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Albérola G, Bellard E, Kolosnjaj-Tabi J, Guard J, Golzio M, Rols MP. Fibroblasts transfection by electroporation in 3D reconstructed human dermal tissue. Bioelectrochemistry 2024; 157:108670. [PMID: 38364517 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2024.108670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
The understanding of the mechanisms involved in DNA electrotransfer in human skin remains modest and limits the clinical development of various biomedical applications, such as DNA vaccination. To elucidate some mechanisms of DNA transfer in the skin following electroporation, we created a model of the dermis using a tissue engineering approach. This model allowed us to study the electrotransfection of fibroblasts in a three-dimensional environment that included multiple layers of fibroblasts as well as the self-secreted collagen matrix. With the aim of improving transfection yield, we applied electrical pulses with electric field lines perpendicular to the reconstructed model tissue. Our results indicate that the fibroblasts of the reconstructed skin tissue can be efficiently permeabilized by applied millisecond electrical pulses. However, despite efficient permeabilization, the transfected cells remain localized only on the surface of the microtissue, to which the plasmid was deposited. Second harmonic generation microscopy revealed the extensive extracellular collagen matrix around the fibroblasts, which might have affected the mobility of the plasmid into deeper layers of the skin tissue model. Our results show that the used skin tissue model reproduces the structural barriers that might be responsible for the limited gene electrotransfer in the skin.
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- Géraldine Albérola
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France.
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France.
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Coutant K, Magne B, Ferland K, Fuentes-Rodriguez A, Chancy O, Mitchell A, Germain L, Landreville S. Melanocytes in regenerative medicine applications and disease modeling. J Transl Med 2024; 22:336. [PMID: 38589876 PMCID: PMC11003097 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05113-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Melanocytes are dendritic cells localized in skin, eyes, hair follicles, ears, heart and central nervous system. They are characterized by the presence of melanosomes enriched in melanin which are responsible for skin, eye and hair pigmentation. They also have different functions in photoprotection, immunity and sound perception. Melanocyte dysfunction can cause pigmentary disorders, hearing and vision impairments or increased cancer susceptibility. This review focuses on the role of melanocytes in homeostasis and disease, before discussing their potential in regenerative medicine applications, such as for disease modeling, drug testing or therapy development using stem cell technologies, tissue engineering and extracellular vesicles.
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- Kelly Coutant
- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology-Cervico-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology-Cervico-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology-Cervico-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology-Cervico-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology-Cervico-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
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Piotrowska A, Nowak JI, Wierzbicka JM, Domżalski P, Górska-Arcisz M, Sądej R, Popiel D, Wieczorek M, Żmijewski MA. Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors Decrease Proliferation of Melanoma Cell Lines and Their Activity Is Modulated by Vitamin D. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2505. [PMID: 38473753 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Regardless of the unprecedented progress in malignant melanoma treatment strategies and clinical outcomes of patients during the last twelve years, this skin cancer remains the most lethal one. We have previously documented that vitamin D and its low-calcaemic analogues enhance the anticancer activity of drugs including a classic chemotherapeutic-dacarbazine-and an antiangiogenic VEGFRs inhibitor-cediranib. In this study, we explored the response of A375 and RPMI7951 melanoma lines to CPL304110 (CPL110), a novel selective inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), and compared its efficacy with that of AZD4547, the first-generation FGFRs selective inhibitor. We also tested whether 1,25(OH)2D3, the active form of vitamin D, modulates the response of the cells to these drugs. CPL304110 efficiently decreased the viability of melanoma cells in both A375 and RPMI7951 cell lines, with the IC50 value below 1 µM. However, the metastatic RPMI7951 melanoma cells were less sensitive to the tested drug than A375 cells, isolated from primary tumour site. Both tested FGFR inhibitors triggered G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in A375 melanoma cells and increased apoptotic/necrotic SubG1 fraction in RPMI7951 melanoma cells. 1,25(OH)2D3 modulated the efficacy of CPL304110, by decreasing the IC50 value by more than 4-fold in A375 cell line, but not in RPMI7951 cells. Further analysis revealed that both inhibitors impact vitamin D signalling to some extent, and this effect is cell line-specific. On the other hand, 1,25(OH)2D3, have an impact on the expression of FGFR receptors and phosphorylation (FGFR-Tyr653/654). Interestingly, 1,25(OH)2D3 and CPL304110 co-treatment resulted in activation of the ERK1/2 pathway in A375 cells. Our results strongly suggested possible crosstalk between vitamin D-activated pathways and activity of FGFR inhibitors, which should be considered in further clinical studies.
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- Anna Piotrowska
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1a, 80-384 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1a, 80-384 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1a, 80-384 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1a, 80-384 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-384 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-384 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Preclinical Development Departament, Celon Pharma S.A., Marymoncka 15, 05-152 Kazuń Nowy, Poland
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- Preclinical Development Departament, Celon Pharma S.A., Marymoncka 15, 05-152 Kazuń Nowy, Poland
- Clinical Development Department, Celon Pharma S.A., Marymoncka 15, 05-152 Kazuń Nowy, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1a, 80-384 Gdańsk, Poland
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Barbier MA, Ferland K, De Koninck H, Doucet EJ, Dubourget L, Kim M, Cattier B, Morissette A, Bchetnia M, Larouche D, Kim DH, St-Jean G, Germain L. Cancer Spheroids Embedded in Tissue-Engineered Skin Substitutes: A New Method to Study Tumorigenicity In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1513. [PMID: 38338792 PMCID: PMC10855415 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Tumorigenic assays are used during a clinical translation to detect the transformation potential of cell-based therapies. One of these in vivo assays is based on the separate injection of each cell type to be used in the clinical trial. However, the injection method requires many animals and several months to obtain useful results. In previous studies, we showed the potential of tissue-engineered skin substitutes (TESs) as a model for normal skin in which cancer cells can be included in vitro. Herein, we showed a new method to study tumorigenicity, using cancer spheroids that were embedded in TESs (cTES) and grafted onto athymic mice, and compared it with the commonly used cell injection assay. Tumors developed in both models, cancer cell injection and cTES grafting, but metastases were not detected at the time of sacrifice. Interestingly, the rate of tumor development was faster in cTESs than with the injection method. In conclusion, grafting TESs is a sensitive method to detect tumor cell growth with and could be developed as an alternative test for tumorigenicity.
