Challenges and Future Perspectives in Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Organ‐on‐a‐Chip Technology

FM Pramotton, S Spitz, RD Kamm - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) affect more than 50 million people worldwide, posing
a significant global health challenge as well as a high socioeconomic burden. With aging …

Towards in vitro models for reducing or replacing the use of animals in drug testing

DM Stresser, AK Kopec, P Hewitt… - Nature Biomedical …, 2024 - nature.com
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Bioengineering translational models of lymphoid tissues

YS Michaels, CF Buchanan, N Gjorevski… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Bioengineered models of human tissues have the potential to revolutionize human health by
providing a translational platform to investigate disease mechanisms and develop new …

A generative adversarial network model alternative to animal studies for clinical pathology assessment

X Chen, R Roberts, Z Liu, W Tong - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Animal studies are unavoidable in evaluating chemical and drug safety. Generative
Adversarial Networks (GANs) can generate synthetic animal data by learning from the …

Ready for regulatory use: NAMs and NGRA for chemical safety assurance

PL Carmichael, MT Baltazar, S Cable… - ALTEX-Alternatives to …, 2022 - altex.org
New approach methodologies (NAMs) that do not use experimental animals are, in certain
settings, entirely appropriate for assuring the safety of chemical ingredients, although …

Microfluidic-based prostate cancer model for investigating the secretion of prostate-specific antigen and microRNAs in vitro

A Padmyastuti, MG Sarmiento, M Dib, J Ehrhardt… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The study of prostate cancer in vitro relies on established cell lines that lack important
physiological characteristics, such as proper polarization and expression of relevant …

Analysis of reproducibility and robustness of a renal proximal tubule microphysiological system OrganoPlate 3-lane 40 for in vitro studies of drug transport and toxicity

C Sakolish, HL Moyer, HHD Tsai, LC Ford… - Toxicological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Microphysiological systems are an emerging area of in vitro drug development, and their
independent evaluation is important for wide adoption and use. The primary goal of this …

Intestinal organ chips for disease modelling and personalized medicine

A Özkan, NT LoGrande, JF Feitor, G Goyal… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Alterations in intestinal structure, mechanics and physiology underlie acute and chronic
intestinal conditions, many of which are influenced by dysregulation of microbiome …

Reanalysis of Trichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene Metabolism to Glutathione Conjugates Using Human, Rat, and Mouse Liver in Vitro Models to Improve …

A Valdiviezo, GE Brown, AR Michell… - Environmental …, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Both trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) are high-priority
chemicals subject to numerous human health risk evaluations by a range of agencies …

Recommendations on fit-for-purpose criteria to establish quality management for microphysiological systems and for monitoring their reproducibility

D Pamies, J Ekert, MG Zurich, O Frey, S Werner… - Stem Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Cell culture technology has evolved, moving from single-cell and monolayer methods to 3D
models like reaggregates, spheroids, and organoids, improved with bioengineering like …