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. 2023:2650:53-61.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3076-1_5.

In Vitro and in Vivo Assays for Testing Retinoids Effect on Intestinal Progenitors' Lineage Commitments

Krishna R Gajera  1   2 , Kathryn L Fair  2 , Gordon W Moran  3   4 , Nicholas R F Hannan  2 , Joerg Huelsken  1 , Paloma Ordóñez-Morán  5
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In Vitro and in Vivo Assays for Testing Retinoids Effect on Intestinal Progenitors' Lineage Commitments

Krishna R Gajera et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2023.

Abstract

The intestine consists of epithelial cells surrounded by a complex environment as mesenchymal cells and the gut microbiota. With its impressive stem cell regeneration capability, the intestine is able to constantly replenish cells lost through apoptosis or abrasion by food passing through. Over the past decade, researchers have identified signaling pathways involved in stem cell homeostasis such as retinoids pathway. Retinoids are also involved in cell differentiation of healthy and cancer cells. In this study, we describe several approaches in vitro and in vivo to further investigate the effect of retinoids on stem cells, progenitors, and differentiated intestinal cells.

Keywords: Absorptive; Differentiation; Intestine; Organoids; Retinoids; Secretory; Stem cells.

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