Respiratory viral infections are leading causes of death worldwide. A number of human respiratory viruses circulate in all age groups and adapt to person-to-person transmission. It is vital to understand how these viruses infect the host and how the host responds to prevent infection and onset of disease. Although animal models have been widely used to study disease states, incisive arguments related to poor prediction of patient responses have led to the development of microfluidic organ-on-chip models, which aim to recapitulate organ-level physiology. Over the past decade, human lung chips have been shown to mimic many aspects of the lung function and its complex microenvironment. In this review, we address immunological responses to viral infections and elaborate on human lung airway and alveolus chips reported to model respiratory viral infections and therapeutic interventions. Advances in the field will expedite the development of therapeutics and vaccines for human welfare.
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March 2021
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March 23 2021
Human lung-on-chips: Advanced systems for respiratory virus models and assessment of immune response
Ecem Saygili
;
Ecem Saygili
1
Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University
, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
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Ece Yildiz-Ozturk
;
Ece Yildiz-Ozturk
2
Translational Pulmonary Research Center, Ege University
, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
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Macauley J. Green
;
Macauley J. Green
3
School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham
, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
4
Immunology & Immuno-bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham
, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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Amir M. Ghaemmaghami
;
Amir M. Ghaemmaghami
4
Immunology & Immuno-bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham
, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
5
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
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Ozlem Yesil-Celiktas
Ozlem Yesil-Celiktas
a)
1
Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University
, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
2
Translational Pulmonary Research Center, Ege University
, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: ozlem.yesil.celiktas@ege.edu.tr
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: ozlem.yesil.celiktas@ege.edu.tr
Biomicrofluidics 15, 021501 (2021)
Article history
Received:
November 27 2020
Accepted:
February 15 2021
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Ecem Saygili, Ece Yildiz-Ozturk, Macauley J. Green, Amir M. Ghaemmaghami, Ozlem Yesil-Celiktas; Human lung-on-chips: Advanced systems for respiratory virus models and assessment of immune response. Biomicrofluidics 1 March 2021; 15 (2): 021501. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0038924
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