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- Martin A. Barbier
- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
- Department of Dermatology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, 59 Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si 463-712, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada;
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- The Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX), Université Laval’s Research Center, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (M.A.B.); (K.F.); (H.D.K.); (E.J.D.); (L.D.); (M.K.); (B.C.); (A.M.); (M.B.); (D.L.); (D.H.K.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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Noujarède J, Carrié L, Garcia V, Grimont M, Eberhardt A, Mucher E, Genais M, Schreuder A, Carpentier S, Ségui B, Nieto L, Levade T, Puig S, Torres T, Malvehy J, Harou O, Lopez J, Dalle S, Caramel J, Gibot L, Riond J, Andrieu-Abadie N. Sphingolipid paracrine signaling impairs keratinocyte adhesion to promote melanoma invasion. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113586. [PMID: 38113139 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer due to its propensity to metastasize. It arises from melanocytes, which are attached to keratinocytes within the basal epidermis. Here, we hypothesize that, in addition to melanocyte-intrinsic modifications, dysregulation of keratinocyte functions could initiate early-stage melanoma cell invasion. We identified the lysolipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) as a tumor paracrine signal from melanoma cells that modifies the keratinocyte transcriptome and reduces their adhesive properties, leading to tumor invasion. Mechanistically, tumor cell-derived S1P reduced E-cadherin expression in keratinocytes via S1P receptor dependent Snail and Slug activation. All of these effects were blocked by S1P2/3 antagonists. Importantly, we showed that epidermal E-cadherin expression was inversely correlated with the expression of the S1P-producing enzyme in neighboring tumors and the Breslow thickness in patients with early-stage melanoma. These findings support the notion that E-cadherin loss in the epidermis initiates the metastatic cascade in melanoma.
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- Justine Noujarède
- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France; Service de Dermatologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France; Laboratoire de Biochimie Métabolique, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain & CIBER of Rare Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain & CIBER of Rare Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain & CIBER of Rare Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France; Service de Dermatologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France; Service de Dermatologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France; Service de Dermatologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique, CNRS UMR5623, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSERM, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
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Elia E, Brownell D, Chabaud S, Bolduc S. Tissue Engineering for Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tracts. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010009. [PMID: 36613452 PMCID: PMC9820091 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts share several similarities. Primarily, these tissues are composed of hollow structures lined by an epithelium through which materials need to flow with the help of peristalsis brought by muscle contraction. In the case of the gastrointestinal tract, solid or liquid food must circulate to be digested and absorbed and the waste products eliminated. In the case of the urinary tract, the urine produced by the kidneys must flow to the bladder, where it is stored until its elimination from the body. Finally, in the case of the vagina, it must allow the evacuation of blood during menstruation, accommodate the male sexual organ during coitus, and is the natural way to birth a child. The present review describes the anatomy, pathologies, and treatments of such organs, emphasizing tissue engineering strategies.
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- Elissa Elia
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/LOEX, Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/LOEX, Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/LOEX, Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/LOEX, Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-418-525-4444 (ext. 42282)
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Michielon E, de Gruijl TD, Gibbs S. From simplicity to complexity in current melanoma models. Exp Dermatol 2022; 31:1818-1836. [PMID: 36103206 PMCID: PMC10092692 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Despite the recent impressive clinical success of immunotherapy against melanoma, development of primary and adaptive resistance against immune checkpoint inhibitors remains a major issue in a large number of treated patients. This highlights the need for melanoma models that replicate the tumor's intricate dynamics in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and associated immune suppression to study possible resistance mechanisms in order to improve current and test novel therapeutics. While two-dimensional melanoma cell cultures have been widely used to perform functional genomics screens in a high-throughput fashion, they are not suitable to answer more complex scientific questions. Melanoma models have also been established in a variety of experimental (humanized) animals. However, due to differences in physiology, such models do not fully represent human melanoma development. Therefore, fully human three-dimensional in vitro models mimicking melanoma cell interactions with the TME are being developed to address this need for more physiologically relevant models. Such models include melanoma organoids, spheroids, and reconstructed human melanoma-in-skin cultures. Still, while major advances have been made to complement and replace animals, these in vitro systems have yet to fully recapitulate human tumor complexity. Lastly, technical advancements have been made in the organ-on-chip field to replicate functions and microstructures of in vivo human tissues and organs. This review summarizes advancements made in understanding and treating melanoma and specifically aims to discuss the progress made towards developing melanoma models, their applications, limitations, and the advances still needed to further facilitate the development of therapeutics.
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- Elisabetta Michielon
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Oral Cell Biology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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A preclinical model of cutaneous melanoma based on reconstructed human epidermis. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16269. [PMID: 36175453 PMCID: PMC9522649 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19307-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Malignant melanoma is among the tumor entities with the highest increase of incidence worldwide. To elucidate melanoma progression and develop new effective therapies, rodent models are commonly used. While these do not adequately reflect human physiology, two-dimensional cell cultures lack crucial elements of the tumor microenvironment. To address this shortcoming, we have developed a melanoma skin equivalent based on an open-source epidermal model. Melanoma cell lines with different driver mutations were incorporated into these models forming distinguishable tumor aggregates within a stratified epidermis. Although barrier properties of the skin equivalents were not affected by incorporation of melanoma cells, their presence resulted in a higher metabolic activity indicated by an increased glucose consumption. Furthermore, we re-isolated single cells from the models to characterize the proliferation state within the respective model. The applicability of our model for tumor therapeutics was demonstrated by treatment with a commonly used v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (BRAF) inhibitor vemurafenib. This selective BRAF inhibitor successfully reduced tumor growth in the models harboring BRAF-mutated melanoma cells. Hence, our model is a promising tool to investigate melanoma development and as a preclinical model for drug discovery.
