Issue 9, 2017

In vitro nasal mucosa gland-like structure formation on a chip

Abstract

The emergence of microfluidic epithelial models using diverse types of cells within a physiologically relevant microenvironment has the potential to be a powerful tool for preclinical drug screening and pathophysiological studies. However, to date, few studies have reported the development of a complicated in vitro human nasal epithelial model. The aim of this study was to produce an in vitro human nasal mucosa model for reliable drug screening and clinical applications. Here, we integrated and optimized several culture conditions such as cell type, airway culture conditions, and hydrogel scaffolds into a microfluidic chip to construct an advanced in vitro human nasal mucosa model. We observed that the inducing factors for nasal gland-like structures were secreted from activated human dermal microvascular endothelial cells. Furthermore, our in vitro nasal mucosa presented different appearance and characteristics under hypoxic conditions. Morphological and functional similarities between in vivo nasal mucosa and our model indicated its utilization as a reliable research model for nasal diseases including allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and nasal polyposis.

Graphical abstract: In vitro nasal mucosa gland-like structure formation on a chip

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 dec 2016
Accepted
24 mar 2017
First published
24 mar 2017

Lab Chip, 2017,17, 1578-1584

In vitro nasal mucosa gland-like structure formation on a chip

K. Na, M. Lee, H. Shin and S. Chung, Lab Chip, 2017, 17, 1578 DOI: 10.1039/C6LC01564F

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