In:
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 9 ( 2021-4-20)
Abstract:
The pelviperineal organs of the female reproductive tract form an essential cornerstone of human procreation. The system comprises the ectodermal external genitalia, the Müllerian upper-vaginal, cervical, endometrial and oviductal derivatives, and the endodermal ovaries. Each of these organs presents with a unique course of biological development as well as of malignant degeneration. For many decades, various preclinical in vitro models have been employed to study female reproductive organ (patho-)biology, however, facing important shortcomings of limited expandability, loss of representativeness and inadequate translatability to the clinic. The recent emergence of 3D organoid models has propelled the field forward by generating powerful research tools that in vitro replicate healthy as well as diseased human tissues and are amenable to state-of-the-art experimental interventions. Here, we in detail review organoid modeling of the different female reproductive organs from healthy and tumorigenic backgrounds, and project perspectives for both scientists and clinicians.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2296-634X
DOI:
10.3389/fcell.2021.661472
DOI:
10.3389/fcell.2021.661472.s001
DOI:
10.3389/fcell.2021.661472.s002
DOI:
10.3389/fcell.2021.661472.s003
DOI:
10.3389/fcell.2021.661472.s004
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2737824-X
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