Article
Novel Three-Dimensional Organoid Model for Evaluation of the Interaction of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli with Terminally Differentiated Human Urothelial Cells
20 Dec 2005
Abstract excerpt
Human bladder 5637 cells cultivated under microgravity conditions formed organoids that displayed characteristics of in vivo tissue-specific differentiation. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strain CP9 colonized and penetrated the organoids and induced alpha-hemolysin-mediated exfoliation of uroepithelial cells. We propose these uro-organoids as models that simulate the interactions between UPEC and...
