft onkogene Mutationen in KRAS und BRAF auf. Diese steigern die MAPK Signalwegaktivität (Mpa). Obwohl sie im selben Signalweg wirken, sind KRAS und BRAF auf die CRC-Entitäten U verteilt. Dabei ist KRAS häufiger im sogenannten konventionellen und BRAF im serratierten Weg zu CRC mutiert. In dieser Studie nutzte ich murine intestinale Organoide (iO), die induzierbare (Ind) KRAS oder BRAF Onkogene exprimieren. Große U zwischen KRAS und BRAF zeigten sich sowohl in Signaltransduktion (ST) als auch im Phänotyp. Phosphoprotein-, ERK-Reporter-, scRNA-Seq und EM-Analysen ergaben eine starke Mpa durch BRAF, die zu hoher Expression von MAPK-Zielgenen und Verlust der epithelialen Integrität führte. iO nach KRAS-Ind blieben intakt, korrelierend mit moderater, zelltypspezifischer (ZS) Mpa in sekretorischen und undifferenzierten Zellen. Die meisten Enterozyten waren Mpa-negativ. ERK-Reporter zeigten: Das ZS Muster der Mpa ist nicht nur gegenüber KRAS, sondern auch dem Entzug von Wachstumsfaktoren stabil. Dies spricht für eine intrinsische, robuste Regulierung der Mpa. BRAF-Ind Mpa setzte die ZS Regulierung der MAPK außer Kraft und schädigte das Gewebe, im Einklang mit einer oberen Grenze tolerabler Mpa. Die ZS Mpa wurde in CRC-Zelllinien bestätigt, deren Mpa durch KRAS aber nicht BRAF U ausfiel. Ferner, nutzte ich iO mit bCatenin+KRAS-Ind, um den konventionellen Weg zu CRC zu modellieren. Die Kombination führte zu synergistischen Effekten, die sich in EGFR-unabhängigem Wachstum und der Aufhebung der ZS Mpa-Blockade äußerten, die durch eine Verschiebung der Differenzierung zu mehr Progenitorzellen bewirkt wurde. Zusammenfassend konnte ich U in der Mpa durch KRAS oder BRAF im Darmepithel feststellen, was dazu beiträgt, deren Rollen in der CRC-Genese zu bestimmen. / Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease with heterogeneous etiology. Premalignant lesions follow distinct routes of progression to carcinoma reflected by differences in morphology, molecular alterations and the tumor environment. Mutant KRAS and BRAF are frequent, leading to MAPK pathway activation (Mpa), which is relevant for CRC therapy. Despite acting in the same pathway, mutant KRAS and BRAF segregate to different entities, as KRAS is more frequent in the conventional- and BRAF being specific for the serrated route to CRC. I used murine intestinal organoids (iO) expressing inducible oncogenic KRAS or BRAF to study the impact of oncogenes in primary cells. I found marked differences in signal transduction and phenotype. Phospho-protein, ERK-reporter, scRNA-seq and EM data showed strong Mpa upon BRAF induction followed by ERK-target gene expression leading to tissue disruption. In contrast, KRAS left the tissue intact resulting in less and cell type-dependent Mpa limited to secretory cells, a subset of late-stage enterocytes and undifferentiated crypt cells. Most enterocytes were irresponsive to KRAS. The pattern of Mpa was robust towards KRAS or growth factor depletion arguing in favor of intrinsic, resilient MAPK regulation. In iO, BRAF-induced Mpa could break this cell type-specific regulation, indicating an upper limit of tolerable Mpa. I validated these findings in CRC cell lines that differed in Mpa in response to oncogenic KRAS but not BRAF. Finally, I used iO expressing an inducible form of stabilized bCatenin in combination with KRAS to mimic events frequently found in the conventional pathway to CRC. Expression of KRAS and bCatenin synergized in driving EGFR independent growth and breaking the villus-specific block of Mpa by altering differentiation towards progenitor cell types. In summary, this study emphasizes differences between Mpa induced by oncogenic KRAS or BRAF which helps clarifying their nature in different etiological routes to CRC genesis. KRAS KRASG12V BRAF BRAFV600E EGFR EGF MAPK ERK FIRE Reporter MEK MAPKK MAPKKK beta-Catenin intestinale Organoidkultur intestinale Organoide Mausmodelle von Tumoren kolorektales Karzinom kolorektale Karzionome CRC Primärzellen Tumormodelle Onkogene oncogenes KRAS oncogenes BRAF onkogene Signaltransduktion 3D Modell matrigel R-spondin RSPO Noggin KRAS KRASG12V BRAF BRAFV600E EGFR EGF MAPK ERK FIRE reporter MEK MAPKK MAPKKK beta-Catenin intestinal organoid intestinal organoids intestinal organoid culture murine model of cancer colorectal carcinoma CRC primary tumor model oncogenes oncogenic KRAS oncogenic BRAF 3D model matrigel R-spondin RSPO Noggin 610 Medizin und Gesundheit ddc:610

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