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Ashworth JC, Cox TR. The importance of 3D fibre architecture in cancer and implications for biomaterial model design. Nat Rev Cancer 2024; 24:461-479. [PMID: 38886573 DOI: 10.1038/s41568-024-00704-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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The need for improved prediction of clinical response is driving the development of cancer models with enhanced physiological relevance. A new concept of 'precision biomaterials' is emerging, encompassing patient-mimetic biomaterial models that seek to accurately detect, treat and model cancer by faithfully recapitulating key microenvironmental characteristics. Despite recent advances allowing tissue-mimetic stiffness and molecular composition to be replicated in vitro, approaches for reproducing the 3D fibre architectures found in tumour extracellular matrix (ECM) remain relatively unexplored. Although the precise influences of patient-specific fibre architecture are unclear, we summarize the known roles of tumour fibre architecture, underlining their implications in cell-matrix interactions and ultimately clinical outcome. We then explore the challenges in reproducing tissue-specific 3D fibre architecture(s) in vitro, highlighting relevant biomaterial fabrication techniques and their benefits and limitations. Finally, we discuss imaging and image analysis techniques (focussing on collagen I-optimized approaches) that could hold the key to mapping tumour-specific ECM into high-fidelity biomaterial models. We anticipate that an interdisciplinary approach, combining materials science, cancer research and image analysis, will elucidate the role of 3D fibre architecture in tumour development, leading to the next generation of patient-mimetic models for mechanistic studies and drug discovery.
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- J C Ashworth
- School of Veterinary Medicine & Science, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, UK.
- Biodiscovery Institute, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
- Cancer Ecosystems Program, The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Cancer Ecosystems Program, The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
- School of Clinical Medicine, St Vincent's Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Liu D, Tian H, Li H, Nie J, Han Z, Tang G, Gao P, Cheng H, Dai X. Radiotherapy Resistance of 3D Bioprinted Glioma via ITGA2/p-AKT Signaling Pathway. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2303394. [PMID: 38288911 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202303394] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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Due to the inherent radiation tolerance, patients who suffered from glioma frequently encounter tumor recurrence and malignant progression within the radiation target area, ultimately succumbing to treatment ineffectiveness. The precise mechanism underlying radiation tolerance remains elusive due to the dearth of in vitro models and the limitations associated with animal models. Therefore, a bioprinted glioma model is engineered, characterized the phenotypic traits in vitro, and the radiation tolerance compared to 2D ones when subjected to X-ray radiation is assessed. By comparing the differential gene expression profiles between the 2D and 3D glioma model, identify functional genes, and analyze distinctions in gene expression patterns. Results showed that 3D glioma models exhibited substantial alterations in the expression of genes associated with the stromal microenvironment, notably a significant increase in the radiation tolerance gene ITGA2 (integrin subunit A2). In 3D glioma models, the knockdown of ITGA2 via shRNA resulted in reduced radiation tolerance in glioma cells and concomitant inhibition of the p-AKT pathway. Overall, 3D bioprinted glioma model faithfully recapitulates the in vivo tumor microenvironment (TME) and exhibits enhanced resistance to radiation, mediated through the ITGA2/p-AKT pathway. This model represents a superior in vitro platform for investigating glioma radiotherapy tolerance.
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- Dongdong Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Technology, the First Clinical College of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, the Second Clinical College of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
- Department of Research & Development, East China Institute of Digital Medical Engineering, Shangrao, Jiangxi, 334000, China
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Zou S, Ye J, Wei Y, Xu J. Characterization of 3D-Bioprinted In Vitro Lung Cancer Models Using RNA-Sequencing Techniques. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:667. [PMID: 37370598 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10060667] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To construct an in vitro lung cancer model using 3D bioprinting and evaluate the feasibility of the model. Transcriptome sequencing was used to compare the differential genes and functions of 2D and 3D lung cancer cells. METHODS 1. A549 cells were mixed with sodium alginate/gelatine/fibrinogen as 3D-printed biological ink to construct a hydrogel scaffold for the in vitro model of lung cancer; 2. A hydrogel scaffold was printed using a extrusion 3D bioprinter; 3. The printed lung cancer model was evaluated in vitro; and 4. A549 cells cultured in 2D and 3D tumour models in vitro were collected, and RNA-seq conducted bioinformatics analysis. RESULTS 1. The in vitro lung cancer model printed using 3D-bioprinting technology was a porous microstructure model, suitable for the survival of A549 cells. Compared with the 2D cell-line model, the 3D model is closer to the fundamental human growth environment; 2. There was no significant difference in cell survival rate between the 2D and 3D groups; 3. In the cell proliferation rate measurement, it was found that the cells in the 2D group had a speedy growth rate in the first five days, but after five days, the growth rate slowed down. Cell proliferation showed a declining process after the ninth day of cell culture. However, cells in the 3D group showed a slow growth process at the beginning, and the growth rate reached a peak on the 12th day. Then, the growth rate showed a downward trend; and 4. RNA-seq compared A549 cells from 2D and 3D lung cancer models. A total of 3112 genes were differentially expressed, including 1189 up-regulated and 1923 down-regulated genes, with p-value ≤ 0.05 and |Log2Ratio| ≥ 1 as screening conditions. After functional enrichment analysis of differential genes, these differential genes affect the biological regulation of A549 cells, thus promoting lung cancer progression. CONCLUSION This study uses 3D-bioprinting technology to construct a tumour model of lung cancer that can grow sustainably in vitro. Three-dimensional bioprinting may provide a new research platform for studying the lung cancer TME mechanism and anticancer drug screening.
