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Organotypic Tissue Model Systems for Investigating Host-Pathogen Interactions In Vitro

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Physiologically relevant human tissue models for infectious diseases.

Melody Mills¹, Mary K Estes²

¹Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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|June 30, 2016

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Limitations in animal infection models hinder infectious disease research. Advances in tissue engineering offer promising solutions for studying human pathogens and developing new treatments.

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Area of Science:

Infectious Diseases
Bioengineering
Translational Research

Background:

Existing animal infection models present significant limitations for studying human diseases.
Challenges include a lack of suitable models, poor prediction of human immune responses, and difficulty culturing certain pathogens.
These limitations impede the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and immunotherapies.

Purpose of the Study:

To address the obstacles posed by inadequate animal models in infectious disease research.
To explore novel approaches for studying pathogens that are difficult to culture or poorly mimic human responses in animals.

Main Methods:

Leveraging advances in tissue engineering and bioengineering.
Fostering collaboration between bioengineering and infectious disease research communities.

Main Results:

Conceptual and methodological progress in tissue engineering is highlighted.
Collaborative efforts are identified as crucial for progress.

Conclusions:

Tissue engineering and interdisciplinary collaboration show great promise in overcoming barriers in infectious disease research.
These advancements can facilitate the study of human pathogens and the development of medical countermeasures.