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Tang RZ, Liu XQ. Biophysical cues of in vitro biomaterials-based artificial extracellular matrix guide cancer cell plasticity. Mater Today Bio 2023; 19:100607. [PMID: 36960095 PMCID: PMC10027567 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical evidence supports a role for the extracellular matrix (ECM) in cancer plasticity across multiple tumor types. The lack of in vitro models that represent the native ECMs is a significant challenge for cancer research and drug discovery. Therefore, a major motivation for developing new tumor models is to create the artificial ECM in vitro. Engineered biomaterials can closely mimic the architectural and mechanical properties of ECM to investigate their specific effects on cancer progression, offering an alternative to animal models for the testing of cancer cell behaviors. In this review, we focused on the biomaterials from different sources applied in the fabrication of the artificial ECM and their biophysical cues to recapitulate key features of tumor niche. Furthermore, we summarized how the distinct biophysical cues guided cell behaviors of cancer plasticity, including morphology, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), enrichment of cancer stem cells (CSCs), proliferation, migration/invasion and drug resistance. We also discuss the future opportunities in using the artificial ECM for applications of tumorigenesis research and precision medicine, as well as provide useful messages of principles for designing suitable biomaterial scaffolds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rui-Zhi Tang
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis of Hubei Province, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430014, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, PR China
- Corresponding author.
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Hsiao YC, Wang IH, Yang TL. Fibrotic remodeling and tissue regeneration mechanisms define the therapeutic potential of human muscular progenitors. Bioeng Transl Med 2023; 8:e10439. [PMID: 36925693 PMCID: PMC10013817 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10439] [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: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Fibrosis is an intrinsic biological reaction toward the challenges of tissue injury that is implicated in the wound-healing process. Although it is useful to efficiently mitigate the damage, progression of fibrosis is responsible for the morbidity and mortality occurring in a variety of diseases. Because of lacking effective treatments, there is an emerging need for exploring antifibrotic strategies. Cell therapy based on stem/progenitor cells is regarded as a promising approach for treating fibrotic diseases. Appropriate selection of cellular sources is required for beneficial results. Muscle precursor cells (MPCs) are specialized progenitors harvested from skeletal muscle for conducting muscle regeneration. Whether they are also effective in regulating fibrosis has seldom been explored and merits further investigation. MPCs were successfully harvested from all human samples regardless of demographic backgrounds. The extracellular matrices remodeling was enhanced through the paracrine effects mediated by MPCs. The suppression effects on fibrosis were confirmed in vivo when MPCs were transplanted into the diseased animals with oral submucous fibrosis. The data shown here revealed the potential of MPCs to be employed to simultaneously regulate both processes of fibrosis and tissue regeneration, supporting them as the promising cell candidates for development of the cell therapy for antifibrosis and tissue regeneration.
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- Ya-Chuan Hsiao
- Department of Ophthalmology Taipei City Hospital, Zhongxing Branch Taipei Taiwan.,Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine Taipei Taiwan.,Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
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Huang CC, Yang TL, Tseng WH, Lee TC, Ko JY. An alternative surgical technique for advanced tongue/tongue base cancer without free flap reconstruction. J Formos Med Assoc 2022; 121:2626-2632. [PMID: 35985885 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Locally advanced tongue or tongue base cancer is recommended to be treated by radical resection that is usually detrimental to physiological functions. This study reports the efficacy and treatment outcome of the patients who had received total glossectomy and laryngeal suspension without lip-split mandibulotomy and free flap reconstruction to preserve laryngopharyngeal function. METHODS From 2010 to 2018, 37 consecutive patients who had received the surgery were retrospectively recruited. RESULTS The overall five-year survival is 72%. The postoperative dependent rate of feeding tube and tracheostomy largely decreases within 1-year follow-up. Treated by this surgical method, these patients are free from facial disfiguration, donor site morbidity, and destructive mastication and occlusion. It is also feasible to perform this surgical technique in the recurrent cases previously treated by chemoradiation. CONCLUSION Total glossectomy with laryngeal suspension can be successfully applied to locally advanced tongue or tongue base cancer, and benefits the patients with improved survival and preserved physiological function. Especially surgeons for free flap reconstruction are understaffed at some regional or district hospitals.
