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Culture and Imaging of Human Nasal Epithelial Organoids
Published on: December 17, 2021
Characterization of human nasal organoids from chronic rhinosinusitis patients
Mahnaz Ramezanpour1, Harrison Bolt1,2, Karen Hon1
1Department of Surgery-Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (Basil Hetzel Institute), The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Abstract:
Patient-derived organoids grown in three-dimensional cultures provide an excellent platform for phenotypic high-throughput screening and drug-response research. Organoid technology has been applied to study stem cell biology and various human pathologies. This study investigates the characteristics and cellular morphology of organoids derived from primary human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs) of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients. Nasal organoids were cultured up to 20 days and morphological, cell composition and functional parameters were measured by immunofluorescence, RT-qPCR, western blot and FACS analysis. The results showed that nasal organoids expressed the stem cell marker leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5), and markers for apical junction genes, goblet cells and ciliated cells. Moreover, we were able to regrow and expand the nasal organoids well after freezing and thawing. This study provides an effective and feasible method for development of human nasal organoids, suitable for the phenotypic high-throughput screening and drug response research.
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