Development and validation of an open-source, disposable, 3D-printed in vitro environmental exposure system for Transwell® culture inserts
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ABSTRACT: Accessible in vitro models recapitulating the human airway that are amenable to study whole cannabis smoke exposure are needed for immunological and toxicological studies that inform public health policy and recreational cannabis use. In the present study, we developed and validated a novel 3D printed In Vitro Exposure System (IVES) that can be directly applied to study the effect of cannabis smoke exposure on primary human bronchial epithelial cells. Using commercially available design software and a 3D printer, we designed a four-chamber Transwell® insert holder for exposures to whole smoke. Software was used to model gas distribution, concentration gradients, velocity profile and shear stress within IVES. Following simulations, primary human bronchial epithelial cells cultured at air-liquid interface on Transwell® inserts were exposed to whole cannabis smoke. IVES represents an accessible, open-source, exposure system that can be used to model varying types of cannabis smoke exposures with human airway epithelial cells grown under air-liquid interface culture conditions.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE161139 | GEO | 2021/10/22
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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