Figure 1.
Establishment of the HODGM model. (A) Cartoon of the model. (B) Feeder layer of fibroblasts. (C) Co-culture of stem cells and feeder cells in a laminin-rich matrix (Matrigel) and the formation of 2-D colonies (red arrows). Cells from a differentiated model, H&E, at (D) lower and (E) higher magnification. Immunochemical staining of the HODGM model to detect the presence of (F) microvilli using an anti-villin mAb, (G) tight junctions using an anti-claudin 3 mAb, and (H) mucus using Alcian Blue at higher magnification.