| Literature DB >> 26677228 |
Nicholas C Zachos1, Olga Kovbasnjuk1, Jennifer Foulke-Abel1, Julie In1, Sarah E Blutt2, Hugo R de Jonge3, Mary K Estes2, Mark Donowitz4.
Abstract
Identification of Lgr5 as the intestinal stem cell marker as well as the growth factors necessary to replicate adult intestinal stem cell division has led to the establishment of the methods to generate "indefinite" ex vivo primary intestinal epithelial cultures, termed "mini-intestines." Primary cultures developed from isolated intestinal crypts or stem cells (termed enteroids/colonoids) and from inducible pluripotent stem cells (termed intestinal organoids) are being applied to study human intestinal physiology and pathophysiology with great expectations for translational applications, including regenerative medicine. Here we discuss the physiologic properties of these cultures, their current use in understanding diarrhea-causing host-pathogen interactions, and potential future applications.Entities:
Keywords: differentiation; enteroid; induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell) (iPSC); intestinal epithelium; lgr5; organoid; stem cells; transport
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26677228 PMCID: PMC4759158 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.R114.635995
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.486