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  1. The Rapid Development of Airway Organoids: A Direct Culture Strategy
    Shaffi SC, Zakaria N, Halim NSSA, Ishtiah AA, Patar AA, Yahaya BH
    Adv Exp Med Biol, 2023 Mar 30.
    PMID: 36991294 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2023_767
    INTRODUCTION: The lung is a complex organ composed of numerous cell types. Exposure to air pollutants, cigarette smoke, bacteria, viruses, and many others may cause injury to the epithelial cells that line the conducting airways and alveoli. Organoids are the 3D self-organising structures grown from stem cells and generated from adult stem and progenitor cells. Lung organoids are fascinating tools to investigate human lung development in vitro. The objective of this study was to establish a rapid method for generating lung organoids with a direct culture strategy.

    METHODS: Trachea and lung organoids were derived from mixed cell populations of mice primary airway epithelial cells, fibroblasts, and lung microvascular endothelial cells and directly digested from the whole cell population in the distal lung.

    RESULTS: The formation of spheres appeared as early as 3 days and continued to proliferate until day 5. The generation of trachea and lung organoids self-organised into discrete epithelial structures was formed within less than 10 days.

    CONCLUSION: We conclude that researchers will be able to examine cellular involvement during organ formation and molecular networks because organoids come in a variety of morphologies and stages of development, and this organoid protocol may be used for modelling lung diseases as a platform for therapeutic purposes and suitable for personalised medicine for respiratory diseases.

  2. Fulltext Child abuse and neglect as seen in General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur--a two year study
    Kassim MS, George R, Kassim K, Begum M, Cherian MP, Tajudin AK, et al.
    Med J Malaysia, 1989 Jun;44(2):111-21.
    PMID: 2626119
    Eighty-six children diagnosed as child abuse and/or neglect were admitted to the Paediatric wards of the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur during 1985 and 1986. Of these cases, 62 were of physical abuse, six of sexual abuse, one case of both physical and sexual abuse and 17 of neglect. There were 25 boys and 61 girls. Thirty-four of these children were Malays, 16 Chinese, 26 Indians, three mixed and seven illegal immigrants. Twenty-one were below the age of one year, 24 from one to four years, 25 from five to nine years and 16 were ten years and above. The abusers were mainly close members of the family. Of these children, 24 were sent back to their parents and 11 to their relatives home. Twenty-seven were taken into care by the Ministry of Social Welfare and the remaining seven children who were illegal immigrants, were deported with their parents. Only one child was successfully fostered. Eleven children were taken away from the hospital by their parents or guardians without the knowledge of the health staff. There were five deaths in the series.
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