Advances in three-dimensional (3D) culture techniques have shown several advantages over 2D cultures, especially by more accurately mimicking the in vivo environment. This has led to improved reproducibility and reliability of experimental results, which are important criteria in disease modelling
Last updated on: 14-10-2021 - 16:59
Contact: Jolanda van Hengel
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Status: Still in development, Published in peer reviewed journal
The response of sublingual epithelial cells to house dust mite allergen and potential tolerance-promoting adjuvants such as Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands and calcitriol was investigated using primary sublingual epithelial cells isolated from dogs and cultured in vitro. After 24-h incubation with
Last updated on: 07-04-2021 - 14:52
This is a mathematical compartmental formulation of dose-effect synergy modelling for multiple therapies in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): antiangiogenic, immuno- and radiotherapy. The model formulates the dose-effect relationship in a unified context, with tumor proliferating rates and
Last updated on: 01-02-2021 - 14:32
Contact: Clara Mihaela Ionescu
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is being applied to characterize the fluid flow in different applications. CFD has obtained significant interest in both the medical and engineering community because of its non-invasive character. It can predict the fluid flow characteristics when one or multiple
Last updated on: 10-04-2020 - 09:22
Contact: Mohammad Rahimi Gorji
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Status: Still in development, Published in peer reviewed journal
Retinal gene delivery via intravitreal injection is hampered by various physiological barriers present in the eye of which the vitreoretinal (VR) interface represents the most serious hurdle. We present a retinal explant model especially designed to study the role of this interface as a barrier for
Last updated on: 24-03-2020 - 16:26
Contact: Katrien Remaut
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
Mononuclear cells are flushed from the bone marrow using a 25G needle. After centrifugation, the cells are resuspended in 50mL pre-heated DMEM containing 20ng/ml M-CSF. The cells are cultured in 10cm petri dishes for 7 days. At days 2,4 and 6, the medium is renewed after washing away non-adherent
Last updated on: 10-03-2020 - 10:17
Contact: Cannot be disclosed
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Partners: Ghent University hospital (UZ Gent)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
This is a method to study host-microbe interaction in the upper respiratory tract. A physiologically representative epithelial structure, with mucin producing and ciliated cells, is obtained by culturing respiratory epithelial cells at air-liquid interface in Transwell inserts. Optionally,
Last updated on: 28-02-2020 - 10:51
Contact: Charlotte De Rudder
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Status: Still in development, History of use, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
We propose to generate three-dimensional tumoroids from the primary melanoma cell lines, as well as 3D organoids from the iPSc-derived neural crest stem cells. We will use the AggreWell system (STEMCELL Technologies) to generate uniform, size-controlled three-dimensional spheroids. After 5 days in
Last updated on: 25-02-2020 - 23:58
Contact: Valerie Christiaens
Organisation: VIB - KU Leuven
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
We have developed an innovative two-chamber skin explant model specifically for studies involving skin of marine fish. An apparatus was 3D-printed and consists of two plates, a lower and upper plate (with funnel). By mounting the explant between the plates, two chambers can be created with the
Last updated on: 04-02-2020 - 13:31
Contact: Maaike Vercauteren
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent), University of Liège (ULiège)
Status: Internally validated
We describe a fluorescent cell-based in vitro infection model that reproduces host-Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) interactions. Using the epithelial cell line A6 from Xenopus laevis, we reproduced different stages of host cell infection and intracellular growth of Bd, resulting in host cell
Last updated on: 10-01-2020 - 15:28
Contact: Elin Verbrugghe
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