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- Sheng Zou
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330030, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330030, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330030, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330030, China
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Sztankovics D, Moldvai D, Petővári G, Gelencsér R, Krencz I, Raffay R, Dankó T, Sebestyén A. 3D bioprinting and the revolution in experimental cancer model systems-A review of developing new models and experiences with in vitro 3D bioprinted breast cancer tissue-mimetic structures. Pathol Oncol Res 2023; 29:1610996. [PMID: 36843955 PMCID: PMC9946983 DOI: 10.3389/pore.2023.1610996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Growing evidence propagates those alternative technologies (relevant human cell-based-e.g., organ-on-chips or biofabricated models-or artificial intelligence-combined technologies) that could help in vitro test and predict human response and toxicity in medical research more accurately. In vitro disease model developments have great efforts to create and serve the need of reducing and replacing animal experiments and establishing human cell-based in vitro test systems for research use, innovations, and drug tests. We need human cell-based test systems for disease models and experimental cancer research; therefore, in vitro three-dimensional (3D) models have a renaissance, and the rediscovery and development of these technologies are growing ever faster. This recent paper summarises the early history of cell biology/cellular pathology, cell-, tissue culturing, and cancer research models. In addition, we highlight the results of the increasing use of 3D model systems and the 3D bioprinted/biofabricated model developments. Moreover, we present our newly established 3D bioprinted luminal B type breast cancer model system, and the advantages of in vitro 3D models, especially the bioprinted ones. Based on our results and the reviewed developments of in vitro breast cancer models, the heterogeneity and the real in vivo situation of cancer tissues can be represented better by using 3D bioprinted, biofabricated models. However, standardising the 3D bioprinting methods is necessary for future applications in different high-throughput drug tests and patient-derived tumour models. Applying these standardised new models can lead to the point that cancer drug developments will be more successful, efficient, and consequently cost-effective in the near future.
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Mohabatpour F, Yazdanpanah Z, Papagerakis S, Chen X, Papagerakis P. Self-Crosslinkable Oxidized Alginate-Carboxymethyl Chitosan Hydrogels as an Injectable Cell Carrier for In Vitro Dental Enamel Regeneration. J Funct Biomater 2022; 13:jfb13020071. [PMID: 35735926 PMCID: PMC9225469 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13020071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Injectable hydrogels, as carriers, offer great potential to incorporate cells or growth factors for dental tissue regeneration. Notably, the development of injectable hydrogels with appropriate structures and properties has been a challenging task, leaving much to be desired in terms of cytocompatibility, antibacterial and self-healing properties, as well as the ability to support dental stem cell functions. This paper presents our study on the development of a novel self-cross-linkable hydrogel composed of oxidized alginate and carboxymethyl chitosan and its characterization as a cell carrier for dental enamel regeneration in vitro. Oxidized alginate was synthesized with 60% theoretical oxidation degree using periodate oxidation and characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy. Then, hydrogels were prepared at three varying weight ratios of oxidized alginate to carboxymethyl chitosan (4:1, 3:1, and 2:1) through Schiff base reactions, which was confirmed by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. The hydrogels were characterized in terms of gelation time, swelling ratio, structure, injectability, self-healing, antibacterial properties, and in vitro characterization for enamel regeneration. The results demonstrated that, among the three hydrogels examined, the one with the highest ratio of oxidized alginate (i.e., 4:1) had the fastest gelation time and the lowest swelling ability, and that all hydrogels were formed with highly porous structures and were able to be injected through a 20-gauge needle without clogging. The injected hydrogels could be rapidly reformed with the self-healing property. The hydrogels also showed antibacterial properties against two cariogenic bacteria: Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus. For in vitro enamel regeneration, a dental epithelial cell line, HAT-7, was examined, demonstrating a high cell viability in the hydrogels during injection. Furthermore, HAT-7 cells encapsulated in the hydrogels showed alkaline phosphatase production and mineral deposition, as well as maintaining their round morphology, after 14 days of in vitro culture. Taken together, this study has provided evidence that the oxidized alginate-carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogels could be used as an injectable cell carrier for dental enamel tissue engineering applications.
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- Fatemeh Mohabatpour
- Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada; (F.M.); (Z.Y.)
- College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, 105 Wiggins Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada; (F.M.); (Z.Y.)
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada; (F.M.); (Z.Y.)
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada
- Correspondence: (S.P.); (X.C.); (P.P.)
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada; (F.M.); (Z.Y.)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada
- Correspondence: (S.P.); (X.C.); (P.P.)
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada; (F.M.); (Z.Y.)
- College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, 105 Wiggins Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada
- Correspondence: (S.P.); (X.C.); (P.P.)
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Germain N, Dhayer M, Dekiouk S, Marchetti P. Current Advances in 3D Bioprinting for Cancer Modeling and Personalized Medicine. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073432. [PMID: 35408789 PMCID: PMC8998835 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Tumor cells evolve in a complex and heterogeneous environment composed of different cell types and an extracellular matrix. Current 2D culture methods are very limited in their ability to mimic the cancer cell environment. In recent years, various 3D models of cancer cells have been developed, notably in the form of spheroids/organoids, using scaffold or cancer-on-chip devices. However, these models have the disadvantage of not being able to precisely control the organization of multiple cell types in complex architecture and are sometimes not very reproducible in their production, and this is especially true for spheroids. Three-dimensional bioprinting can produce complex, multi-cellular, and reproducible constructs in which the matrix composition and rigidity can be adapted locally or globally to the tumor model studied. For these reasons, 3D bioprinting seems to be the technique of choice to mimic the tumor microenvironment in vivo as closely as possible. In this review, we discuss different 3D-bioprinting technologies, including bioinks and crosslinkers that can be used for in vitro cancer models and the techniques used to study cells grown in hydrogels; finally, we provide some applications of bioprinted cancer models.
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- Nicolas Germain
- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
- Banque de Tissus, Centre de Biologie-Pathologie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
- Correspondence: (N.G.); (P.M.); Tel.: +33-3-20-16-92-20 (P.M.)
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- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
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- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
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- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
- Banque de Tissus, Centre de Biologie-Pathologie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
- Correspondence: (N.G.); (P.M.); Tel.: +33-3-20-16-92-20 (P.M.)
