WIREs Systems Biology and Medicine,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
12(6)
Published: April 19, 2020
Abstract
Network
Medicine
applies
network
science
approaches
to
investigate
disease
pathogenesis.
Many
different
analytical
methods
have
been
used
infer
relevant
molecular
networks,
including
protein–protein
interaction
correlation‐based
gene
regulatory
and
Bayesian
networks.
these
integrated
Omics
Big
Data
(including
genetics,
epigenetics,
transcriptomics,
metabolomics,
proteomics)
using
computational
biology
tools
and,
thereby,
has
the
potential
provide
improvements
in
diagnosis,
prognosis,
treatment
of
complex
diseases.
We
discuss
briefly
types
data
that
are
analyses,
survey
for
inferring
review
efforts
validate
visualize
Successful
applications
analysis
reported
pulmonary
arterial
hypertension,
coronary
heart
disease,
diabetes
mellitus,
chronic
lung
diseases,
drug
development.
Important
knowledge
gaps
include
incompleteness
interactome,
challenges
identifying
key
genes
within
genetic
association
regions,
limited
human
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: March 6, 2020
Cell
culture
is
an
important
and
necessary
process
in
drug
discovery,
cancer
research,
as
well
stem
cell
research.
Most
cells
are
currently
cultured
using
two-dimensional
(2D)
methods,
but
new
improved
methods
that
implement
three-dimensional
(3D)
techniques
suggest
compelling
evidence
much
more
advanced
experiments
can
be
performed.
When
performing
3D
experiments,
the
environment
manipulated
to
mimic
of
a
vivo
provide
accurate
data
about
cell-to-cell
interactions,
tumor
characteristics,
metabolic
profiling,
other
types
diseases.
Scaffold
based
such
hydrogel-based
support,
polymeric
hard
material-based
hydrophilic
glass
fiber,
organoids
employed,
each
provides
its
own
advantages
applications.
Likewise,
there
also
scaffold-free
used
hanging
drop
microplates,
magnetic
levitation,
spheroid
microplates
with
ultra-low
attachment
coating.
has
potential
alternative
ways
study
organ
behavior
via
use
expected
eventually
bridge
gap
between
2D
animal
models.
The
present
review
compares
culture,
details
surrounding
different
techniques,
focuses
on
future
applications
culture.
Nature Reviews Genetics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
23(8), P. 467 - 491
Published: March 25, 2022
The
failure
of
animal
models
to
predict
therapeutic
responses
in
humans
is
a
major
problem
that
also
brings
into
question
their
use
for
basic
research.
Organ-on-a-chip
(organ
chip)
microfluidic
devices
lined
with
living
cells
cultured
under
fluid
flow
can
recapitulate
organ-level
physiology
and
pathophysiology
high
fidelity.
Here,
I
review
how
single
multiple
human
organ
chip
systems
have
been
used
model
complex
diseases
rare
genetic
disorders,
study
host–microbiome
interactions,
whole-body
inter-organ
reproduce
clinical
drugs,
radiation,
toxins
infectious
pathogens.
address
the
challenges
must
be
overcome
chips
accepted
by
pharmaceutical
industry
regulatory
agencies,
as
well
discuss
recent
advances
field.
It
evident
instead
drug
development
avatars
personalized
medicine
ever
closer
realization.
This
Review
discusses
types
organ-on-a-chip
diverse
applications
disease
modelling,
medicine,
reach
full
potential.
BioMedical Engineering OnLine,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
19(1)
Published: Feb. 12, 2020
Abstract
The
organ-on-a-chip
(OOAC)
is
in
the
list
of
top
10
emerging
technologies
and
refers
to
a
physiological
organ
biomimetic
system
built
on
microfluidic
chip.
Through
combination
cell
biology,
engineering,
biomaterial
technology,
microenvironment
chip
simulates
that
terms
tissue
interfaces
mechanical
stimulation.
This
reflects
structural
functional
characteristics
human
can
predict
response
an
array
stimuli
including
drug
responses
environmental
effects.
OOAC
has
broad
applications
precision
medicine
biological
defense
strategies.
Here,
we
introduce
concepts
review
its
application
construction
models,
development,
toxicology
from
perspective
different
organs.
We
further
discuss
existing
challenges
provide
future
perspectives
for
application.