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Matias M, Pinho JO, Penetra MJ, Campos G, Reis CP, Gaspar MM. The Challenging Melanoma Landscape: From Early Drug Discovery to Clinical Approval. Cells 2021; 10:3088. [PMID: 34831311 PMCID: PMC8621991 DOI: 10.3390/cells10113088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Melanoma is recognized as the most dangerous type of skin cancer, with high mortality and resistance to currently used treatments. To overcome the limitations of the available therapeutic options, the discovery and development of new, more effective, and safer therapies is required. In this review, the different research steps involved in the process of antimelanoma drug evaluation and selection are explored, including information regarding in silico, in vitro, and in vivo experiments, as well as clinical trial phases. Details are given about the most used cell lines and assays to perform both two- and three-dimensional in vitro screening of drug candidates towards melanoma. For in vivo studies, murine models are, undoubtedly, the most widely used for assessing the therapeutic potential of new compounds and to study the underlying mechanisms of action. Here, the main melanoma murine models are described as well as other animal species. A section is dedicated to ongoing clinical studies, demonstrating the wide interest and successful efforts devoted to melanoma therapy, in particular at advanced stages of the disease, and a final section includes some considerations regarding approval for marketing by regulatory agencies. Overall, considerable commitment is being directed to the continuous development of optimized experimental models, important for the understanding of melanoma biology and for the evaluation and validation of novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Mariana Matias
- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6201-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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Gouarderes S, Marches A, Vicendo P, Fourquaux I, Simon M, Merbahi N, Gibot L. Cold helium plasma jet does not stimulate collagen remodeling in a 3D human dermal substitute. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 143:107985. [PMID: 34735915 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) is an emerging physical approach displaying encouraging antitumor and wound healing effects both in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we assessed the potential of direct CAP to remodel skin collagens using an original tissue-engineered human dermal substitute model rich in endogenous extracellular matrix (ECM) covered with 600 µl of culture medium and treated with CAP for 30 and 120 s. Our results indicated that Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species (RONS) such as H2O2, NO3- and NO2- were produced in the medium during treatment. It appeared that in the CAP-treated dermal substitutes 1) cell viability was not altered, 2) pro-collagen I secretion was not modified over 48 h of culture after treatment, 3) global activity of matrix metalloproteinases MMPs was not modulated over 48 h after treatment, and 4) no change in hydroxyproline content was observed over 5 days after treatment. In order to confirm the efficiency of our device, we showed that the plasma-activated culture medium induced cell apoptosis and growth delay using a 3D human tumor spheroid model. In conclusion, no effect of direct CAP treatment was monitored on dermal ECM production and degradation, indicating that CAP does not stimulate collagen remodeling at the tissue scale.
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- Sara Gouarderes
- Laboratoire des IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France
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- Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (Infinity), Toulouse University, CNRS, Inserm, Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France; Laplace UMR CNRS 5213, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France
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- Centre de Microscopie Électronique Appliquée à la Biologie, CMEAB, 133 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (Infinity), Toulouse University, CNRS, Inserm, Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- Laplace UMR CNRS 5213, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France.
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France.
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Genitourinary Tissue Engineering: Reconstruction and Research Models. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8070099. [PMID: 34356206 PMCID: PMC8301202 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8070099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Tissue engineering is an emerging field of research that initially aimed to produce 3D tissues to bypass the lack of adequate tissues for the repair or replacement of deficient organs. The basis of tissue engineering protocols is to create scaffolds, which can have a synthetic or natural origin, seeded or not with cells. At the same time, more and more studies have indicated the low clinic translation rate of research realised using standard cell culture conditions, i.e., cells on plastic surfaces or using animal models that are too different from humans. New models are needed to mimic the 3D organisation of tissue and the cells themselves and the interaction between cells and the extracellular matrix. In this regard, urology and gynaecology fields are of particular interest. The urethra and vagina can be sites suffering from many pathologies without currently adequate treatment options. Due to the specific organisation of the human urethral/bladder and vaginal epithelium, current research models remain poorly representative. In this review, the anatomy, the current pathologies, and the treatments will be described before focusing on producing tissues and research models using tissue engineering. An emphasis is made on the self-assembly approach, which allows tissue production without the need for biomaterials.
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Zhang G, Wang Z, Han F, Jin G, Xu L, Xu H, Su H, Wang H, Le Y, Fu Y, Ju J, Li B, Hou R. Mechano-regulation of vascular network formation without branches in 3D bioprinted cell-laden hydrogel constructs. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 118:3787-3798. [PMID: 34110009 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Restoration of a wound is a common surgical procedure in clinic. Currently, the skin required for clinical use is taken from the patient's own body. However, it can be difficult to obtain enough skin sources for large-sized wounds and thus surgeons have started using commercial skin substitutes. The current commercial skin, which includes epidermis substitute, dermis substitute, and bilateral skin substitute, has been popularized in clinic. However, the application is limited by the occurrence of ischemia necrosis after transplantation. Recent studies suggest the use of pre-vascularized skin substitutes for wound healing is a promising area in the research field of skin tissue engineering. Pre-vascularization can be induced by changes in cultivation periods, exertion of mechanical stimuli, or coculture with endothelial cells and various factors. However, few methods could control the formation of vascular branches in engineering tissue in a self-assembly way. In this study, we use three-dimensional (3D) printing technology to confirm that a mechanical force can control the growth of blood vessels in the direction of mechanical stimulation with no branches, and that Yes-associated protein activity is involved in the regulatory progress. In vivo experiments verified that the blood vessels successfully function for blood circulation, and maintain the same direction. Results provide a theoretical basis for products of pre-vascularized skin tissues and other organs created by 3D bioprinting.
