An artificial tissue containing pancreatic islet cells, fibroblasts and/or cells capable of differentiating, extracellular matrix, and vascular endothelial cells, in which the fibroblasts and/or the cells capable of differentiating, the extracellular matrix, and the vascular endothelial cells constitute a three-dimensional tissue structure in which a vascular network structure has been formed, and in which the three-dimensional tissue structure contains pancreatic islets constituted by aggregating ten or more of the pancreatic islet cells.

A method of in vitro cellular assay includes measuring an electrical activity of at least two cell populations in a plurality of cell populations that are disposed to be spaced apart from each other and connected to each other via a neurite, in which at least one of the at least two cell populations for which the electrical activity is measured is a cell population including at least one kind of neural cell, and the at least two cell populations each exhibit different electrical activity properties at a point when the electrical activity is measured.

Provided herein is a three-dimensional co-culture of adipocytes and macrophages, wherein, in a hydrogel scaffold containing adipocytes and macrophages, the adipocytes and the macrophages are co-cultured to form a fat-like tissue, which can be then utilized in the studies and medicine development for treating metastatic diseases associated with adipose tissue.

Described are methods of enhancing development of renal organoids, methods of using the same, and kits.

The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for generating topographically organized tissues in vitro, for the resulting cultured tissue and components thereof, and for uses of such cultured tissue and its components in drug discovery, toxicology studies, and therapy.

Disclosed is a skin-on-a-chip, which more closely resembles real skin by simulating the repetition of contraction and relaxation due to stretching of skin cells, by embedding a permanent magnet in the skin-on-a-chip. The skin-on-a-chip includes a connector that causes a linear motion in the skin cells of the chip when driven by a linear drive device outside the chip, which provides forward and backward movement, to thereby simulate contraction and relaxation of skin.

Ex-vivo culture systems are provided. Accordingly there is provided a culture system comprising a culture medium and a precision-cut tissue slice placed on a tissue culture insert, wherein the precision-cut tissue slice is maintained in a highly oxygenated atmosphere containing at least 50% oxygen and wherein said culture is rotationally agitated facilitating intermittent submersion of the tissue slice in the culture medium. Also provided are methods of culturing a tissue and methods of using the culture system for selecting a drug for the treatment of a disease.

The present invention relates to fluidic systems for use in providing biomarkers for human Intestine On-Chip. More specifically, in some embodiments, a microfluidic chip containing intestinal epithelial cells co-cultured with intestinal endothelial cells in the presence of stretch and flow are used for identifying differentially expressed genes as biomarkers, e.g. for specific types of drug testing for use in treating gastrointestinal disorders or diseases related to intestinal function.

The present disclosure provides multipotent endoderm spheroid progenitor cells, liver organoids, intestinal organoids, and pancreatic spheroids, and methods for producing same from stem and progenitor cells.

The presently disclosed subject matter provides a microfluidic device that can simulate capillary blood flow on a fetal side of the device and pooled blood on a maternal side of the device (i.e., intervillous space). The microfluidic device can reconstitute the maternal-fetal interface, can expand the capabilities of cell culture models, and can provide an alternative to current maternal-fetal transfer models.