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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2024

Optimization of Vascularized Intestinal Organoid Model.

Zhang Wen, Mariabelen Orduno, Zixie Liang, Xiangyu Gong, Michael Mak

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Advances in vascularized organoids.Chinese medical journal · 2026
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  11. Multiscale Construction, Evaluation, and Application of Organoids.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  13. Cancer cell dynamics on silica fibers.Scientific reports · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zhang WenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9844-4181
Mariabelen OrdunoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Zixie LiangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Xiangyu GongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Michael MakDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6881-8130

Funding

TRANSFER GRANT: Systems Biophysics of Multiscale State Transitions in Cells and TissuesR35GM142875 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Michael MAK · 2021 to 2026
$2.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142875NIH HHS R35GM142875
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vasculature is crucial for maintaining organ homeostasis and metabolism. Although 3D organoids can mimic organ structures and patterns, they still lack vascular systems, limiting the recapitulation of physiological complexities. Although vascularization of organoids has been demonstrated by mixing Matrigel in fibrin, how the mixed gel niche affects endothelial cells (ECs) and organoids remains unclear. Existing protocols rely on fibroblasts to promote vascular network formation. This study explores how varying the ratio of Matrigel in fibrin-Matrigel co-gel affects vascular network formation and intestinal organoid growth. A fine-tuned hydrogel is developed by adding aprotinin and 15% Matrigel in fibrin. Medium for co-culturing ECs and organoids is modified with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and heparin. In combination with fine-tuned hydrogel and modified medium, vascular network formation and organoid vascularization are successfully generated in the absence of fibroblast. Furthermore, structural cues and pore architectures are critical for angiogenesis and vascularization. By incorporating engineered thick collagen fiber bundles into the system, vascular network formation is guided by bundle architectures, enhancing interactions between vascular networks and organoids. The results demonstrate an optimized system that advances tissue and organoid vascularization by combining fiber bundles with fine-tuned hydrogel and modified medium.

Indexed as

CollagenDrug CombinationsHydrogelsIntestinesLamininNeovascularization, PhysiologicOrganoidsAnimalsCoculture TechniquesEndothelial CellsFibrinFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibroblastsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMiceCollagenDrug CombinationsFibrinFibroblast Growth Factor 2HydrogelsLamininmatrigelProteoglycanscollagen bundlehydrogel nicheintestinal organoidsstructural cuesvascularization

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PMID39091070
PMCPMC11652258

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