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Lookup NU author(s): Ivo Djidrovski, Dr Maria Georgiou, Marina Moya-Molina, Dr Git Chung, Professor Majlinda LakoORCiD, Professor Lyle Armstrong
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© 2021 The Authors. STEM CELLS published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of AlphaMed Press.As one of the primary points of entry of xenobiotic substances and infectious agents into the body, the lungs are subject to a range of dysfunctions and diseases that together account for a significant number of patient deaths. In view of this, there is an outstanding need for in vitro systems in which to assess the impact of both infectious agents and xenobiotic substances of the lungs. To address this issue, we have developed a protocol to generate airway epithelial basal-like cells from induced pluripotent stem cells, which simplifies the manufacture of cellular models of the human upper airways. Basal-like cells generated in this study were cultured on transwell inserts to allow formation of a confluent monolayer and then exposed to an air-liquid interface to induce differentiation into a pseudostratified epithelial construct with a marked similarity to the upper airway epithelium in vivo. These constructs contain the component cell types required of an epithelial model system, produce mucus and functional cilia, and can support SARS-CoV-2 infection/replication and the secretion of cytokines in a manner similar to that of in vivo airways. This method offers a readily accessible and highly scalable protocol for the manufacture of upper airway models that could find applications in development of therapies for respiratory viral infections and the assessment of drug toxicity on the human lungs.
Author(s): Djidrovksi I, Georgiou M, Hughes GL, Patterson EI, Casas-Sanchez A, Penington SH, Biagini GA, Moya-Molina M, van den Bor J, Smit MJ, Chung G, Lako M, Armstrong L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Stem Cells
Year: 2021
Volume: 39
Issue: 10
Pages: 1310-1321
Print publication date: 01/10/2021
Online publication date: 21/06/2021
Acceptance date: 29/04/2021
Date deposited: 07/07/2021
ISSN (print): 1066-5099
ISSN (electronic): 1549-4918
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.3422
DOI: 10.1002/stem.3422
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