The aim of this protocol is to expose human organotypic 3D bronchial and nasal tissue models to mainstream cigarette smoke (CS) at the air-liquid interface. The impact of CS on the tissues is then investigated using a cytochrome P450 activity assay, a cilia beating measurement, and a systems biology approach.
Kuehn, D., Majeed, S., Guedj, E., Dulize, R., Baumer, K., Iskandar, A., Boue, S., Martin, F., Kostadinova, R., Mathis, C., Ivanov, N. V., Frentzel, S., Hoeng, J., Peitsch, M. C. Impact Assessment of Repeated Exposure of Organotypic 3D Bronchial and Nasal Tissue Culture Models to Whole Cigarette Smoke. J. Vis. Exp. (96), e52325, doi:10.3791/52325 (2015).