Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Systems Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering (IBB), Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan.
Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.
Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 8;15(1):962. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45279-y.
Human placental villi have essential roles in producing hormones, mediating nutrient and waste exchange, and protecting the fetus from exposure to xenobiotics. Human trophoblast organoids that recapitulate the structure of villi could provide an important in vitro tool to understand placental development and the transplacental passage of xenobiotics. However, such organoids do not currently exist. Here we describe the generation of trophoblast organoids using human trophoblast stem (TS) cells. Following treatment with three kinds of culture medium, TS cells form spherical organoids with a single outer layer of syncytiotrophoblast (ST) cells that display a barrier function. Furthermore, we develop a column-type ST barrier model based on the culture condition of the trophoblast organoids. The bottom membrane of the column is almost entirely covered with syndecan 1-positive ST cells. The barrier integrity and maturation levels of the model are confirmed by measuring transepithelial/transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and the amount of human chorionic gonadotropin. Further analysis reveals that the model can be used to derive the apparent permeability coefficients of model compounds. In addition to providing a suite of tools for the study of placental development, our trophoblast models allow the evaluation of compound transfer and toxicity, which will facilitate drug development.
人类胎盘绒毛在产生激素、介导营养物质和废物交换以及保护胎儿免受外源性物质暴露方面发挥着重要作用。能够重现绒毛结构的人类滋养层类器官可以为理解胎盘发育和外源性物质的胎盘转运提供重要的体外工具。然而,目前还没有这样的类器官。在这里,我们使用人滋养层干细胞(TS)细胞来描述滋养层类器官的生成。在三种培养条件的处理下,TS 细胞形成具有单层合胞滋养层(ST)细胞的球形类器官,显示出屏障功能。此外,我们还基于滋养层类器官的培养条件开发了一种柱状 ST 屏障模型。该模型的底部膜几乎完全被 syndecan 1 阳性 ST 细胞覆盖。通过测量跨上皮/跨内皮电阻(TEER)和人绒毛膜促性腺激素的量,确认了模型的屏障完整性和成熟度水平。进一步的分析表明,该模型可用于推导模型化合物的表观渗透系数。除了为胎盘发育研究提供一系列工具外,我们的滋养层模型还可以评估化合物的转移和毒性,这将有助于药物开发。
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