Abstract
Multi-organ-on-chip systems (MOOCs) have the potential to mimic communication between organ systems and reveal mechanisms of health and disease. However, many existing MOOCs are challenging for non-experts to implement due to complex tubing, electronics, or pump mechanisms. In addition, few MOOCs have incorporated immune organs such as the lymph node (LN), limiting their applicability to model critical events such as vaccination. Here we developed a 3D-printed, user-friendly device and companion tubing-free impeller pump with the capacity to co-culture two or more tissue samples, including a LN, under a recirculating common media. Native tissue structure and immune function were incorporated by maintaining slices of murine LN tissue ex vivo in 3D-printed mesh supports for at least 24 h. In a two-compartment model of a LN and an upstream injection site in mock tissue, vaccination of the multi-compartment chip was similar to in vivo vaccination in terms of locations of antigen accumulation and acute changes in activation markers and gene expression in the LN. We anticipate that in the future, this flexible platform will enable models of multi-organ immune responses throughout the body.
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