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US 12,410,391 · App. 17/284,766 · Granted Sep 9, 2025
In vitro cell culture mucus systems
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Abstract
This presently disclosed subject matter relates to an in vitro cell culture comprising a cell monolayer comprising mucus producing cells and a mucus layer, and methods of making and using the same. The methods including culturing mucus producing cells on a cell support structure under conditions to establish a mucus layer on the luminal side of the cell monolayer, thereby producing a live cell construct comprising a cell monolayer comprising mucus producing cells and a mucus layer. The mucus layer can be substantially impenetrable to micro-objects, and have a thickness of about 1 micron to about 1 cm.
Claims (20)
1. A method of producing a live cell construct comprising a constitutively-produced and continuous mucus layer, the method comprising:
(a) culturing stem cells that are capable of differentiating into mucus producing cells on a first surface of a porous membrane under a liquid-liquid interface to form a confluent cell monolayer, the liquid-liquid interface comprising:
(i) a first liquid medium that is in contact with a luminal surface of the cell mono layer, and
(ii) a second liquid medium that is in contact with a basal surface of the cell monolayer;
(b) removing the first liquid medium;
(c) adding vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) to the second liquid medium; and
(d) culturing the cell monolayer to generate the constitutively-produced and continuous mucus layer across the luminal surface of the cell monolayer, wherein the constitutively-produced and continuous mucus layer is substantially impenetrable to micro-objects in a size range from about 1 micron to about 100 microns.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the constitutively-produced and continuous mucus layer comprises a thickness of about 1 micron to about 1 cm.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the constitutively-produced and continuous mucus layer is about 30 microns to about 1 cm.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a basal reservoir is present below the basal surface of the cell monolayer and a luminal reservoir is present above the luminal surface of the cell monolayer, and removing the first liquid medium produces an air-liquid interface at the luminal surface of the cell monolayer.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising positioning a physical barrier on or above the luminal surface of the cell monolayer, wherein the physical barrier is (i) completely or substantially impermeable to liquid and mucin, or (ii) permeable to water but impermeable or substantially impermeable to mucin.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the physical barrier is in direct contact with the luminal surface of the cell monolayer and/or the constitutively-produced and continuous mucus layer.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the depth of the first liquid medium is in a range of about 0.001 mm to about 10 mm, and the first liquid medium is between the physical barrier and the luminal surface of the cell monolayer.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first and/or second liquid medium further comprises a hormone, a chemical additive, a food additive, a bacterial metabolite, and/or a physiologically hypertonic salt solution, wherein the chemical additive is selected from the group consisting of: butyrate, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), dibenzazepine, DAPT, LY411575, forskolin, guaifenesin, carbachol, prostaglandins, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, histamine, and N-(1-oxobutyl)-cyclic 3′, 5′-(hydrogen phosphate) 2′-butanoate-adenosine monosodium salt.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stem cells are epithelial stem cells, intestinal epithelial stem cells, basal stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, respiratory stem cells, gastric stem cells, nasal stem cells, cervix stem cells, vaginal stem cells, uterine stem cells, urethral stem cells, olfactory stem cells, mouth stem cells, tongue stem cells, and/or conjunctival stem cells.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stem cells are intestinal epithelial stem cells.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein a force is applied parallel to the luminal surface of the cell monolayer during the culturing step.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the force comprises application of a surface tension force or application of a mechanical force.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the mechanical force is a movement generated by a stir bar, a semi-solid material moving parallel to the luminal surface of the cell monolayer, and/or circulation of a slurry on the top of the luminal surface of the cell monolayer.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein a basal reservoir is present below the basal surface of the cell monolayer and a luminal reservoir is present above the luminal surface of the cell monolayer, and wherein the volume of a liquid medium in the luminal reservoir is adjusted to a depth in a range of about 0.001 mm to about 10 mm above the luminal surface of the cell monolayer.
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From: ALBRITTON, NANCY L.; WANG, YULI
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