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Habanjar O, Diab-Assaf M, Caldefie-Chezet F, Delort L. 3D Cell Culture Systems: Tumor Application, Advantages, and Disadvantages. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12200. [PMID: 34830082 PMCID: PMC8618305 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The traditional two-dimensional (2D) in vitro cell culture system (on a flat support) has long been used in cancer research. However, this system cannot be fully translated into clinical trials to ideally represent physiological conditions. This culture cannot mimic the natural tumor microenvironment due to the lack of cellular communication (cell-cell) and interaction (cell-cell and cell-matrix). To overcome these limitations, three-dimensional (3D) culture systems are increasingly developed in research and have become essential for tumor research, tissue engineering, and basic biology research. 3D culture has received much attention in the field of biomedicine due to its ability to mimic tissue structure and function. The 3D matrix presents a highly dynamic framework where its components are deposited, degraded, or modified to delineate functions and provide a platform where cells attach to perform their specific functions, including adhesion, proliferation, communication, and apoptosis. So far, various types of models belong to this culture: either the culture based on natural or synthetic adherent matrices used to design 3D scaffolds as biomaterials to form a 3D matrix or based on non-adherent and/or matrix-free matrices to form the spheroids. In this review, we first summarize a comparison between 2D and 3D cultures. Then, we focus on the different components of the natural extracellular matrix that can be used as supports in 3D culture. Then we detail different types of natural supports such as matrigel, hydrogels, hard supports, and different synthetic strategies of 3D matrices such as lyophilization, electrospiding, stereolithography, microfluid by citing the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. Finally, we summarize the different methods of generating normal and tumor spheroids, citing their respective advantages and disadvantages in order to obtain an ideal 3D model (matrix) that retains the following characteristics: better biocompatibility, good mechanical properties corresponding to the tumor tissue, degradability, controllable microstructure and chemical components like the tumor tissue, favorable nutrient exchange and easy separation of the cells from the matrix.
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- Ola Habanjar
- Université Clermont-Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Unité de Nutrition Humaine, CRNH-Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (O.H.); (F.C.-C.)
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- Equipe Tumorigénèse Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Anticancéreuse, Faculté des Sciences II, Université Libanaise Fanar, Beyrouth 1500, Liban;
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- Université Clermont-Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Unité de Nutrition Humaine, CRNH-Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (O.H.); (F.C.-C.)
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- Université Clermont-Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Unité de Nutrition Humaine, CRNH-Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (O.H.); (F.C.-C.)
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Franchi-Mendes T, Eduardo R, Domenici G, Brito C. 3D Cancer Models: Depicting Cellular Crosstalk within the Tumour Microenvironment. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:4610. [PMID: 34572836 PMCID: PMC8468887 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13184610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The tumour microenvironment plays a critical role in tumour progression and drug resistance processes. Non-malignant cell players, such as fibroblasts, endothelial cells, immune cells and others, interact with each other and with the tumour cells, shaping the disease. Though the role of each cell type and cell communication mechanisms have been progressively studied, the complexity of this cellular network and its role in disease mechanism and therapeutic response are still being unveiled. Animal models have been mainly used, as they can represent systemic interactions and conditions, though they face recognized limitations in translational potential due to interspecies differences. In vitro 3D cancer models can surpass these limitations, by incorporating human cells, including patient-derived ones, and allowing a range of experimental designs with precise control of each tumour microenvironment element. We summarize the role of each tumour microenvironment component and review studies proposing 3D co-culture strategies of tumour cells and non-malignant cell components. Moreover, we discuss the potential of these modelling approaches to uncover potential therapeutic targets in the tumour microenvironment and assess therapeutic efficacy, current bottlenecks and perspectives.
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- Teresa Franchi-Mendes
- iBET—Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal; (T.F.-M.); (R.E.); (G.D.)
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- iBET—Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal; (T.F.-M.); (R.E.); (G.D.)
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- iBET—Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal; (T.F.-M.); (R.E.); (G.D.)
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- iBET—Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal; (T.F.-M.); (R.E.); (G.D.)
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
- The Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Lisbon Campus, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Liu C, Li M, Dong ZX, Jiang D, Li X, Lin S, Chen D, Zou X, Zhang XD, Luker GD. Heterogeneous microenvironmental stiffness regulates pro-metastatic functions of breast cancer cells. Acta Biomater 2021; 131:326-340. [PMID: 34246802 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Besides molecular and phenotypic variations observed in cancer cells, intratumoral heterogeneity also occurs in the tumor microenvironment. Correlative stiffness maps of different intratumor locations in breast tumor biopsies show that stiffness increases from core to periphery. However, how different local ECM stiffness regulates key functions of cancer cells in tumor progression remains unclear. Although increased tissue stiffness is an established driver of breast cancer progression, conclusions from 2D cultures do not correspond with newer data from cancer cells in 3D environments. Many past studies of breast cancer in 3D culture fail to recapitulate the stiffness of a real breast tumor or the various local stiffnesses present in a tumor microenvironment. In this study, we developed a series of collagen/alginate hybrid hydrogels with adjustable stiffness to match the core, middle, and peripheral zones of a breast tumor. We used this hydrogel system to investigate effects of different local stiffness on morphology, proliferation, and migration of breast cancer cells. RNA sequencing of cells in hydrogels with different stiffness revealed changes in multiple cellular processes underlying cancer progression, including angiogenesis and metabolism. We discovered that tumor cells in a soft environment enriched YAP1 and AP1 signaling related genes, whereas tumor cells in a stiff environment became more pro-angiogenic by upregulating fibronectin 1 (FN1) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) expression. This systematic study defines how the range of environmental stiffnesses present in a breast tumor regulates cancer cells, providing new insights into tumorigenesis and disease progression at the tumor-stroma interface. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Applied a well-defined hybrid hydrogel system to mimic the tumor microenvironment with heterogeneous local stiffness. Breast cancer cells tended to proliferate in soft core environment while migrate in stiff peripheral environment. Breast cancer cells shift from glycolysis to OXPHOS and fatty acid metabolism responding to stiff matrix microenvironment. The transcriptomic profile of breast cancer cells altered due to microenvironmental stiffness changes.
