Hasenauer Amelia, Bevc Kajetana, McCabe Maxwell C, Chansoria Parth, Saviola Anthony J, Hansen Kirk C, Christman Karen L, Zenobi-Wong Marcy
Tissue Engineering + Biofabrication Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Otto-Stern-Weg 7, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, 12801 E 17th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Sci Adv. 2025 Jun 6;11(23):eadu5793. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adu5793. Epub 2025 Jun 4.
The human breast is remarkably plastic and remodels with each birth to produce milk optimally suited for the changing demands of the newborn. This dynamic nature of lactation makes it challenging to study under controlled conditions. Given the health benefits of human milk, models of secretory mammary tissue would offer opportunities to study factors that influence this important food source. First, 3D models of the mammary duct/alveoli (D/A) were designed inspired by shapes found in vivo. Photoresins based on mammary decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM) were optimized to match the mechanical properties of native breast tissue. Next, these D/A models were printed with a volumetric printer and seeded with human milk-derived mammary epithelial cells (MECs). MECs formed stable epithelial layers on the printed surfaces and secreted the β-casein and milk fat globules. This model offers exciting avenues to explore hormonal, nutritional, and mechanobiological factors involved in lactation, thereby improving understanding of lactation for the benefit of infants and their mothers.
人类乳房具有显著的可塑性,每次分娩后都会重塑,以分泌最适合新生儿不断变化需求的乳汁。泌乳的这种动态特性使得在可控条件下进行研究具有挑战性。鉴于母乳对健康有益,分泌性乳腺组织模型将为研究影响这一重要食物来源的因素提供机会。首先,受体内发现的形状启发,设计了乳腺导管/腺泡(D/A)的3D模型。基于乳腺脱细胞细胞外基质(dECM)的光固化树脂经过优化,以匹配天然乳腺组织的力学性能。接下来,使用体积打印机打印这些D/A模型,并接种人乳来源的乳腺上皮细胞(MECs)。MECs在打印表面形成稳定的上皮层,并分泌β-酪蛋白和乳脂肪球。该模型为探索泌乳过程中涉及的激素、营养和机械生物学因素提供了令人兴奋的途径,从而增进对泌乳的理解,造福婴儿及其母亲。
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