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- Guangliang Zhang
- Department of Hand Surgery, Ruihua Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine Section on Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Ruihua Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Ruihua Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Ruihua Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Ruihua Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Ruihua Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Tissue engineering is one of the most promising scientific breakthroughs of the late 20th century. Its objective is to produce in vitro tissues or organs to repair and replace damaged ones using various techniques, biomaterials, and cells. Tissue engineering emerged to substitute the use of native autologous tissues, whose quantities are sometimes insufficient to correct the most severe pathologies. Indeed, the patient’s health status, regulations, or fibrotic scars at the site of the initial biopsy limit their availability, especially to treat recurrence. This new technology relies on the use of biomaterials to create scaffolds on which the patient’s cells can be seeded. This review focuses on the reconstruction, by tissue engineering, of two types of tissue with tubular structures: vascular and urological grafts. The emphasis is on self-assembly methods which allow the production of tissue/organ substitute without the use of exogenous material, with the patient’s cells producing their own scaffold. These continuously improved techniques, which allow rapid graft integration without immune rejection in the treatment of severely burned patients, give hope that similar results will be observed in the vascular and urological fields.
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Di Blasio S, van Wigcheren GF, Becker A, van Duffelen A, Gorris M, Verrijp K, Stefanini I, Bakker GJ, Bloemendal M, Halilovic A, Vasaturo A, Bakdash G, Hato SV, de Wilt JHW, Schalkwijk J, de Vries IJM, Textor JC, van den Bogaard EH, Tazzari M, Figdor CG. The tumour microenvironment shapes dendritic cell plasticity in a human organotypic melanoma culture. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2749. [PMID: 32488012 PMCID: PMC7265463 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16583-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The tumour microenvironment (TME) forms a major obstacle in effective cancer treatment and for clinical success of immunotherapy. Conventional co-cultures have shed light onto multiple aspects of cancer immunobiology, but they are limited by the lack of physiological complexity. We develop a human organotypic skin melanoma culture (OMC) that allows real-time study of host-malignant cell interactions within a multicellular tissue architecture. By co-culturing decellularized dermis with keratinocytes, fibroblasts and immune cells in the presence of melanoma cells, we generate a reconstructed TME that closely resembles tumour growth as observed in human lesions and supports cell survival and function. We demonstrate that the OMC is suitable and outperforms conventional 2D co-cultures for the study of TME-imprinting mechanisms. Within the OMC, we observe the tumour-driven conversion of cDC2s into CD14+ DCs, characterized by an immunosuppressive phenotype. The OMC provides a valuable approach to study how a TME affects the immune system.
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- S Di Blasio
- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Tumour-Host Interaction Lab, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Immunotherapy-Cell Therapy and Biobank Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy.
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- Department of Tumour Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Gouarderes S, Doumard L, Vicendo P, Mingotaud AF, Rols MP, Gibot L. Electroporation does not affect human dermal fibroblast proliferation and migration properties directly but indirectly via the secretome. Bioelectrochemistry 2020; 134:107531. [PMID: 32335353 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Aesthetic wound healing is often experienced by patients after electrochemotherapy. We hypothesized that pulsed electric fields applied during electrochemotherapy (ECT) or gene electrotransfer (GET) protocols could stimulate proliferation and migration of human cutaneous cells, as described in protocols for electrostimulation of wound healing. We used videomicroscopy to monitor and quantify in real time primary human dermal fibroblast behavior when exposed in vitro to ECT and GET electric parameters, in terms of survival, proliferation and migration in a calibrated scratch wound assay. Distinct electric field intensities were applied to allow gradient in cell electropermeabilization while maintaining reversible permeabilization conditions, in order to mimic in vivo heterogeneous electric field distribution of complex tissues. Neither galvanotaxis nor statistical modification of fibroblast migration were observed in a calibrated scratch wound assay after application of ECT and GET parameters. The only effect on proliferation was observed under the strongest GET conditions, which drastically reduced the number of fibroblasts through induction of mitochondrial stress and apoptosis. Finally, we found that 24 h-conditioned cell culture medium by electrically stressed fibroblasts tended to increase the migration properties of cells that were not exposed to electric field. RT-qPCR array indicated that several growth factor transcripts were strongly modified after electroporation.
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- Sara Gouarderes
- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France.
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Roy V, Magne B, Vaillancourt-Audet M, Blais M, Chabaud S, Grammond E, Piquet L, Fradette J, Laverdière I, Moulin VJ, Landreville S, Germain L, Auger FA, Gros-Louis F, Bolduc S. Human Organ-Specific 3D Cancer Models Produced by the Stromal Self-Assembly Method of Tissue Engineering for the Study of Solid Tumors. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:6051210. [PMID: 32352002 PMCID: PMC7178531 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6051210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Cancer research has considerably progressed with the improvement of in vitro study models, helping to understand the key role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer development and progression. Over the last few years, complex 3D human cell culture systems have gained much popularity over in vivo models, as they accurately mimic the tumor microenvironment and allow high-throughput drug screening. Of particular interest, in vitrohuman 3D tissue constructs, produced by the self-assembly method of tissue engineering, have been successfully used to model the tumor microenvironment and now represent a very promising approach to further develop diverse cancer models. In this review, we describe the importance of the tumor microenvironment and present the existing in vitro cancer models generated through the self-assembly method of tissue engineering. Lastly, we highlight the relevance of this approach to mimic various and complex tumors, including basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous neurofibroma, skin melanoma, bladder cancer, and uveal melanoma.
