Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Tissue extracellular matrix hydrogels as alternatives to Matrigel for culturing gastrointestinal organoids

  • Suran Kim,
  • Sungjin Min,
  • Yi Sun Choi,
  • Sung-Hyun Jo,
  • Jae Hun Jung,
  • Kyusun Han,
  • Jin Kim,
  • Soohwan An,
  • Yong Woo Ji,
  • Yun-Gon Kim,
  • Seung-Woo Cho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29279-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 21

Abstract

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The culture of gastrointestinal organoids relies on Matrigel that has several drawbacks for clinical application. Here, the authors report the feasibility of gastrointestinal tissue-mimetic matrices as effective alternatives to Matrigel for organoid culture and transplantation.