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- Chun Liu
- Orthopedic Research Institute/Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Center for Translational Medicine, Precision Medicine Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Molecular Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute/Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Center for Translational Medicine, Precision Medicine Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Precision Medicine Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Precision Medicine Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute/Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Molecular Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- Center for Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Rosendahl J, Svanström A, Berglin M, Petronis S, Bogestål Y, Stenlund P, Standoft S, Ståhlberg A, Landberg G, Chinga-Carrasco G, Håkansson J. 3D Printed Nanocellulose Scaffolds as a Cancer Cell Culture Model System. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:97. [PMID: 34356204 PMCID: PMC8301137 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8070097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Current conventional cancer drug screening models based on two-dimensional (2D) cell culture have several flaws and there is a large need of more in vivo mimicking preclinical drug screening platforms. The microenvironment is crucial for the cells to adapt relevant in vivo characteristics and here we introduce a new cell culture system based on three-dimensional (3D) printed scaffolds using cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) pre-treated with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpyperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) as the structural material component. Breast cancer cell lines, MCF7 and MDA-MB-231, were cultured in 3D TEMPO-CNF scaffolds and were shown by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and histochemistry to grow in multiple layers as a heterogenous cell population with different morphologies, contrasting 2D cultured mono-layered cells with a morphologically homogenous cell population. Gene expression analysis demonstrated that 3D TEMPO-CNF scaffolds induced elevation of the stemness marker CD44 and the migration markers VIM and SNAI1 in MCF7 cells relative to 2D control. T47D cells confirmed the increased level of the stemness marker CD44 and migration marker VIM which was further supported by increased capacity of holoclone formation for 3D cultured cells. Therefore, TEMPO-CNF was shown to represent a promising material for 3D cell culture model systems for cancer cell applications such as drug screening.
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- Jennifer Rosendahl
- Unit of Biological Function, Division Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 857, SE-50115 Borås, Sweden; (J.R.); (M.B.); (S.P.); (Y.B.); (P.S.); (S.S.)
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- Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 425, Medicinaregatan 1G, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.S.); (A.S.); (G.L.)
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- Unit of Biological Function, Division Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 857, SE-50115 Borås, Sweden; (J.R.); (M.B.); (S.P.); (Y.B.); (P.S.); (S.S.)
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- Unit of Biological Function, Division Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 857, SE-50115 Borås, Sweden; (J.R.); (M.B.); (S.P.); (Y.B.); (P.S.); (S.S.)
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- Unit of Biological Function, Division Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 857, SE-50115 Borås, Sweden; (J.R.); (M.B.); (S.P.); (Y.B.); (P.S.); (S.S.)
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- Unit of Biological Function, Division Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 857, SE-50115 Borås, Sweden; (J.R.); (M.B.); (S.P.); (Y.B.); (P.S.); (S.S.)
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- Unit of Biological Function, Division Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 857, SE-50115 Borås, Sweden; (J.R.); (M.B.); (S.P.); (Y.B.); (P.S.); (S.S.)
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- Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 425, Medicinaregatan 1G, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.S.); (A.S.); (G.L.)
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 425, Medicinaregatan 1G, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.S.); (A.S.); (G.L.)
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Unit of Biological Function, Division Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Box 857, SE-50115 Borås, Sweden; (J.R.); (M.B.); (S.P.); (Y.B.); (P.S.); (S.S.)
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Enkhbat M, Liu Y, Kim J, Xu Y, Yin Z, Liu T, Deng C, Zou C, Xie X, Li X, Wang P. Expansion of Rare Cancer Cells into Tumoroids for Therapeutic Regimen and Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202100017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Myagmartsend Enkhbat
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials and Cellular Immunomodulation Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials and Cellular Immunomodulation Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials and Cellular Immunomodulation Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials and Cellular Immunomodulation Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery General Hospital of Shenzhen University Guangdong 518055 China
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- Cancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Macau Macao 999078 China
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- Cancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Macau Macao 999078 China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University Shenzhen People's Hospital Shenzhen Guangdong 518020 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies School of Electronics and Information Technology Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery General Hospital of Shenzhen University Guangdong 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials and Cellular Immunomodulation Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology Swinburne University of Technology Victoria 3122 Australia
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Svanström A, Rosendahl J, Salerno S, Leiva MC, Gregersson P, Berglin M, Bogestål Y, Lausmaa J, Oko A, Chinga-Carrasco G, Petronis S, Standoft S, Ståhlberg A, Håkansson J, Landberg G. Optimized alginate-based 3D printed scaffolds as a model of patient derived breast cancer microenvironments in drug discovery. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 34030145 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac0451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The cancer microenvironment influences tumor progression and metastasis and is pivotal to consider when designingin vivo-like cancer models. Current preclinical testing platforms for cancer drug development are mainly limited to 2D cell culture systems that poorly mimic physiological environments and traditional, low throughput animal models. The aim of this work was to produce a tunable testing platform based on 3D printed scaffolds (3DPS) with a simple geometry that, by extracellular components and response of breast cancer reporter cells, mimics patient-derived scaffolds (PDS) of breast cancer. Here, the biocompatible polysaccharide alginate was used as base material to generate scaffolds consisting of a 3D grid containing periostin and hydroxyapatite. Breast cancer cell lines (MCF7 and MDA-MB-231) produced similar phenotypes and gene expression levels of cancer stem cell, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, differentiation and proliferation markers when cultured on 3DPS and PDS, contrasting conventional 2D cultures. Importantly, cells cultured on 3DPS and PDS showed scaffold-specific responses to cytotoxic drugs (doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil) that were different from 2D cultured cells. In conclusion, the data presented support the use of a tunable alginate-based 3DPS as a tumor model in breast cancer drug discovery.
