New methodologies for old problems: Tridimensional gastrointestinal organoids and guts-on-a-chip
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2018-01-01
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Sakalem, Marna Eliana [UNESP]
Ribeiro-Paes, João Tadeu [UNESP]
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Objectives: The present review intended to present a critical overview of the methodological and experimental advances concerning tridimensional cell culture models within the scope of gastrointestinal research. Methods: A literature review was performed and some of the main published articles in the area were mentioned. Main results: Classic studies and high impact results were presented, starting from the pioneer works with gastrointestinal organoids, with a small gut organoid, to the achievement of guts-on-a-chip and multi-organ-chips. It was also discussed which implications the construction of such co-cultures bring, as well as future applications arising from these new methodologies. Conclusions: Despite the still discrete number of publications, in quantitative terms, there are qualitative promising and consistent results addressing physiopathological aspects and new therapeutic perspectives of tridimensional in vitro cultures in the gastroenterology field. It is expected, thus, that such new methodological approaches, including organoids and guts-on-a-chip, may contribute decisively to the advance in knowledge on basic aspects, as well as on the translation to new therapeutic approaches in gastrointestinal diseases.
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Gastrointestinal, Gut-on-a-chip, In vitro tridimensional models, Organoids, Organs-on-a-chip
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Journal of Coloproctology, v. 38, n. 1, p. 90-93, 2018.