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Human branching cholangiocyte organoids recapitulate functional bile duct formation

Roos, Floris J.M. ; van Tienderen, Gilles S. ; Wu, Haoyu ; Bordeu, Ignacio ; Vinke, Dina ; Albarinos, Laura Muñoz ; Monfils, Kathryn ; Niesten, Sabrah ; Smits, Ron and Willemse, Jorke , et al. (2022) In Cell Stem Cell 29(5). p.13-794
Abstract

Human cholangiocyte organoids show great promise for regenerative therapies and in vitro modeling of bile duct development and diseases. However, the cystic organoids lack the branching morphology of intrahepatic bile ducts (IHBDs). Here, we report establishing human branching cholangiocyte organoid (BRCO) cultures. BRCOs self-organize into complex tubular structures resembling the IHBD architecture. Single-cell transcriptomics and functional analysis showed high similarity to primary cholangiocytes, and importantly, the branching growth mimics aspects of tubular development and is dependent on JAG1/NOTCH2 signaling. When applied to cholangiocarcinoma tumor organoids, the morphology changes to an in vitro morphology like primary tumors.... (More)

Human cholangiocyte organoids show great promise for regenerative therapies and in vitro modeling of bile duct development and diseases. However, the cystic organoids lack the branching morphology of intrahepatic bile ducts (IHBDs). Here, we report establishing human branching cholangiocyte organoid (BRCO) cultures. BRCOs self-organize into complex tubular structures resembling the IHBD architecture. Single-cell transcriptomics and functional analysis showed high similarity to primary cholangiocytes, and importantly, the branching growth mimics aspects of tubular development and is dependent on JAG1/NOTCH2 signaling. When applied to cholangiocarcinoma tumor organoids, the morphology changes to an in vitro morphology like primary tumors. Moreover, these branching cholangiocarcinoma organoids (BRCCAOs) better match the transcriptomic profile of primary tumors and showed increased chemoresistance to gemcitabine and cisplatin. In conclusion, BRCOs recapitulate a complex process of branching morphogenesis in vitro. This provides an improved model to study tubular formation, bile duct functionality, and associated biliary diseases.

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branching morphogenesis, cholangiocarcinoma, cholangiocyte organoids, cholangiocytes, disease modeling, embryonic bile duct development, intrahepatic bile duct
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Cell Stem Cell
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29
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5
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13 - 794
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Cell Press
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  • scopus:85129623622
  • pmid:35523140
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1934-5909
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10.1016/j.stem.2022.04.011
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Human cholangiocyte organoids show great promise for regenerative therapies and in vitro modeling of bile duct development and diseases. However, the cystic organoids lack the branching morphology of intrahepatic bile ducts (IHBDs). Here, we report establishing human branching cholangiocyte organoid (BRCO) cultures. BRCOs self-organize into complex tubular structures resembling the IHBD architecture. Single-cell transcriptomics and functional analysis showed high similarity to primary cholangiocytes, and importantly, the branching growth mimics aspects of tubular development and is dependent on JAG1/NOTCH2 signaling. When applied to cholangiocarcinoma tumor organoids, the morphology changes to an in vitro morphology like primary tumors. Moreover, these branching cholangiocarcinoma organoids (BRCCAOs) better match the transcriptomic profile of primary tumors and showed increased chemoresistance to gemcitabine and cisplatin. In conclusion, BRCOs recapitulate a complex process of branching morphogenesis in vitro. This provides an improved model to study tubular formation, bile duct functionality, and associated biliary diseases.</p>}},
  author       = {{Roos, Floris J.M. and van Tienderen, Gilles S. and Wu, Haoyu and Bordeu, Ignacio and Vinke, Dina and Albarinos, Laura Muñoz and Monfils, Kathryn and Niesten, Sabrah and Smits, Ron and Willemse, Jorke and Rosmark, Oskar and Westergren-Thorsson, Gunilla and Kunz, Daniel J. and de Wit, Maurice and French, Pim J. and Vallier, Ludovic and IJzermans, Jan N.M. and Bartfai, Richard and Marks, Hendrik and Simons, Ben D. and van Royen, Martin E. and Verstegen, Monique M.A. and van der Laan, Luc J.W.}},
  issn         = {{1934-5909}},
  keywords     = {{branching morphogenesis; cholangiocarcinoma; cholangiocyte organoids; cholangiocytes; disease modeling; embryonic bile duct development; intrahepatic bile duct}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{13--794}},
  publisher    = {{Cell Press}},
  series       = {{Cell Stem Cell}},
  title        = {{Human branching cholangiocyte organoids recapitulate functional bile duct formation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2022.04.011}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.stem.2022.04.011}},
  volume       = {{29}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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