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- Andreas Svanström
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 1F, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 1F, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 1F, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 1F, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 1F, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division Material and Production, Department of Chemistry, Biomaterials and Textile, Unit for Biological function, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås SE-50115, Sweden.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 440, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 1F, SE-41390 Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Pathology and Genetics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Zhao J, Wang R, Zhang J, Zhao Y, Qiao S, Crouzier T, Yan H, Tian W. A novel 4D cell culture mimicking stomach peristalsis altered gastric cancer spheroids growth and malignance. Biofabrication 2021; 13. [PMID: 33836517 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/abf6bf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
In vitrocancer models that can largely mimic thein vivomicroenvironment are crucial for conducting more accurate research. Models of three-dimensional (3D) culture that can mimic some aspects of cancer microenvironment or cancer biopsies that can adequately represent tumor heterogeneity are intensely used currently. Those models still lack the dynamic stress stimuli in gastric carcinoma exposed to stomach peristalsisin vivo. This study leveraged a lab-developed four-dimensional (4D) culture model by a magnetic responsive alginate-based hydrogel to rotating magnets that can mimic stress stimuli in gastric cancer (GC). We used the 4D model to culture human GC cell line AGS and SGC7901, cells at the primary and metastasis stage. We revealed the 4D model altered the cancer cell growth kinetics mechanistically by alteringPCNAandp53expression compared to the 3D culture that lacks stress stimuli. We found the 4D model altered the cancer spheroids stemness as evidenced by enhanced cancer stem cells (CD44) marker expression in AGS spheroids but the expression was dampened in SGC7901 cells. We examined the multi-drug resistance (MDR1) marker expression and found the 4D model dampened the MDR1 expression in SGC7901 cell spheroids, but not in spheroids of AGS cells. Such a model provides the stomach peristalsis mimic and is promising for conducting basic or translational GC-associated research, drug screening, and culturing patient gastric biopsies to tailor the therapeutic strategies in precision medicine.
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- Juzhi Zhao
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.,AIMES-Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.,AIMES-Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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Luo C, Ding Z, Tu Y, Tan J, Luo Q, Song G. Biomaterial-based platforms for cancer stem cell enrichment and study. Cancer Biol Med 2021; 18:j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0420. [PMID: 33738994 PMCID: PMC8185859 DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a relatively rare subpopulation of tumor cell with self-renewal and tumorigenesis capabilities. CSCs are associated with cancer recurrence, progression, and chemoradiotherapy resistance. Establishing a reliable platform for CSC enrichment and study is a prerequisite for understanding the characteristics of CSCs and discovering CSC-related therapeutic strategies. Certain strategies for CSC enrichment have been used in laboratory, particularly fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and mammosphere culture. However, these methods fail to recapitulate the in vivo chemical and physical conditions in tumors, thus potentially decreasing the malignancy of CSCs in culture and yielding unreliable research results. Accumulating research suggests the promise of a biomaterial-based three-dimensional (3D) strategy for CSC enrichment and study. This strategy has an advantage over conventional methods in simulating the tumor microenvironment, thus providing a more effective and predictive model for CSC laboratory research. In this review, we first briefly discuss the conventional methods for CSC enrichment and study. We then summarize the latest advances and challenges in biomaterial-based 3D CSC platforms. Design strategies for materials, morphology, and chemical and physical cues are highlighted to provide direction for the future construction of platforms for CSC enrichment and study.
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- Chunhua Luo
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology, Ministry of Education of China, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Redmond J, McCarthy H, Buchanan P, Levingstone TJ, Dunne NJ. Advances in biofabrication techniques for collagen-based 3D in vitro culture models for breast cancer research. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 122:111944. [PMID: 33641930 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.111944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Collagen is the most abundant component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), therefore it represents an ideal biomaterial for the culture of a variety of cell types. Recently, collagen-based scaffolds have shown promise as 3D culture platforms for breast cancer-based research. Two-dimensional (2D) in vitro culture models, while useful for gaining preliminary insights, are ultimately flawed as they do not adequately replicate the tumour microenvironment. As a result, they do not facilitate proper 3D cell-cell/cell-matrix interactions and often an exaggerated response to therapeutic agents occurs. The ECM plays a crucial role in the development and spread of cancer. Alterations within the ECM have a significant impact on the pathogenesis of cancer, the initiation of metastasis and ultimate progression of the disease. 3D in vitro culture models that aim to replicate the tumour microenvironment have the potential to offer a new frontier for cancer research with cell growth, morphology and genetic properties that more closely match in vivo cancers. While initial 3D in vitro culture models used in breast cancer research consisted of simple hydrogel platforms, recent advances in biofabrication techniques, including freeze-drying, electrospinning and 3D bioprinting, have enabled the fabrication of biomimetic collagen-based platforms that more closely replicate the breast cancer ECM. This review highlights the current application of collagen-based scaffolds as 3D in vitro culture models for breast cancer research, specifically for adherence-based scaffolds (i.e. matrix-assisted). Finally, the future perspectives of 3D in vitro breast cancer models and their potential to lead to an improved understanding of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
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- John Redmond
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Centre for Medical Engineering Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom; School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Human Science, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; National Institute of Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Centre for Medical Engineering Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland; Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (I-Form), School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Centre for Medical Engineering Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (I-Form), School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Qiao S, Zhao Y, Tian H, Manike I, Ma L, Yan H, Tian W. 3D Co-cultured Endothelial Cells and Monocytes Promoted Cancer Stem Cells' Stemness and Malignancy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:441-450. [PMID: 35014295 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00927] [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] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are self-renewing and constitute the primary cause of cancer relapse post-cancer therapy. The CSC niche is composed of various nonmalignant stromal cells that support CSCs' survival during cancer chemoradiotherapy. Understanding the cross-talk between CSCs and stromal cells could pave the way for developing therapeutic strategies to eradicate CSCs. Traditionally, CSC research has been relying on animal models, which can give rise to complications and poor translation in clinical practice. An efficient model to co-culture CSCs and stromal cells is urgently needed. Hence, we leveraged our expertise in enriching CSCs from in vitro cell lines with a 3D alginate-based platform, as reported previously. We established a 3D co-culture system that allowed us to study the interactions between stromal cells and CSCs over an extended period. We showed that the self-renewal capacity and stemness of CSCs were significantly enhanced when co-cultured with 3D cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) or a human monocyte cell line (THP1). Strikingly, the expression of MDR1 in 3D co-cultured CSCs was upregulated, leading to enhanced chemotoxic drug tolerance. We suggest that our in vitro co-culture model can impact CSC research and clinical practice when the goal is to develop therapeutics that target and eradicate CSCs by targeting stromal cells.
