Project description:We established a micro-patterned respiratory epithelial cell culture system in vitro. In this culture system, the iPSC-derived lung progenitor cells were differentiated into airway epithelial cells in a position-specific manner.
Project description:We established a micro-patterned respiratory epithelial cell culture system in vitro. In this culture system, the iPSC-derived lung progenitor cells were differentiated into alveolar epithelial cells in a position-specific manner.
Project description:We infected iPSC-derived pulmonary epithelial cells in the micro-patterned culture plate with the SARS-CoV-2 variants. Analyses of infected alveolar and airway epithelial cells, respectively, revealed the tropism of the variants.
Project description:We established a micro-patterned respiratory epithelial cell culture system in vitro. In this culture system, various types of lung epithelial cells were identified.
Project description:Transcriptomes of human iPSC-derived alveolar and airway cells in the micro-patterned culture plates and their responses to SARS-CoV-2 variant infection
Project description:Loss of contractility and acquisition of an epithelial phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are key events in proliferative vascular pathologies such as atherosclerosis and post-angioplastic restenosis. There is no proper cell culture system allowing VSMC differentiation so that it is difficult to delineate the molecular mechanism responsible for proliferative vasculopathy. We investigated whether a micro-patterned substrate could restore the contractile phenotype of VSMCs in vitro. To induce and maintain the differentiated VSMC phenotype in vitro, we introduced a micro-patterned groove substrate to modulate the morphology and function of VSMCs.
Project description:Purpose of experiment :To 1) evaluate for the presence of pulmonary ionocytes, 2) investigate the role of the CFTR in airway epithelium. Description of samples: 1564 (CF-repaired), 1565 (CF DF508homozygous) iPSC-airway epithelium through basal cell intermediate. iPSC-D15CD47/CD26sort- NGFR sort x 2