Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral Research
Studies on human respiratory viral infections and pathogenesis have historically been conducted using immortalized cells and animal models. However, these models are limited in their ability to recapitulate the complex structure of the human airway or the full spectrum of disease symptoms observed i...
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| author | Lennart Svensson Johan Nordgren Åke Lundkvist Marie Hagbom |
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| description | Studies on human respiratory viral infections and pathogenesis have historically been conducted using immortalized cells and animal models. However, these models are limited in their ability to recapitulate the complex structure of the human airway or the full spectrum of disease symptoms observed in humans. Recently, nose and lung organoids have revolutionized culture complexity in infection biology and have demonstrated potential for research on respiratory virus infections in humans. In this opinion, we review how advances in human nose and lung organoid models, which are able to express all cell types of the respiratory epithelia, i.e., Club, basal, goblet, and ciliated cells, have provided novel insight into the pathogenesis, age-dependent susceptibility, viral attenuation signature, and immune mechanisms of respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza virus. The models have also demonstrated potential for studying hitherto uncultivable human viruses and to be useful for studies of zoonotic risk. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-56a7a99ff0a64d4b80eec27181aa091c2025-08-20T03:44:03ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152025-02-0117334910.3390/v17030349Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral ResearchLennart Svensson0Johan Nordgren1Åke Lundkvist2Marie Hagbom3Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, SwedenDivision of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, SwedenZoonosis Science Centre, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, 751 05 Uppsala, SwedenDivision of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, SwedenStudies on human respiratory viral infections and pathogenesis have historically been conducted using immortalized cells and animal models. However, these models are limited in their ability to recapitulate the complex structure of the human airway or the full spectrum of disease symptoms observed in humans. Recently, nose and lung organoids have revolutionized culture complexity in infection biology and have demonstrated potential for research on respiratory virus infections in humans. In this opinion, we review how advances in human nose and lung organoid models, which are able to express all cell types of the respiratory epithelia, i.e., Club, basal, goblet, and ciliated cells, have provided novel insight into the pathogenesis, age-dependent susceptibility, viral attenuation signature, and immune mechanisms of respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza virus. The models have also demonstrated potential for studying hitherto uncultivable human viruses and to be useful for studies of zoonotic risk.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/3/349humannasallungstem cellsorganoidsrespiratory virus |
| spellingShingle | Lennart Svensson Johan Nordgren Åke Lundkvist Marie Hagbom Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral Research Viruses human nasal lung stem cells organoids respiratory virus |
| title | Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral Research |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral Research |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral Research |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Nose and Lung Organoid Models for Respiratory Viral Research |
| title_sort | recent advances in nose and lung organoid models for respiratory viral research |
| topic | human nasal lung stem cells organoids respiratory virus |
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