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- Shupei Qiao
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China.,Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden.,AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences, Department of Neuroscience/Biomedicum, Karolinska Institute, Solnavägen 9, Solna 171 77, Sweden
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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Defined by its potential for self-renewal, differentiation and tumorigenicity, cancer stem cells (CSCs) are considered responsible for drug resistance and relapse. To understand the behavior of CSC, the effects of the microenvironment in each tissue are a matter of great concerns for scientists in cancer biology. However, there are many complicated obstacles in the mimicking the microenvironment of CSCs even with current advanced technology. In this context, novel biomaterials have widely been assessed as in vitro platforms for their ability to mimic cancer microenvironment. These efforts should be successful to identify and characterize various CSCs specific in each type of cancer. Therefore, extracellular matrix scaffolds made of biomaterial will modulate the interactions and facilitate the investigation of CSC associated with biological phenomena simplifying the complexity of the microenvironment. In this review, we summarize latest advances in biomaterial scaffolds, which are exploited to mimic CSC microenvironment, and their chemical and biological requirements with discussion. The discussion includes the possible effects on both cells in tumors and microenvironment to propose what the critical factors are in controlling the CSC microenvironment focusing the future investigation. Our insights on their availability in drug screening will also follow the discussion.
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Zhang X, Su Y, Wu X, Xiao R, Wu Y, Yang B, Wang Z, Guo L, Kang X, Wang C. Integrative analysis of the common genetic characteristics in ovarian cancer stem cells sorted by multiple approaches. J Ovarian Res 2020; 13:116. [PMID: 32977853 PMCID: PMC7519480 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-020-00715-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer is the second fatal malignancy of the female reproductive system. Based on the cancer stem cell (CSC) theory, its poor prognosis of ovarian cancer attributed to tumor recurrence caused by CSCs. A variety of cell surface-specific markers have been employed to identify ovarian cancer stem cells (OCSCs). In this study, we attempted to explore the common feature in ovarian cancer stem cells sorted by multiple approaches. METHODS We collected the gene expression profiles of OCSCs were from 5 public cohorts and employed R software and Bioconductor packages to establish differently expressed genes (DEGs) between OCSCs and parental cells. We extracted the integrated DEGs by protein-protein interaction (PPI) network construction and explored potential treatment by the Cellminer database. RESULTS We identified and integrated the DEGs of OCSCs sorted by multiple isolation approaches. Besides, we identified OCSCs share characteristics in the lipid metabolism and extracellular matrix changes. Moreover, we obtained 16 co-expressed core genes, such as FOXQ1, MMP7, AQP5, RBM47, ETV4, NPW, SUSD2, SFRP2, IDO1, ANPEP, CXCR4, SCNN1A, SPP1 and IFI27 (upregulated) and SERPINE1, DUSP1, CD40, and IL6 (downregulated). Through correlation analysis, we screened out ten potential drugs to target the core genes. CONCLUSION Based on the comprehensive analysis of the genomic datasets with different sorting methods of OCSCs, we figured out the common driving genes to regulating OCSC and obtained ten new potential therapies for eliminating ovarian cancer stem cells. Hence, the findings of our study might have potential clinical significance.
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- Xiaoxiao Zhang
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Anv., Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
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Zhang C, Yang Z, Dong DL, Jang TS, Knowles JC, Kim HW, Jin GZ, Xuan Y. 3D culture technologies of cancer stem cells: promising ex vivo tumor models. J Tissue Eng 2020; 11:2041731420933407. [PMID: 32637062 PMCID: PMC7318804 DOI: 10.1177/2041731420933407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells have been shown to be important in tumorigenesis processes, such as tumor growth, metastasis, and recurrence. As such, many three-dimensional models have been developed to establish an ex vivo microenvironment that cancer stem cells experience under in vivo conditions. Cancer stem cells propagating in three-dimensional culture systems show physiologically related signaling pathway profiles, gene expression, cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions, and drug resistance that reflect at least some of the tumor properties seen in vivo. Herein, we discussed the presently available Cancer stem cell three-dimensional culture models that use biomaterials and engineering tools and the biological implications of these models compared to the conventional ones.
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- Chengye Zhang
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Yanbian University College of Medicine, Yanji, China.,Air Force Medical Center of the Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Yanbian University College of Medicine, Yanji, China
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.,Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pre-Medical Course, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.,Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.,Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.,Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Yanbian University College of Medicine, Yanji, China.,Department of Pathology, Yanbian University College of Medicine, Yanji, China
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Yang Z, Xu H, Zhao X. Designer Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels to Engineer 3D Cell Microenvironments for Cell Constructs Formation and Precise Oncology Remodeling in Ovarian Cancer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1903718. [PMID: 32382486 PMCID: PMC7201262 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Designer self-assembling peptides form the entangled nanofiber networks in hydrogels by ionic-complementary self-assembly. This type of hydrogel has realistic biological and physiochemical properties to serve as biomimetic extracellular matrix (ECM) for biomedical applications. The advantages and benefits are distinct from natural hydrogels and other synthetic or semisynthetic hydrogels. Designer peptides provide diverse alternatives of main building blocks to form various functional nanostructures. The entangled nanofiber networks permit essential compositional complexity and heterogeneity of engineering cell microenvironments in comparison with other hydrogels, which may reconstruct the tumor microenvironments (TMEs) in 3D cell cultures and tissue-specific modeling in vitro. Either ovarian cancer progression or recurrence and relapse are involved in the multifaceted TMEs in addition to mesothelial cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, pericytes, immune cells, adipocytes, and the ECM. Based on the progress in common hydrogel products, this work focuses on the diverse designer self-assembling peptide hydrogels for instructive cell constructs in tissue-specific modeling and the precise oncology remodeling for ovarian cancer, which are issued by several research aspects in a 3D context. The advantages and significance of designer peptide hydrogels are discussed, and some common approaches and coming challenges are also addressed in current complex tumor diseases.
