PMID- 31324219 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200116 LR - 20211204 IS - 1465-993X (Electronic) IS - 1465-9921 (Print) IS - 1465-9921 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jul 19 TI - Use of precision cut lung slices as a translational model for the study of lung biology. PG - 162 LID - 10.1186/s12931-019-1131-x [doi] LID - 162 AB - Animal models remain invaluable for study of respiratory diseases, however, translation of data generated in genetically homogeneous animals housed in a clean and well-controlled environment does not necessarily provide insight to the human disease situation. In vitro human systems such as air liquid interface (ALI) cultures and organ-on-a-chip models have attempted to bridge the divide between animal models and human patients. However, although 3D in nature, these models struggle to recreate the architecture and complex cellularity of the airways and parenchyma, and therefore cannot mimic the complex cell-cell interactions in the lung. To address this issue, lung slices have emerged as a useful ex vivo tool for studying the respiratory responses to inflammatory stimuli, infection, and novel drug compounds. This review covers the practicality of precision cut lung slice (PCLS) generation and benefits of this ex vivo culture system in modeling human lung biology and disease pathogenesis. FAU - Liu, Guanghui AU - Liu G AD - RIA Safety, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Betts, Catherine AU - Betts C AD - Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK. FAU - Cunoosamy, Danen M AU - Cunoosamy DM AD - Bioscience, Respiratory Inflammation and Autoimmunity, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. AD - Present Address: Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, USA. FAU - Aberg, Per M AU - Aberg PM AD - RIA Safety, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Hornberg, Jorrit J AU - Hornberg JJ AD - RIA Safety, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Sivars, Kinga Balogh AU - Sivars KB AD - RIA Safety, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Cohen, Taylor S AU - Cohen TS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9368-0903 AD - Microbial Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, One Medimmune Way, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877, USA. cohent@medimmune.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190719 PL - England TA - Respir Res JT - Respiratory research JID - 101090633 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Asthma/*pathology/physiopathology MH - Humans MH - Lung/*pathology/*physiology MH - Organ Culture Techniques/methods MH - Translational Research, Biomedical/*methods PMC - PMC6642541 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Precision cut lung slices OT - Respiratory biology OT - Translational model COIS- All authors are employees of AstraZeneca. EDAT- 2019/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/17 06:00 PMCR- 2019/07/19 CRDT- 2019/07/21 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12931-019-1131-x [pii] AID - 1131 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12931-019-1131-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - Respir Res. 2019 Jul 19;20(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12931-019-1131-x.