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ReviewBiomolecules2026

Endocrinology at a Miniature Level: Pluripotent Stem-Cell-Derived Organoid Models of Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axes.

Berkehür Abaylı, Ulrieke Van Gestel, Hugo Vankelecom, Emma Laporte

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Review in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Berkehür AbaylıCluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8530-4227
Ulrieke Van GestelCluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0002-0385-0839
Hugo VankelecomCluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2251-7284
Emma LaporteCluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Funding

Fonds Professor Marc Boogaerts Not applicableResearch Foundation - Flanders 11P8X24NResearch Foundation - Flanders G0E1417N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have proven outstanding potential to revolutionize biomedical research. Specifically, their capacity to form 3D multicellular systems that recapitulate organ development and biology, known as organoids, has transformed basic and translational research. The groundbreaking technology is also being applied to the intricate hypothalamus-pituitary (HP) axes, including the target organs (such as gonads, thyroid and adrenal glands). These HP axes govern critical physiological processes, including reproduction, metabolism and stress. Here, we provide an overview of PSC-derived organoid models that are part of the HP axes, both as individual and multi-organ systems, and evaluate their culturing conditions, phenotypic characteristics, advantages, drawbacks and challenges, as well as their potential for disease modeling and therapeutic discovery. By offering this wide perspective, our review will also serve as a key resource for researchers navigating the evolving landscape of PSC-derived organoid technologies in endocrinology.

Indexed as

HypothalamusOrganoidsPituitary GlandPluripotent Stem CellsAnimalsEndocrinologyHumansModels, Biologicaladrenal glandendocrinologyhuman embryonic stem cellshuman-induced pluripotent stem cellshypothalamusorganoidsovarypituitarytestisthyroid gland

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PMID42072679
PMCPMC13113095

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