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- Vincent Roy
- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval and CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Oncology Division, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Bourland J, Mayrand D, Tremblay N, Moulin VJ, Fradette J, Auger FA. Isolation and Culture of Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1993:79-90. [PMID: 31148080 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9473-1_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Primary endothelial cells are needed for angiogenesis studies, and more particularly in the field of tissue engineering, to engineer pre-vascularized tissues. Investigations often use human umbilical vein endothelial cells due to their extensive characterization, but also because they are easy to obtain and isolate. An alternative is the use of human dermal microvascular endothelial cells, more representative of adult skin angiogenesis and vascularization processes. This chapter presents a detailed methodology to isolate and culture microvascular endothelial cells from skin biopsies based on enzymatic digestion and mechanical extraction.
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- Jennifer Bourland
- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada.,Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada.,Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada.,Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada.,Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada.,Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada. .,Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada. .,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
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Bourland J, Fradette J, Auger FA. Tissue-engineered 3D melanoma model with blood and lymphatic capillaries for drug development. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13191. [PMID: 30181613 PMCID: PMC6123405 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31502-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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While being the rarest skin cancer, melanoma is also the deadliest. To further drug discovery and improve clinical translation, new human cell-based in vitro models are needed. Our work strives to mimic the melanoma microenvironment in vitro as an alternative to animal testing. We used the self-assembly method to produce a 3D human melanoma model exempt of exogenous biomaterial. This model is based on primary human skin cells and melanoma cell lines while including a key feature for tumor progression: blood and lymphatic capillaries. Major components of the tumor microenvironment such as capillaries, human extracellular matrix, a stratified epidermis (involucrin, filaggrin) and basement membrane (laminin 332) are recapitulated in vitro. We demonstrate the persistence of CD31+ blood and podoplanin+/LYVE-1+ lymphatic capillaries in the engineered tissue. Chronic treatment with vemurafenib was applied to the model and elicited a dose-dependent response on proliferation and apoptosis, making it a promising tool to test new compounds in a human-like environment.
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- Jennifer Bourland
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, Qc, Canada
- Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Qc, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Qc, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, Qc, Canada
- Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Qc, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Qc, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Québec, Qc, Canada.
- Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Qc, Canada.
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Qc, Canada.
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Ringuette-Goulet C, Bolduc S, Pouliot F. Modeling human bladder cancer. World J Urol 2018; 36:1759-1766. [PMID: 29948049 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-018-2369-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Bladder cancer is a major public health concern and the treatment options available are unable to significantly prevent disease recurrence and progression. The need for experimental tumor models to efficiently reproduce the pathology of human cancers has prompted researchers to attempt various approaches. METHODS A PubMed search combining the MeSH bladder cancer and models was executed in March 2017. RESULTS We review the advantages and limitations of currently available in vitro 2D and 3D bladder cancer models as well as in vivo rodent models. To date, despite the description of a variety of animal models (including transplantable, carcinogen-induced and genetically engineered models), the establishment of reliable, simple, practicable and reproducible animal models remains an ongoing challenge. Recently, sophisticated 3D culture systems have been designed to better recapitulate the phenotypic and cellular heterogeneity as well as microenvironmental aspects of in vivo tumor growth, while being more flexible to conduct repeated experiments. CONCLUSION Selecting the most appropriate model for a specific application will maximize the conversion of potential therapies from the laboratory to clinical practice and requires an understanding of the various models available.
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- Cassandra Ringuette-Goulet
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale/LOEX, Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Oncology Division, CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale/LOEX, Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
- Oncology Division, CHU de Québec Research Center, Quebec, QC, Canada.
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Kawecki F, Clafshenkel WP, Auger FA, Bourget JM, Fradette J, Devillard R. Self-assembled human osseous cell sheets as living biopapers for the laser-assisted bioprinting of human endothelial cells. Biofabrication 2018; 10:035006. [PMID: 29638221 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aabd5b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A major challenge during the engineering of voluminous bone tissues is to maintain cell viability in the central regions of the construct. In vitro prevascularization of bone substitutes relying on endothelial cell bioprinting has the potential to resolve this issue and to replicate the native bone microvasculature. Laser-assisted bioprinting (LAB) commonly uses biological layers of hydrogel, called 'biopapers', to support patterns of printed cells and constitute the basic units of the construct. The self-assembly approach of tissue engineering allows the production of biomimetic cell-derived bone extracellular matrix including living cells. We hypothesized that self-assembled osseous sheets can serve as living biopapers to support the LAB of human endothelial cells and thus guide tubule-like structure formation. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were bioprinted on the surface of the biopapers following a predefined pattern of lines. The osseous biopapers showed relevant matrix mineralization and pro-angiogenic hallmarks. Our results revealed that formation of tubule-like structures was favored when the cellular orientation within the biopaper was parallel to the printed lines. Altogether, we validated that human osseous cell sheets can be used as biopapers for LAB, allowing the production of human prevascularized cell-based osseous constructs that can be relevant for autologous bone repair applications.
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- F Kawecki
- Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec Research Center-Université Laval, QC, Canada. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Tissue-engineered human 3D model of bladder cancer for invasion study and drug discovery. Biomaterials 2017; 145:233-241. [PMID: 28888113 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The tumour microenvironment is critical to both the initiation and maintenance of tumorigenesis. Reconstitution of the microenvironment is a major challenge for in vitro cancer models. Indeed, conventional 2D culture systems cannot replicate the complexity, diversity and dynamic nature of the tumour microenvironment. In this study, we have developed a 3D endotheliazed vesical equivalent by using tissue engineering from primary human cells in which non-invasive or invasive bladder cancer (BCa) cell lines, cultured as compact spheroids, were incorporated. Invasive BCa cells cross the basement membrane and invade the stromal compartment whereas non-invasive BCa cells are confined to the urothelium. Our 3D BCa model could be used as a reliable model for assessing drug responses, potentially reducing or partially replacing animal experiments, and thus should have applications in the identification of novel targets as well as toxicological evaluation of anti-cancer therapies.
