New Key Publication: Organoids as a model to study intestinal and liver dysfunction in severe malnutrition
Highlights:
•Amino acid deficiency induces reversible loss of peroxisomes and mitochondria.
•Hepatic organoids show reversible lipid accumulation upon amino acid removal.
•Intestinal barrier permeability is compromised in the presence of low amino acids.
•Organoids are a suitable model to test metabolic function and treatment for malnutrition.
Authors:
- José M. Horcas-Nieto
- Christian J. Versloot
- Miriam Langelaar-Makkinje
- Albert Gerding
- Tjasso Blokzijl
- Mirjam H. Koster
- Mirjam Baanstra
- Ingrid A. Martini
- Robert P. Coppes
- Céline Bourdon
- Sven C.D. van Ijzendoorn
- Peter Kim
- Robert H.J. Bandsma
- Barbara M. Bakker
Read more: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925443922003064
Last modified: | 30 December 2022 5.01 p.m. |
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