Serum- and BPE-free medium for efficient establishment and differentiation of airway organoids.

PneumaCult™ Airway Organoid Kit is a serum- and BPE-free culture medium system for efficient establishment and differentiation of airway organoids derived from human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs). After 2D expansion in PneumaCult™-Ex Plus Medium (#05040), PneumaCult™ Airway Organoid Seeding Medium allows for initiation of 3D organoid culture, then PneumaCult™ Airway Organoid Differentiation Medium is used to obtain morphologically relevant airway organoids. Airway organoids provide a functional in vitro organotypic culture system for studying the airway epithelium.

When fully differentiated, the organoids exhibit a centralized lumen surrounded by a polarized airway epithelial cell layer, comprised of differentiated cell types, such as ciliated cells and goblet cells. Applications of airway organoid cultures include modeling lung diseases, drug screening for efficacy and toxicity, and studying the functions of the airway epithelium.