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Pillet F, Gibot L, Madi M, Rols MP, Dague E. Importance of endogenous extracellular matrix in biomechanical properties of human skin model. Biofabrication 2017; 9:025017. [PMID: 28493850 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aa6ed5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The physical and mechanical properties of cells modulate their behavior such proliferation rate, migration and extracellular matrix remodeling. In order to study cell behavior in a tissue-like environment in vitro, it is of utmost importance to develop biologically and physically relevant 3D cell models. Here, we characterized the physical properties of a single cell type growing in configurations of increasing complexity. From one human skin biopsy, primary dermal fibroblasts were isolated and seeded to give monolayer (2D model), spheroid (3D model poor in extracellular matrix) and tissue-engineered cell sheet (3D model rich in endogenous extracellular matrix). Living native human dermis tissue was used as a gold standard. Nanomechanical and viscoelastic properties at the cell scale were measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM) while biphoton microscopy allowed collagen detection by second harmonic generation and scanning electron microscopy helped in model morphological characterization. In all models, fibroblasts presented a similar typical elongated cell shape, with a cytoskeleton well-arranged along the long axis of the cell. However, elastic moduli of the tissue-engineered cell sheet and native dermis tissue were similar and statistically lower than monolayer and spheroid models. We successfully carried out AFM force measurements on 3D models such as spheroids and tissue-engineered cell sheets, as well as on living native human tissue. We demonstrated that a tissue-engineered dermal model recapitulates the mechanical properties of human native dermal tissue unlike the classically used monolayer and spheroid models. Furthermore, we give statistical evidence to indicate a correlation between cell mechanical properties and the presence of collagens in the models studied.
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- Flavien Pillet
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Gibot L, Galbraith T, Bourland J, Rogic A, Skobe M, Auger FA. Tissue-engineered 3D human lymphatic microvascular network for in vitro studies of lymphangiogenesis. Nat Protoc 2017; 12:1077-1088. [DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Carayon C, Ghodbane A, Gibot L, Dumur R, Wang J, Saffon N, Rols MP, Solntsev KM, Fery-Forgues S. Conjugates of Benzoxazole and GFP Chromophore with Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission: Influence of the Chain Length on the Formation of Particles and on the Dye Uptake by Living Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:6602-6612. [PMID: 27977082 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201602799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Six conjugates of benzoxazole and green fluorescent protein chromophore that differ by the length of their alkyl chain (from C1 to C16) are investigated. They exhibit rigidofluorochromism and clear aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) behavior with emission in the orange-red that is specific to the solid state. A preparation method based on solvent exchange is used to prepare particles. The self-association properties of these molecules depend on the length of the alkyl chain. Microfibers, platelets, and rounded microparticles are successively obtained by increasing the chain length. The same method is used to prepare nanoparticles (NPs) that are fully characterized. In particular, homogeneous populations of stable NPs measuring around 70 nm are obtained with the analogs whose chains contain four to eight carbon atoms. The behavior with respect to living cells is also influenced by the nature of the compounds. Only the dyes with intermediate hydrophobicity are efficiently uptaken by both normal and tumor cells, and fluorescence only originates from dispersed dye molecules. There is no evidence for incorporation of NPs into cells. This work shows that small variations of the chemical structure must be taken into account for making the best use of AIEE compounds in view of precise applications.
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- Chantal Carayon
- SPCMIB, UMR5068, CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, 118 route de Narbonne, F31062, Toulouse, France
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- Equipe de Biophysique Cellulaire, IPBS-CNRS UMR 5089, 205 route de Narbonne, BP 64182, F31077, Toulouse Cedex, France
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- ITAV, USR 3505, CNRS-Université de Toulouse, F31106, Toulouse, France
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- SPCMIB, UMR5068, CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, 118 route de Narbonne, F31062, Toulouse, France
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- Service Commun RX, Institut de Chimie de Toulouse, ICT- FR2599, Université Paul Sabatier, F31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Equipe de Biophysique Cellulaire, IPBS-CNRS UMR 5089, 205 route de Narbonne, BP 64182, F31077, Toulouse Cedex, France
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
- Olis Inc., 130 Conway Dr, Bogart, GA, 30622, USA
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- SPCMIB, UMR5068, CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, 118 route de Narbonne, F31062, Toulouse, France
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Chabaud S, Simard M, Gendreau I, Pouliot R, Bolduc S. Origin of Serum Affects Quality of Engineered Tissues Produced by the Self-Assembly Approach. SCIENTIFICA 2016; 2016:3825645. [PMID: 27293972 PMCID: PMC4884804 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3825645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Despite the emergence of serum-free media for cell culture, the use of serum to supplement the culture media is still essential in order to produce engineered urologic tissues using the self-assembly approach, not only for the stromal compartment but also for the uroepithelium. Effects of sera on thickness of these two compartments were measured and quality of the epithelial differentiation was evaluated. For bladder mucosa substitute reconstruction, the use of postnatal sera failed to produce an adequate uroepithelium whereas the fetal sera supplementation did. Postnatal sera also provided thinner stromal compartments than the one obtained using fetal sera, no matter if the fibroblasts from healthy or psoriatic donors were used to reconstruct human skin substitutes.