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- Zehong Yang
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityChengduSichuan610041P. R. China
- Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane BiologyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuan610041P. R. China
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- GL Biochem (Shanghai) Ltd.519 Ziyue Rd.Shanghai200241P. R. China
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- Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane BiologyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuan610041P. R. China
- Wenzhou InstituteUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials & Engineering)WenzhouZhejiang325001P. R. China
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Zhou N, Ma X, Bernaerts KV, Ren P, Hu W, Zhang T. Expansion of Ovarian Cancer Stem-like Cells in Poly(ethylene glycol)-Cross-Linked Poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) and Alginate Double-Network Hydrogels. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:3310-3326. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Naizhen Zhou
- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Colomb W, Osmond M, Durfee C, Krebs MD, Sarkar SK. Imaging and Analysis of Cellular Locations in Three-Dimensional Tissue Models. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2019; 25:753-761. [PMID: 30853032 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927619000102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The absence of quantitative in vitro cell-extracellular matrix models represents an important bottleneck for basic research and human health. Randomness of cellular distributions provides an opportunity for the development of a quantitative in vitro model. However, quantification of the randomness of random cell distributions is still lacking. In this paper, we have imaged cellular distributions in an alginate matrix using a multiview light sheet microscope and developed quantification metrics of randomness by modeling it as a Poisson process, a process that has constant probability of occurring in space or time. We imaged fluorescently labeled human mesenchymal stem cells embedded in an alginate matrix of thickness greater than 5 mm with axial resolution, the mean full width at half maximum of the axial intensity profiles of fluorescent particles. Simulated randomness agrees well with the experiments. Quantification of distributions and validation by simulations will enable quantitative study of cell-matrix interactions in tissue models.
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- Warren Colomb
- Department of Physics,Colorado School of Mines,Golden, Colorado,USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering,Colorado School of Mines,Golden, Colorado,USA
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- Department of Physics,Colorado School of Mines,Golden, Colorado,USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering,Colorado School of Mines,Golden, Colorado,USA
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- Department of Physics,Colorado School of Mines,Golden, Colorado,USA
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Kumar L, Brice J, Toberer L, Klein-Seetharaman J, Knauss D, Sarkar SK. Antimicrobial biopolymer formation from sodium alginate and algae extract using aminoglycosides. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214411. [PMID: 30913239 PMCID: PMC6435147 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial biopolymers provide a biodegradable, sustainable, safe, and cheap approach to drug delivery and wound dressing to control bacterial infection and improve wound healing respectively. Here, we report a one-step method of making antimicrobial alginate polymer from sodium alginate and aqueous extract of Wakame using antibiotic aminoglycosides. Thin layer chromatography of commercially available sodium alginate and Wakame extract showed similar oligosaccharide profiles. Screening of six aminoglycosides showed that kanamycin disulfate and neomycin sulfate produces the highest amount of biopolymer; however, kanamycin disulfate produces the most malleable and form fitting biopolymer. Image texture analysis of biopolymers showed similar quantification parameters for all the six aminoglycosides. Weight of alginate polymer as a function of aminoglycoside concentration follows a growth model of prion protein, consistent with the aggregating nature of both processes. Slow release of antibiotics and the resulting zone of inhibition against E. coli DH5α were observed by agar well diffusion assay. Inexpensive method of production and slow release of antibiotics will enable diverse applications of antimicrobial alginate biopolymer reported in this paper.
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- Lokender Kumar
- Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America
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Diao J, Zhang C, Zhang D, Wang X, Zhang J, Ma C, Deng K, Jiang T, Jia W, Xu T. Role and mechanisms of a three-dimensional bioprinted microtissue model in promoting proliferation and invasion of growth-hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma cells. Biofabrication 2019; 11:025006. [PMID: 30537696 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aaf7ea] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Growth-hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma (GHSPA) is a benign tumour with a high incidence and large economic burden, which greatly affects quality of life. The aetiological factors are yet to be clarified for GHSPA. Conventional two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture of tumour cells cannot ideally reflect the growth status of tumours in the physiological environment, and insufficiencies of in vitro models have severely restricted the progress of cancer research. Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology is being increasingly used in various fields of biology and medicine, which allows recapitulation of the in vivo growth environment of tumour cells. In this study, a GHSPA microtissue model was established using 3D bioprinting. Tumour cells in the 3D environment exhibited more active cell cycle progression, secretion, proliferation, invasion, and tumourigenesis compared with those in the 2D environment. Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms of the 3D-printed microtissue model were explored. We demonstrated that the 3D-printed microtissue provides an excellent in vitro model at the tissue level for oncological research and may facilitate in-depth studies on the aetiology, treatment, drug resistance, and long-term prognosis of GHSPA .
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- Jinfu Diao
- Neurosurgical Department, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 6 Tiantan Xili, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China. Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, 6 Tiantan Xili, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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Hu WW, Lin CH, Hong ZJ. The enrichment of cancer stem cells using composite alginate/polycaprolactone nanofibers. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 206:70-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.10.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Qiao S, Liu Y, Han F, Guo M, Hou X, Ye K, Deng S, Shen Y, Zhao Y, Wei H, Song B, Yao L, Tian W. An Intelligent Neural Stem Cell Delivery System for Neurodegenerative Diseases Treatment. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1800080. [PMID: 29719134 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Transplanted stem cells constitute a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of neurological disorders. Emerging evidence indicates that a negative microenvironment, particularly one characterized by the acute inflammation/immune response caused by physical injuries or transplanted stem cells, severely impacts the survival of transplanted stem cells. In this study, to avoid the influence of the increased inflammation following physical injuries, an intelligent, double-layer, alginate hydrogel system is designed. This system fosters the matrix metalloproeinases (MMP) secreted by transplanted stem cell reactions with MMP peptide grafted on the inner layer and destroys the structure of the inner hydrogel layer during the inflammatory storm. Meanwhile, the optimum concentration of the arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) peptide is also immobilized to the inner hydrogels to obtain more stem cells before arriving to the outer hydrogel layer. It is found that blocking Cripto-1, which promotes embryonic stem cell differentiation to dopamine neurons, also accelerates this process in neural stem cells. More interesting is the fact that neural stem cell differentiation can be conducted in astrocyte-differentiation medium without other treatments. In addition, the system can be adjusted according to the different parameters of transplanted stem cells and can expand on the clinical application of stem cells in the treatment of this neurological disorder.
