Lemme-Dumit J M
Department of Pediatrics, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
mSphere. 2025 Aug 26;10(8):e0082024. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00820-24. Epub 2025 Aug 7.
The intestinal epithelium serves as a critical interface between the external environment and internal tissues, coordinating nutrient absorption, immune defense, and barrier integrity. Discerning the processes that maintain gut homeostasis has been challenging due to the complexity of the intestinal microenvironment and the difficulty in accessing human tissue. The advent of human intestinal organoid technology has transformed the field by providing relevant models that recapitulate the cellular diversity and function of the gut epithelium. A recent advance involves the integration of immune cells into organoid cultures, enabling the study of epithelial-immune cell interactions in both health and disease. Furthermore, the application of cutting-edge multi-omics approaches, including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, has enabled a deeper understanding of intestinal cell signaling, niche factors, and host-microbe dynamics. These innovations have led to breakthroughs in translational research, particularly in the field of precision medicine. This minireview highlights how intestinal organoids derived from human tissue stem cells, coupled with high-resolution omics technologies, are advancing our knowledge of intestinal physiology, host responses, and disease mechanisms. It also describes the emergence of patient-derived organoids as tools to guide personalized therapeutic strategies for conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis. As organoid models continue to evolve, the integration of additional tissue components-such as diverse immune cell lineages, stromal elements, vasculature, neural cells, and microbiota-will more accurately replicate the intricate nature of human physiology and broaden their translational potential.
肠上皮作为外部环境与内部组织之间的关键界面,协调营养吸收、免疫防御和屏障完整性。由于肠道微环境的复杂性以及获取人体组织的困难,识别维持肠道稳态的过程一直具有挑战性。人类肠道类器官技术的出现通过提供能够概括肠道上皮细胞多样性和功能的相关模型,改变了这一领域。最近的一项进展是将免疫细胞整合到类器官培养中,从而能够研究健康和疾病状态下上皮细胞与免疫细胞的相互作用。此外,前沿多组学方法的应用,包括转录组学、蛋白质组学和代谢组学,使人们能够更深入地了解肠道细胞信号传导、生态位因子和宿主-微生物动态。这些创新在转化研究中取得了突破,尤其是在精准医学领域。本综述强调了源自人体组织干细胞的肠道类器官与高分辨率组学技术如何推动我们对肠道生理学、宿主反应和疾病机制的认识。它还描述了患者来源的类器官作为指导炎症性肠病和囊性纤维化等疾病个性化治疗策略工具的出现。随着类器官模型不断发展,整合更多组织成分,如多种免疫细胞谱系、基质成分、脉管系统、神经细胞和微生物群,将更准确地复制人体生理学的复杂本质,并拓宽其转化潜力。
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