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- Stéphane Chabaud
- Centre LOEX de l'Université Laval, Génie Tissulaire et Régénération, Centre de Recherche FRQS du CHU de Québec, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4
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- Centre LOEX de l'Université Laval, Génie Tissulaire et Régénération, Centre de Recherche FRQS du CHU de Québec, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4
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- Centre LOEX de l'Université Laval, Génie Tissulaire et Régénération, Centre de Recherche FRQS du CHU de Québec, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4
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- Centre LOEX de l'Université Laval, Génie Tissulaire et Régénération, Centre de Recherche FRQS du CHU de Québec, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4
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- Centre LOEX de l'Université Laval, Génie Tissulaire et Régénération, Centre de Recherche FRQS du CHU de Québec, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1J 1Z4
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Production of a Self-Aligned Scaffold, Free of Exogenous Material, from Dermal Fibroblasts Using the Self-Assembly Technique. Dermatol Res Pract 2016; 2016:5397319. [PMID: 27051415 PMCID: PMC4804048 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5397319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Many pathologies of skin, especially ageing and cancer, involve modifications in the matrix alignment. Such tissue reorganization could have impact on cell behaviour and/or more global biological processes. Tissue engineering provides accurate study model by mimicking the skin and it allows the construction of versatile tridimensional models using human cells. It also avoids the use of animals, which gave sometimes nontranslatable results. Among the various techniques existing, the self-assembly method allows production of a near native skin, free of exogenous material. After cultivating human dermal fibroblasts in the presence of ascorbate during two weeks, a reseeding of these cells takes place after elevation of the resulting stroma on a permeable ring and culture pursued for another two weeks. This protocol induces a clear realignment of matrix fibres and cells parallel to the horizon. The thickness of this stretched reconstructed tissue is reduced compared to the stroma produced by the standard technique. Cell count is also reduced. In conclusion, a new, easy, and inexpensive method to produce aligned tissue free of exogenous material could be used for fundamental research applications in dermatology.
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Roudsari LC, West JL. Studying the influence of angiogenesis in in vitro cancer model systems. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 97:250-9. [PMID: 26571106 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tumor angiogenesis is a hallmark of cancer that has been identified as a critical component of cancer progression, facilitating rapid tumor growth and metastasis. Anti-angiogenic therapies have exhibited only modest clinical success, highlighting a need for better models that can be used to gain a more thorough understanding of tumor angiogenesis and screen potential therapeutics more accurately. This review explores how recent progress in in vitro cancer and vascular models individually can be applied to the development of in vitro tumor angiogenesis models. Current in vitro tumor angiogenesis models are also discussed, with a focus on aspects of the process that have been successfully recapitulated and opportunities for applying new technologies to expand model complexity to better represent the tumor microenvironment. Continued advances in vascularized tumor models will provide tools to identify novel therapeutic targets and validate their therapeutic benefit.
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- Laila C Roudsari
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Room 1427, Fitzpatrick CIEMAS, 101 Science Drive, Campus Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Room 1427, Fitzpatrick CIEMAS, 101 Science Drive, Campus Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Cell-based approach for 3D reconstruction of lymphatic capillaries in vitro reveals distinct functions of HGF and VEGF-C in lymphangiogenesis. Biomaterials 2015; 78:129-39. [PMID: 26694987 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Regeneration of lymphatic vessels is important for treatment of various disorders of lymphatic system and for restoration of lymphatic function after surgery. We have developed a method for generating a human 3D lymphatic vascular construct. In this system, human lymphatic endothelial cells, co-cultured with fibroblasts, spontaneously organized into a stable 3D lymphatic capillary network without the use of any exogenous factors. In vitro-generated lymphatic capillaries exhibited the major molecular and ultra-structural features of native, human lymphatic microvasculature: branches in the three dimensions, wide lumen, blind ends, overlapping borders, adherens and tight junctions, anchoring filaments, lack of mural cells, and poorly developed basement membrane. Furthermore, we show that fibroblast-derived VEGF-C and HGF cooperate in the formation of lymphatic vasculature by activating ERK1/2 signaling, and demonstrate distinct functions of HGF/c-Met and VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 in lymphangiogenesis. This lymphatic vascular construct is expected to facilitate studies of lymphangiogenesis in vitro and it holds promise as a strategy for regeneration of lymphatic vessels and treatment of lymphatic disorders in various conditions.
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In-vitro melanoma models: invasive growth is determined by dermal matrix and basement membrane. Melanoma Res 2015; 24:305-14. [PMID: 24892959 DOI: 10.1097/cmr.0000000000000079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A critical first step in the metastatic progression of cutaneous melanoma, invasive growth into the dermal compartment, would ideally be studied in the proper three-dimensional tissue microenvironment. In this study, we compared the growth and behavior of four melanoma cell lines originating from primary and metastatic human cutaneous melanomas (AN, RU, M14, and WK) in in-vitro human skin equivalents (HSEs) generated with four different dermal matrices: human fibroblast-seeded rat tail collagen, human fibroblast-derived matrix (FDM), noncellular human de-epidermized dermis (DED), and a novel fully cellular human DED with an intact pre-existent basement membrane. Melanoma cells showed proliferation in all HSEs, indicating that the microenvironment formed in all HSEs studied here allows the growth of melanoma cells in concert with epidermal keratinocytes for multiple weeks in vitro. Melanoma cells did not affect epidermal proliferation and terminal differentiation. Growth of melanoma cells in the dermal compartment, as a measure of invasive potential, differs markedly between the four types of in-vitro human melanoma models. Notably, the growth of melanoma cells in the dermal matrix was observed in all HSEs cultured with cell lines originating from metastatic melanoma, except for cDED-based HSEs, and the growth of melanoma cells of nonmetastatic origin was observed in the dermal compartment of FDM-based HSEs. Our results show that the type of dermal equivalent and the presence of an intact basement membrane should be taken into consideration when studying melanoma invasion using in-vitro HSEs.
