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ArticleiScience2025

Development of apical out trophoblast stem cell derived organoids to model early human pregnancy.

J Zhou, M A Sheridan, Y Tian, K J Dahlgren, M Messler, T Peng, A Zhao, T Ezashi, L C Schulz, B D Ulery and 2 more

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Article in iScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Trophoblast ferroptosis restricts SARS-CoV-2 spread in the placenta.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  6. Maternal-fetal interface organoids: a new era in pregnancy research.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026
    Review
  7. Multiscale imaging of polarity in bovine oviductal organoids.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
    Article
  8. Trophoblast adaptation to hypoxia: balance and dysfunction.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025
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  11. Modeling human placental biology: a review of organoid technologies.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

J ZhouDuke Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
M A SheridanDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, School of Medicine, 1 Hospital Dr, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
Y TianBond Life Science Center, University of Missouri, 1201 Rollins St, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
K J DahlgrenCollege of Engineering, University of Missouri, Lafferre Hall, W1024, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
M MesslerCollege of Engineering, University of Missouri, Lafferre Hall, W1024, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
T PengDepartment of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medcine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China.
A ZhaoDuke Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
T EzashiColorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USA.
L C SchulzDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, School of Medicine, 1 Hospital Dr, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
B D UleryCollege of Engineering, University of Missouri, Lafferre Hall, W1024, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
R M RobertsBond Life Science Center, University of Missouri, 1201 Rollins St, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
D J SchustDuke Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Funding

Modeling Normal and Abnormal TrophoblastsR01HD094937 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI R. MICHAEL ROBERTS, Laura Clamon SCHULZ · 2018 to 2026
$4.5M
VTCN1 regulation of MHC in early human placental developmentR21AI145071 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI EZASHI, TOSHIHIKO, SCHUST, DANNY J · 2020 to 2021
$426k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI145071NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of trophoblast organoids has enabled investigation of placental physiology, disease, and early maternal-fetal interactions during a previously restricted stage of pregnancy. A key shortcoming in existing trophoblast organoid methodologies is the non-physiologic position of the syncytiotrophoblast (STB) within the inner portion of the organoid, which neither recapitulates

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PMID40129708
PMCPMC11930733

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