Abstract
Precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) represent an ex vivo model widely used in visualizing interactions between lung structure and function. The major advantage of this technique is that the presence, differentiation state, and localization of the more than 40 cell types that make up the lung are in accordance with the physiological situation found in lung tissue, including the right localization and patterning of extracellular matrix elements. Here we describe the methodology involved in preparing and culturing PCLS followed by detailed practical information about their possible applications.
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This work is supported by a ZonMW-Vidi grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (016.126.307), a grant for the Dutch Lung Foundation (3.2.08.014) and the China Scholarship Council (File No. 201707720065).
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Wu, X., van Dijk, E.M., Bos, I.S.T., Kistemaker, L.E.M., Gosens, R. (2019). Mouse Lung Tissue Slice Culture. In: Bertoncello, I. (eds) Mouse Cell Culture. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1940. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9086-3_21
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