TAO - A novel in vitro test concept

     
      Test
Applications in an
Organotypic Environment
A Novel Test Concept for In Vitro Pharmacotoxicology

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Sabine Kloth, PhDSabine Kloth, PhD

Lecturer for Anatomy and Cell Biologist, University of Regensburg, Germany


Education

Dr. med. habil., Dept. of Anatomy, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1996
Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Research Center Borstel, University of Kiel, Germany, 1989
M.Sc. in Biology, University of Kiel, Germany, 1985
 
   

Research Objectives

  • Physiological and developmental function of cellular interactions during organogenesis
  • Regulatory roles of growth and differentiation factors for blood vessel development and the maturation of the vessel wall
  • Design of tissue culture concepts for tissue engineering, pharmacological investigation and toxicity testing
 
   
Relevant Publications

S. Kloth, K. Kobuch, J. Domokos, C. Wanke, J. Monzer (2000): Polar application of test substances in an organotypic environment and under continuous medium flow: A new tissue-based test concept for applications in pharmacotoxicology. Toxicology in Vitro 14, 265-274.

S. Kloth, E. Eckert, S. J. Klein, J. Monzer, C. Wanke, W. W. Minuth (1998): Long-term preservation of the gastric epithelium under organotypic perfusion culture. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. A34, 515-517.

S. Kloth, J. Gerdes, C. Wanke, W. W. Minuth (1998): Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a morphogenic modulator in kidney vessel development. Kidney Int. 53, 970-978.

S. Kloth, C. Ebenbeck, M. Kubitza, A. Schmidbauer, R. Röckl and W. W. Minuth (1995): Stimulatory effects of different growth factors on the development of the renal microvasculature under organotypic culture conditions. FASEB J. 9, 963-967.


 
     
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Sabine Kloth, PhD

Goldshausener Str. 1a
D-85417 Marzling
GERMANY

Phone: +49-8161-65968

 
     
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