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Madi M, Rols MP, Gibot L. Efficient In Vitro Electropermeabilization of Reconstructed Human Dermal Tissue. J Membr Biol 2015; 248:903-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00232-015-9791-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Smith MM, Melrose J. Proteoglycans in Normal and Healing Skin. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2015; 4:152-173. [PMID: 25785238 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2013.0464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Significance: Proteoglycans have a distinct spatial localization in normal skin and are essential for the correct structural development, organization, hydration, and functional properties of this tissue. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is no longer considered to be just an inert supportive material but is a source of directive, spatial and temporal, contextual information to the cells via components such as the proteoglycans. There is a pressing need to improve our understanding of how these important molecules functionally interact with other matrix structures, cells and cellular mediators in normal skin and during wound healing. Recent Advances: New antibodies to glycosaminoglycan side chain components of skin proteoglycans have facilitated the elucidation of detailed localization patterns within skin. Other studies have revealed important proliferative activities of proteinase-generated fragments of proteoglycans and other ECM components (matricryptins). Knockout mice have further established the functional importance of skin proteoglycans in the assembly and homeostasis of the normal skin ECM. Critical Issues: Our comprehension of the molecular and structural complexity of skin as a complex, dynamic, constantly renewing, layered connective tissue is incomplete. The impact of changes in proteoglycans on skin pathology and the wound healing process is recognized as an important area of pathobiology and is an area of intense investigation. Future Directions: Advanced technology is allowing the development of new artificial skins. Recent knowledge on skin proteoglycans can be used to incorporate these molecules into useful adjunct therapies for wound healing and for maintenance of optimal tissue homeostasis in aging skin.
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- Margaret Mary Smith
- Raymond Purves Research Laboratories, Kolling Institute (University of Sydney), Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Raymond Purves Research Laboratories, Kolling Institute (University of Sydney), Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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Gibot L, Chabaud S, Bouhout S, Bolduc S, Auger FA, Moulin VJ. Anticancer properties of chitosan on human melanoma are cell line dependent. Int J Biol Macromol 2014; 72:370-9. [PMID: 25193096 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Chitosan, a natural macromolecule, is widely used in medical and pharmaceutical fields because of its distinctive properties such as bactericide, fungicide and above all its antitumor effects. Although its antitumor activity against different types of cancer had been previously described, its mechanism of action was not fully understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS Coating of chitosan has been used in cell cultures with A375, SKMEL28, and RPMI7951 cell lines. Adherence, proliferation and apoptosis were investigated. RESULTS Our results revealed that whereas chitosan decreased adhesion of primary melanoma A375 cell line and decreased proliferation of primary melanoma SKMEL28 cell line, it had potent pro-apoptotic effects against RPMI7951, a metastatic melanoma cell line. In these latter cells, inhibition of specific caspases confirmed that apoptosis was effected through the mitochondrial pathway and Western blot analyses showed that chitosan induced an up regulation of pro-apoptotic molecules such as Bax and a down regulation of anti-apoptotic proteins like Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL. More interestingly, chitosan exposure induced an exposition of a greater number of CD95 receptor at RPMI7951 surface, making them more susceptible to FasL-induced apoptosis. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that chitosan could be a promising agent for further evaluations in antitumor treatments targeting melanoma.
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- Laure Gibot
- Centre de Recherche en Organogenese Experimentale de l'Universite Laval/LOEX, Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Quebec research center/FRQS, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec city, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenese Experimentale de l'Universite Laval/LOEX, Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Quebec research center/FRQS, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec city, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenese Experimentale de l'Universite Laval/LOEX, Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Quebec research center/FRQS, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec city, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenese Experimentale de l'Universite Laval/LOEX, Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Quebec research center/FRQS, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec city, Canada; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenese Experimentale de l'Universite Laval/LOEX, Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Quebec research center/FRQS, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec city, Canada; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenese Experimentale de l'Universite Laval/LOEX, Division of Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Quebec research center/FRQS, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec city, Canada; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
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Mathes SH, Ruffner H, Graf-Hausner U. The use of skin models in drug development. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 69-70:81-102. [PMID: 24378581 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Three dimensional (3D) tissue models of the human skin are probably the most developed and understood in vitro engineered constructs. The motivation to accomplish organotypic structures was driven by the clinics to enable transplantation of in vitro grown tissue substitutes and by the cosmetics industry as alternative test substrates in order to replace animal models. Today a huge variety of 3D human skin models exist, covering a multitude of scientific and/or technical demands. This review summarizes and discusses different approaches of skin model development and sets them into the context of drug development. Although human skin models have become indispensable for the cosmetics industry, they have not yet started their triumphal procession in pharmaceutical research and development. For drug development these tissue models may be of particular interest for a) systemically acting drugs applied on the skin, and b) drugs acting at the site of application in the case of skin diseases or disorders. Although quite a broad spectrum of models covering different aspects of the skin as a biologically acting surface exists, these are most often single stand-alone approaches. In order to enable the comprehensive application into drug development processes, the approaches have to be synchronized to allow a cross-over comparison. Besides the development of biological relevant models, other issues are not less important in the context of drug development: standardized production procedures, process automation, establishment of significant analytical methods, and data correlation. For the successful routine use of engineered human skin models in drug development, major requirements were defined. If these requirements can be accomplished in the next few years, human organotypic skin models will become indispensable for drug development, too.
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- Stephanie H Mathes
- Institute of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Einsiedlerstrasse 31, 8820 Waedenswil, Switzerland
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- Developmental and Molecular Pathways (DMP), Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Fabrikstrasse 22, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Einsiedlerstrasse 31, 8820 Waedenswil, Switzerland.
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Vascularization is one of the great challenges that tissue engineering faces in order to achieve sizeable tissue and organ substitutes that contain living cells. There are instances, such as skin replacement, in which a tissue-engineered substitute does not absolutely need a preexisting vascularization. However, tissue or organ substitutes in which any dimension, such as thickness, exceeds 400 μm need to be vascularized to ensure cellular survival. Consistent with the wide spectrum of approaches to tissue engineering itself, which vary from acellular synthetic biomaterials to purely biological living constructs, approaches to tissue-engineered vascularization cover numerous techniques. Those techniques range from micropatterns engineered in biomaterials to microvascular networks created by endothelial cells. In this review, we strive to provide a critical overview of the elements that must be considered in the pursuit of this goal and the major approaches that are investigated in hopes of achieving it.
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- François A Auger
- Centre LOEX de l'Université Laval, Regenerative Medicine section of the FRQS Research Center of the CHU de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada.
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