Organoids: inception and utilization of 3D organ models

  • Akshatha Banadka The Oxford College of Science, Department of Biotechnology, #32, 19th Main, 17th ‘B’ Cross, Sector - 4, HSR Layout, Bengaluru - 560 102, Karnataka, India
  • Amesha Panwar The Oxford College of Science, Department of Biotechnology, #32, 19th Main, 17th ‘B’ Cross, Sector - 4, HSR Layout, Bengaluru - 560 102, Karnataka, India
  • Himakshi Bhagwanani The Oxford College of Science, Department of Biotechnology, #32, 19th Main, 17th ‘B’ Cross, Sector - 4, HSR Layout, Bengaluru - 560 102, Karnataka, India
  • Prognya Saha The Oxford College of Science, Department of Biotechnology, #32, 19th Main, 17th ‘B’ Cross, Sector - 4, HSR Layout, Bengaluru - 560 102, Karnataka, India
Keywords: Organoids, Adult stem cells, Pluripotent stem cells, Genome engineering, Bioprinting

Abstract

Over the previous decade, one of the most exciting advancements in stem cell technology has been the development of organoid culture system. Organoids are new research tools created in-vitro, to form self-organizing 3-Dimensional structures that encompass some of the crucial characteristics of the represented organ. Organoids are grown from stem cells from an organ of interest. There are potentially as many types of organoids as there are different tissues and organs in a body. It is challenging for scientists to understand the underlying mechanism of biological processes with complex spatial cellular organization and tissue dynamics. Also, how they are disrupted in a disease is impossible to study in-vivo, but discovery of organoids is revolutionizing the fields of biology. Since success in these platforms will be restricted without the proficiency to alter the genomic content, genome engineering was also applied in recently discovered organoid cultures for correcting mutations. This review discusses the history, culturing methods, current achievements, and potential applications of this technique. These applications involve drug screening, personalized oncological medication, disease modeling, regenerative medicine, and developmental biology. The study of organoids has provided a novel platform in biological sciences, with new approaches for stem cell technology.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4362214

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2020-12-19
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Banadka, A.; Panwar, A.; Bhagwanani, H.; Saha, P. Organoids: Inception and Utilization of 3D Organ Models. European Journal of Biological Research 2020, 11, 99-121.
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