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- Shupei Qiao
- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Medical Diagnostics; Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Suzhou 215163 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery; The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology; The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering and Repair; School of Dentistry; College of Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cardiff University; CF14 4XY Cardiff UK
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- Department of Neurology; The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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Alginate-Based Three-Dimensional In Vitro Tumor Models: A Better Alternative to Current Two-Dimensional Cell Culture Models. SPRINGER SERIES IN BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6910-9_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Evaluation of PBS Treatment and PEI Coating Effects on Surface Morphology and Cellular Response of 3D-Printed Alginate Scaffolds. J Funct Biomater 2017; 8:jfb8040048. [PMID: 29104215 PMCID: PMC5748555 DOI: 10.3390/jfb8040048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an emerging technology for the fabrication of scaffolds to repair/replace damaged tissue/organs in tissue engineering. This paper presents our study on 3D printed alginate scaffolds treated with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) coating and their impacts on the surface morphology and cellular response of the printed scaffolds. In our study, sterile alginate was prepared by means of the freeze-drying method and then, used to prepare the hydrogel for 3D printing into calcium chloride, forming 3D scaffolds. Scaffolds were treated with PBS for a time period of two days and seven days, respectively, and PEI coating; then they were seeded with Schwann cells (RSC96) for the examination of cellular response (proliferation and differentiation). In addition, swelling and stiffness (Young’s modulus) of the treated scaffolds was evaluated, while their surface morphology was assessed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). SEM images revealed significant changes in scaffold surface morphology due to degradation caused by the PBS treatment over time. Our cell proliferation assessment over seven days showed that a two-day PBS treatment could be more effective than seven-day PBS treatment for improving cell attachment and elongation. While PEI coating of alginate scaffolds seemed to contribute to cell growth, Schwann cells stayed round on the surface of alginate over the period of cell culture. In conclusion, PBS-treatment may offer the potential to induce surface physical cues due to degradation of alginate, which could improve cell attachment post cell-seeding of 3D-printed alginate scaffolds.
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Tang Y, Huang B, Dong Y, Wang W, Zheng X, Zhou W, Zhang K, Du Z. Three-dimensional prostate tumor model based on a hyaluronic acid-alginate hydrogel for evaluation of anti-cancer drug efficacy. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2017; 28:1603-1616. [DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2017.1338502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Yadong Tang
- Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, China
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- LMS, UMR 7649 CNRS-Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, China
- Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, China
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Qiao S, Zhao Y, Geng S, Li Y, Hou X, Liu Y, Lin FH, Yao L, Tian W. A novel double-targeted nondrug delivery system for targeting cancer stem cells. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:6667-6678. [PMID: 27994463 PMCID: PMC5154727 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s116230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Instead of killing cancer stem cells (CSCs), the conventional chemotherapy used for cancer treatment promotes the enrichment of CSCs, which are responsible for tumor growth, metastasis, and recurrence. However, most therapeutic agents are only able to kill a small proportion of CSCs by targeting one or two cell surface markers or dysregulated CSC pathways, which are usually shared with normal stem cells (NSCs). In this study, we developed a novel nondrug delivery system for the dual targeting of CSCs by conjugating hyaluronic acid (HA) and grafting the doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1) monoclonal antibody to the surface of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)–poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs), which can specifically target CD44 receptors and the DCLK1 surface marker – the latter was shown to possess the capacity to distinguish between CSCSs and NSCs. The size and morphology of these NPs were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This was followed by studies of NP encapsulation efficiency and in vitro drug release properties. Then, the cytotoxicity of the NPs was tested via Cell Counting Kit-8 assay. Finally, the 4T1 CSCs were obtained from the alginate-based platform, which we developed as an in vitro tumor model. Tumor-bearing nude mice were used as in vivo models to systematically detect the ability of NPs to target CSCs. Our results showed that the DCLK1–HA–PEG–PLGA NPs exhibited a targeting effect toward CSCs both in vitro and in vivo. These findings have important implications for the rational design of drug delivery systems that target CSCs with high efficacy.
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- Shupei Qiao
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology; Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
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Dai X, Ma C, Lan Q, Xu T. 3D bioprinted glioma stem cells for brain tumor model and applications of drug susceptibility. Biofabrication 2016; 8:045005. [PMID: 27725343 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/8/4/045005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glioma is still difficult to treat because of its high malignancy, high recurrence rate, and high resistance to anticancer drugs. An alternative method for research of gliomagenesis and drug resistance is to use in vitro tumor model that closely mimics the in vivo tumor microenvironment. In this study, we established a 3D bioprinted glioma stem cell model, using modified porous gelatin/alginate/fibrinogen hydrogel that mimics the extracellular matrix. Glioma stem cells achieved a survival rate of 86.92%, and proliferated with high cellular activity immediately following bioprinting. During the in vitro culture period, the printed glioma stem cells not only maintained their inherent characteristics of cancer stem cells (Nestin), but also showed differentiation potential (glial fibrillary acidic protein and β-tubulin III). In order to verify the vascularization potential of glioma stem cells, tumor angiogenesis biomarker, vascular endothelial growth factor was detected by immunohistochemistry, and its expression increased from week one to three during the culture period. Drug-sensitivity results showed that 3D printed tumor model was more resistant to temozolomide than 2D monolayer model at TMZ concentrations of 400-1600 μg ml-1. In summary, 3D bioprinted glioma model provides a novel alternative tool for studying gliomagenesis, glioma stem cell biology, drug resistance, and anticancer drug susceptibility in vitro.
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- Xingliang Dai
- Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, People's Republic of China
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