Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review on Advances and Challenges in Creating Insulin Producing Devices

SM Rodrigues Oliveira, A Rebocho, E Ahmadpour… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is the most common autoimmune chronic disease in young
patients. It is caused by the destruction of pancreatic endocrine β-cells that produce insulin …

Potential Clinical Application of Organs-on-a-Chip in Periodontal Diseases: A Systematic Review of In Vitro Studies

CM Ardila, GA Jiménez-Arbeláez, AM Vivares-Builes - Dentistry Journal, 2023 - mdpi.com
The periodontium is a unique organ from the standpoint of building an organ-on-a-chip
(OoC) since it is a system that is continually threatened by microorganisms, their noxious …

Microfluidic-based human prostate-cancer-on-chip

L Jiang, H Khawaja, S Tahsin, TA Clarkson… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Lack of adequate models significantly hinders advances in prostate cancer treatment, where
resistance to androgen-deprivation therapies and bone metastasis remain as major …

[HTML][HTML] 3D topographies promote macrophage M2d-Subset differentiation

SC Carrara, A Davila-Lezama, C Cabriel… - Materials Today Bio, 2024 - Elsevier
In vitro cellular models denote a crucial part of drug discovery programs as they aid in
identifying successful drug candidates based on their initial efficacy and potency. While …

Unraveling white adipose tissue heterogeneity and obesity by adipose stem/stromal cell biology and 3D culture models

LS Baptista, KR Silva, L Jobeili, L Guillot… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The immune and endocrine dysfunctions of white adipose tissue are a hallmark of metabolic
disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. In humans, white adipose tissue comprises …

Opportunities and challenges to engineer 3D models of tumor-adaptive immune interactions

RM Visalakshan, MK Lowrey, MGC Sousa… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Augmenting adaptive immunity is a critical goal for developing next-generation cancer
therapies. T and B cells infiltrating the tumor dramatically influence cancer progression …

From cells to organs: progress and potential in cartilaginous organoids research

X Wang, N Liu, H Zhang, Z Yin, ZG Zha - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
While cartilage tissue engineering has significantly improved the speed and quality of
cartilage regeneration, the underlying metabolic mechanisms are complex, making research …

A microfluidic organ-on-a-chip: into the next decade of bone tissue engineering applied in dentistry

MH Syahruddin, R Anggraeni, ID Ana - Future Science OA, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
A comprehensive understanding of the complex physiological and pathological processes
associated with alveolar bones, their responses to different therapeutics strategies, and cell …

The suitability of a polydimethylsiloxane-based (PDMS) microfluidic two compartment system for the toxicokinetic analysis of organophosphorus compounds

N Amend, M Koller, C Schmitt, F Worek, T Wille - Toxicology Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Organ-on-a-chip platforms are an emerging technology in experimental and regulatory
toxicology (species-specific differences, ethical considerations). They address gaps …

Patient‐derived organoid culture in epithelial ovarian cancers—Techniques, applications, and future perspectives

WS Chan, X Mo, PPC Ip, KY Tse - Cancer Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a heterogeneous disease composed of different cell types
with different molecular aberrations. Traditional cell lines and mice models cannot …