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- Chun-Chi Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Lotung Pohai Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Lotung Pohai Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan; Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Models of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using Bioengineering Approaches. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022; 175:103724. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Chen CN, Wang JC, Chen YT, Yang TL. Exploration of the niche effect on tumor satellite budding of head and neck cancer with biomimicking modeling. Biomaterials 2022; 285:121471. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li J, Liu X, Nan S, Xu C. Silencing of long non-coding RNA LINC00520 promotes radiosensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells. Free Radic Res 2020; 54:254-270. [PMID: 32462956 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2020.1752373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aberrant expression of LINC00520 has been identified in head and neck squamous carcinoma (HNSCC). However, its function in the radiosensitivity of HNSCC remain unclear. Herein, we aimed to define the role LINC00520 in the radiosensitivity of HNSCC and identify the underlying mechanism. Tumour tissues and adjacent normal tissue were collected from HNSCC patients. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in HNSCC tumour were obtained from the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) database. Interactions between LINC00520 and miR-195, homeobox A10 (HOXA10) and miR-195 were evaluated by dual-luciferase reporter gene assay, RNA Immunoprecipitation (RIP), and RNA pull-down assay. The effects of LINC00520/miR-195/HOXA10 on radiosensitivity of HNSCC were analysed in the evaluation of radiotherapy outcome. Cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and apoptosis of HNSCC cells were accessed via gain- and loss-of-function approaches. Tumour xenograft in nude mice was conducted in order to confirm the results in vivo. LINC00520 was upregulated while miR-195 was downregulated in HNSCC cells and tissues. Silencing LINC00520 or overexpressing miR-195 promoted radiosensitivity and inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and apoptosis in HNSCC. Moreover, these in vitro findings were reproduced in vivo in human HNSCC xenograft in nude mice. LINC00520/miR-195/HOXA10 is involved in the radiosensitivity mediation, providing potential therapeutic target for HNSCC treatment.
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- Jinqiu Li
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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Dean T, Li NT, Cadavid JL, Ailles L, McGuigan AP. A TRACER culture invasion assay to probe the impact of cancer associated fibroblasts on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell invasiveness. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:3078-3094. [PMID: 32347842 DOI: 10.1039/c9bm02017a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a major cellular component of the tumour stroma and have been shown to promote tumour cell invasion and disease progression. CAF-cancer cell interactions are bi-directional and occur via both soluble factor dependent and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling mechanisms, which are incompletely understood. Previously we developed the Tissue Roll for Analysis of Cellular Environment and Response (TRACER), a novel stacked paper tumour model in which cells embedded in a hydrogel are infiltrated into a porous cellulose scaffold that is then rolled around an aluminum core to generate a multi-layered 3D tissue. Here, we use the TRACER platform to explore the impact of CAFs derived from three different patients on the invasion of two head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines (CAL33 and FaDu). We find that co-culture with CAFs enhances HNSCC tumour cell invasion into an acellular collagen layer in TRACER and this enhanced migration occurs independently of proliferation. We show that CAF-enhanced invasion of CAL33 cells is driven by a soluble factor independent mechanism, likely involving CAF mediated ECM remodelling via matrix metalloprotenases (MMPs). Furthermore, we find that CAF-enhanced tumour cell invasion is dependent on the spatial pattern of collagen density within the culture. Our results highlight the utility of the co-culture TRACER platform to explore soluble factor independent interactions between CAFs and tumour cells that drive increased tumour cell invasion.
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- Teresa Dean
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada.
