Yang Jian, Li Wenwen, Zhang Zihan, Xu Zhonglei, Zhu Wenjing, Wang Jing, Wang Wenyan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2025 Apr;21(3):629-644. doi: 10.1007/s12015-024-10833-0. Epub 2024 Dec 12.
Organoids are rapidly self-organizing 3D in vitro cultures derived from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) or adult stem cells (ASCs) that possess disease-like characteristics with high success rates. Due to their ability to retain tissue structure, biological phenotypes, and genetic information, they have been utilized as a novel in vitro model for disease research. In recent years, scientists have established self-organizing 3D organoids for human endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and cervix by culturing stem cells with cytokines in 3D scaffolds. The integration of organoids with animal models, organ-on-a-chip systems, and 3D printing technologies offers a novel preclinical model for exploring disease mechanisms and developing treatments. This review elaborate on the recent research progress of stem cells-formed organoids in the field of gynecology from the aspects of constructing gynecological disease organoids, drug screening and new drug development, simulation modeling, allogeneic transplantation, regenerative medicine and personalized treatment."
类器官是源自多能干细胞(PSC)或成体干细胞(ASC)的快速自我组织的三维体外培养物,具有类似疾病的特征,成功率很高。由于它们能够保留组织结构、生物学表型和遗传信息,因此已被用作疾病研究的新型体外模型。近年来,科学家们通过在三维支架中用细胞因子培养干细胞,建立了用于人类子宫内膜、输卵管、卵巢和子宫颈的自我组织三维类器官。类器官与动物模型、芯片器官系统和三维打印技术的整合为探索疾病机制和开发治疗方法提供了一种新型的临床前模型。本文综述从构建妇科疾病类器官、药物筛选与新药研发、模拟建模、异体移植、再生医学和个性化治疗等方面阐述了干细胞形成的类器官在妇科领域的最新研究进展。