We will use a simplified version of the small intestine in the lab in the form of an organoid. An organoid is a three-dimensional, miniaturized model of an organ that mimics its activity and ...
we exposed mouse and human intestinal organoids (self-organized 3D tissues derived from intestine-resident stem cells) to RANKL. We observed a reorganization and marked expansion of the intestinal ...
3D replicas of the human and mouse small intestine. They grew these "organoids" with the help of specialized chemicals. They then exposed the cells within the mini-intestines to RANK, which ...
During homeostasis, the ISC niche exists in the crypt together with differentiated cells (e.g., lysozyme producing Paneth cells in the small intestine) and stromal cells at the underlying mesenchyme.