Biopsy-derived colonoid air-liquid interface monolayers reveal persistent mucosal defects in ulcerative colitis patients

Taken together, the culturing of patient biopsies into ALI colonoid monolayers provides a powerful model to assess human colonic mucosal development, healing, homeostasis, and mucus barrier function, revealing that UC-derived colonoid monolayers display a range of developmental and functional defects that persist in the absence of inflammation.