Airway Epithelial Cultures of Children with Esophageal Atresia as a Model to Study Respiratory Tract Disorders

Henriette H.M. Dreyer*, Eleonora Sofie van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Lisa W. Rodenburg, Arnold J.N. Bittermann, Hubertus G.M. Arets, Ellen M.B.P. Reuling, Johannes W. Verweij, Eric G. Haarman, David C. van der Zee, Stefaan H.A.J. Tytgat, Cornelis K. van der Ent, Jeffrey M. Beekman, Gimano D. Amatngalim, Maud Y.A. Lindeboom

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Abstract

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare birth defect in which respiratory tract disorders are a major cause of morbidity. It remains unclear whether respiratory tract disorders are in part caused by alterations in airway epithelial cell functions such as the activity of motile cilia. This can be studied using airway epithelial cell culture models of patients with EA. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility to culture and functionally characterize motile cilia function in the differentiated air–liquid interface cultured airway epithelial cells and 3D organoids derived from nasal brushings and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from children with EA. We demonstrate the feasibility of culturing differentiated airway epithelia and organoids of nasal brushings and BAL fluid of children with EA, which display normal motile cilia function. EA patient-derived airway epithelial cultures can be further used to examine whether alterations in epithelial functions contribute to respiratory disorders in EA.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1020
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalChildren (Basel, Switzerland)
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jun 2023

Keywords

  • airway epithelium
  • esophageal atresia
  • organoids
  • primary ciliary dyskinesia
  • tracheal anomaly

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