The use of patient-derived primary cell cultures in cancer preclinical assays, including drug screens and genotoxic studies, has increased in recent years. However, their translational value is constrained by several limitations, including variability that can be caused by the culture conditions.
Last updated on: 20-07-2023 - 15:05
The Systemic Intestinal Fermentation Research technology, SIFR in short, is a uniquely validated simulation of gut microbial ecosystems, shown to be predictive for clinical outcomes. The SIFR can simulate a wide variety of gut microbiota from humans (infants, adults, elderly; healthy, diseased) to
Last updated on: 08-06-2023 - 14:24
Contact: Aurélien Baudot
Organisation: Cryptobiotix
Status: History of use, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
Using an in vitro flow system adhesion assay, immune cell adhesion to (blood-brain barrier) endothelial cells can be quantified under physiological blood flow conditions. Endothelial cells can be treated with inflammatory cytokines or therapeutic antibodies to mimic inflammatory diseases. Immune
Last updated on: 06-06-2023 - 10:35
Contact: Doryssa Hermans
Organisation: University of Hasselt (UHasselt)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
Macrophages orchestrate reactive particle segregation, compact aggregates of immune cells and non-immune cells and promote fibrosis-surrounding granulomas.
We developed a simple 3D in-vitro model that mimics granuloma formation and categorizes granuloma-inducing inorganic particles. Macrophage
Last updated on: 03-04-2023 - 11:21
Contact: Léa Hiéronimus
Organisation: Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Status: Still in development, Internally validated
Generally, our research group aims to study the influence of food parameters (food design, food processing, food composition) on the digestive kinetics of diverse nutrients throughout the upper gastrointestinal tract. For this, we use in vitro digestion protocols. The current method is a semi
Last updated on: 15-02-2023 - 16:08
Contact: Tara Grauwet
Organisation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
We devised a simple and reliable method for reprogramming peripheral blood mononuclear cells into hiPSC and then to differentiate them into air-liquid interface bronchial epithelium (iALI) within 45 days. Of note, this method does not involve any cell sorting step. We reprogrammed blood cells from
Last updated on: 07-02-2023 - 14:46
Contact: Engi Ahmed
Organisation: VIB - UGent, IRMB INSERM 1183
Status: History of use, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
The purpose of the present development is to use avian MoDCs to implement a cellular platform to increase understanding of the immune responses induced by various antigens of interest (e.g. vaccine candidates) and evaluate their immunogenic potential. Considering the difficulty to work on dendritic
Last updated on: 03-02-2023 - 08:51
Ex-vivo tissue explants (precision cut tissue slices) prepared with the Krumdieck Tissue Slicer are living, three-dimensional tissue slices closely resemble the organ from which it is prepared, with all the cell types present in their original tissue-matrix configuration where physiological and
Last updated on: 31-01-2023 - 15:52
Human Intestinal Organoids (HIOs) are in vitro 3D cell cultures arranged in a crypt-villus structure that incorporate many physiological features of the intestinal epithelium, including the presence of different cell populations (enterocytes, goblet cells, enteroendocrine and Paneth cells). HIOs can
Last updated on: 27-01-2023 - 13:29
Contact: Joana Rocha-Pereira
Organisation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
Overuse tendon injuries are a major cause of musculoskeletal morbidity in both human and equine athletes. Despite the big burden, there is no effective treatment to restore tendon’s natural composition, due to a lack of understanding of fundamental cell biology. Additionally, translation of novel
Last updated on: 17-01-2023 - 16:22
