RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Measuring cystic fibrosis drug responses in organoids derived from 2D differentiated nasal epithelia JF Life Science Alliance JO Life Sci. Alliance FD Life Science Alliance LLC SP e202101320 DO 10.26508/lsa.202101320 VO 5 IS 12 A1 Amatngalim, Gimano D A1 Rodenburg, Lisa W A1 Aalbers, Bente L A1 Raeven, Henriette HM A1 Aarts, Ellen M A1 Sarhane, Dounia A1 Spelier, Sacha A1 Lefferts, Juliet W A1 Silva, Iris AL A1 Nijenhuis, Wilco A1 Vrendenbarg, Sacha A1 Kruisselbrink, Evelien A1 Brunsveld, Jesse E A1 van Drunen, Cornelis M A1 Michel, Sabine A1 de Winter-de Groot, Karin M A1 Heijerman, Harry G A1 Kapitein, Lukas C A1 Amaral, Magarida D A1 van der Ent, Cornelis K A1 Beekman, Jeffrey M YR 2022 UL https://www.life-science-alliance.org/content/5/12/e202101320.abstract AB Cystic fibrosis is caused by genetic defects that impair the CFTR channel in airway epithelial cells. These defects may be overcome by specific CFTR modulating drugs, for which the efficacy can be predicted in a personalized manner using 3D nasal-brushing–derived airway organoids in a forskolin-induced swelling assay. Despite of this, previously described CFTR function assays in 3D airway organoids were not fully optimal, because of inefficient organoid differentiation and limited scalability. In this report, we therefore describe an alternative method of culturing nasal-brushing–derived airway organoids, which are created from an equally differentiated airway epithelial monolayer of a 2D air–liquid interface culture. In addition, we have defined organoid culture conditions, with the growth factor/cytokine combination neuregulin-1β and interleukin-1β, which enabled consistent detection of CFTR modulator responses in nasal-airway organoid cultures from subjects with cystic fibrosis.