Project description:Alveolar type 2 (AT2) are part of the stem cell niche of the lung and their differentiation is required for pulmonary homeostasis and tissue regeneration. A disturbed crosstalk between fibroblasts and epithelial cells contributes to the loss of lung structure in chronic lung diseases. We used single cell RNA sequencing to analyze the interaction of human fibroblasts and the alveolar epithelium modelled in organoid cultures.
Project description:Primary pneumocytes from KRas;Atg5fl/+ and KRas;Atg5fl/fl littermates were cultured for 48 hours and infected with AdCre-GFP to induce expression of the KrasG12D oncogene and concomitant Atg5 deletion. The transcriptional profile of those cells was determined by mRNA sequencing and uncovered differential expression in cellular movement, inflammatory response and oxidative stress response. Comparison of transcriptomes from KRas;Atg5fl/+ and KRas;Atg5fl/fl pneumocytes
Project description:Human liver organoids, an in vitro 3D culture system to recapitulate biological tissue, are expected to be used for drug discovery. However, Matrigel, the most widely used extracellular matrix for organoid culture, has concerns about safety and reproducibility since it is murine-derived. Morever, low hepatic functions of human liver organoids compared to primary human hepatocytes is considered a challenge. Herein, we attempted to culture human liver organoids, established from primary (cryopreserved) human hepatocytes (PHH), using HYDROX, a chemically defined 3D nanofiber. While proliferative capacity of human liver organoids was lost by HYDROX-culture, the gene expression level of a hepatocyte marker CYP3A4 and the CYP3A4 metabolic activity in HYDROX-cultured liver organoids were significantly improved, comparable to those of PHH. HYDROX-cultured liver organoids when treated with hepatotoxic drugs such as acetaminophen showed similar cell viability to that of PHH, suggesting that HYDROX-cultured liver organoids could be applied to drug-induced hepatotoxicity test. Furthermore, HYDROX-cultured liver organoids maintained its functions for up to 35 days and could be used to estimate chronic drug-induced hepatotoxicity such as those of fialuridine. Our findings demonstrated that human liver organoids obtained high liver functions by HYDROX-culture, meaning that HYDROX could contribute to drug discovery as a novel biomaterial.
Project description:Primary pneumocytes from KRas;Atg5fl/+ and KRas;Atg5fl/fl littermates were cultured for 48 hours and infected with AdCre-GFP to induce expression of the KrasG12D oncogene and concomitant Atg5 deletion. The transcriptional profile of those cells was determined by mRNA sequencing and uncovered differential expression in cellular movement, inflammatory response and oxidative stress response.
Project description:Examination of the difference in mRNA expression profile between mid-old fibroblasts co-cultured with mid-old fibroblasts and mid-old fibroblasts co-cultured with young fibroblasts
Project description:We report the RNAseq data obtained from 50.000-100.000 CD31-/CD45- pneumocytes isolated by FACS from mice harboring a normal dose or one extra copy of the Sirt1 gene, and a tamoxifen-inducible oncogenic KI alelle of KRasG12V after 4 weeks of tamoxifen treatment. Pneumocytes with the activated form of the inducible KRasG12V oncogene sere selected making use of the reporter gene LacZ (located next to the oncogene in the same polycistronic mRNA), by loading CD31-/CD45- pneumocytes with the LacZ-activated fuorogenic molecule FDG prior to FACS sorting.
Project description:Hyperuricemia (HUA) is a metabolic disease caused by abnormal purine metabolism, the prevalence of which has increased worldwide. Here, a 3D organoid culture system for mimicking HUA in vitro was established using cultured human liver organoids. Liver organoids can be generated from single hepatocytes and passaged for several months, retaining key morphological features, functional purine metabolism and global gene expression profile. Furthermore, organoids can be differentiated into hepatocytes with high expression of maturation markers including HNF4α, E-cadherin, and ALB. Importantly, organoids can produce high level of uric acid after xanthine induction which is the substrate of xanthine oxidase. Furthermore, the preclinical application potential of this organoid model was verified by measuring the anti-hyperuricemic effect of the widely used allopurinol, as well as the reported bioactive substance puerarin. The results demonstrate that this novel organoid model could be used for high-throughput screening of both chemical and food-derived compounds with antihyperuricemic bioactivity.
Project description:We performed Drop-seq using alveolar organoids cultured in MTECplus medium to identify cell types, gene expression patterns and signaling pathways in ex vivo condition.