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Liu X, Zheng C, Luo X, Wang X, Jiang H. Recent advances of collagen-based biomaterials: Multi-hierarchical structure, modification and biomedical applications. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 99:1509-1522. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.02.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Lee HW, Hsiao YC, Young TH, Yang TL. Maintenance of the spheroid organization and properties of glandular progenitor cells by fabricated chitosan based biomaterials. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:1445-1456. [PMID: 29620098 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00559h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dysfunctional salivary gland (SG) is an unsolved clinical challenge, which is presented as xerostomia. Cell therapy is a promising treatment for restoring SG function. Salispheres are spheroid cellular organizations derived from SG stem cells. Benefitting from these cellular organizations, SG stem cells can be expanded to regenerate SG. During in vitro culture, the spontaneous reorganization of salispheres may change the features of residing SG stem cells. Therefore, it is imperative to explore ways to maintain the spheroid structure of salispheres during cell expansion in vitro. Herein, we explored biomaterial approaches using chitosan. Chitosan based biomaterials were fabricated in different forms to offer distinct interactive surfaces for cultured salispheres. The number and size of the salispheres increase in the chitosan-containing systems without increasing the incidence of spheroid cavitation. The effect of chitosan increases with high chitosan concentrations, which is optimum when chitosan is fabricated in a soluble form. The chitosan effect contributes to the regulation of the intercellular interactions and polarization within the spheroid structures. By retarding the process of salisphere cavitation, chitosan preserves the features of salivary gland progenitor cells in the cultured salispheres. The results suggest that the chitosan-containing system could effectively maintain the primitive structures and properties of salispheres during in vitro expansion, which demonstrates the potential application of salispheres for cell therapy of dysfunctional SG.
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- Hao-Wei Lee
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Kahue CN, Jerrell RJ, Parekh A. Expression of human papillomavirus oncoproteins E6 and E7 inhibits invadopodia activity but promotes cell migration in HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2018; 1:e1125. [PMID: 32721084 PMCID: PMC7941430 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background The rapid increase in the incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is caused by high‐risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. The HPV oncogenes E6 and E7 promote carcinogenesis by disrupting signaling pathways that control survival and proliferation. Although these cancers are often diagnosed with metastases, the mechanisms that regulate their dissemination are unknown. Aims The aim of this study was to determine whether the HPV‐16 E6 and E7 oncogenes affected the invasive and migratory properties of HNSCC cells which promote their spread and metastasis. Methods and results Invasiveness was determined using invadopodia assays which allow for quantitation of extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation by invadopodia which are proteolytic membrane protrusions that facilitate invasion. Using cell lines and genetic manipulations, we found that HPV inhibited invadopodia activity in aggressive cell lines which was mediated by the E6 and E7 oncogenes. Given these findings, we also tested whether HPV caused differences in the migratory ability of HNSCC cells using Transwell assays. In contrast to our invadopodia results, we found no correlation between HPV status and cell migration; however, blocking the expression of the E6 and E7 oncoproteins in a HPV‐positive (HPV+) HNSCC cell line resulted in decreased migration. Conclusions Our data suggest that the E6 and E7 oncoproteins are negative regulators of invadopodia activity but may promote migration in HPV+ HNSCC cells. Despite the need for ECM proteolysis to penetrate most tissues, the unique structure of the head and neck tissues in which these cancers arise may facilitate the spread of migratory cancer cells without significant proteolytic ability.
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- Charissa N Kahue
- Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Chen CN, Chen YT, Yang TL. The data of establishing a three-dimensional culture system for in vitro recapitulation and mechanism exploration of tumor satellite formation during cancer cell transition. Data Brief 2017; 15:545-561. [PMID: 29071292 PMCID: PMC5651497 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Tumor satellite formation is an indicator of cancer invasiveness and correlates with recurrence, metastasis, and poorer prognosis. By analyzing pathological specimens, tumor satellites formed at the tumor-host interface reflect the phenomena of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. It is impossible to reveal the dynamic processes and the decisive factors of tumor satellite formation using clinicopathological approaches alone. Therefore, establishment of an in vitro system to monitor the phenomena is important to explicitly elucidate underlying mechanisms. In this study, we explored the feasibility of creating an in vitro three-dimensional collagen culture system to recapitulate the process of tumor satellite formation. This data presented here are referred to the research article (Chen et al., 2017) [1]. Using this model, the dynamic process of tumor satellite formation could be recapitulated in different types of human cancer cells. Induced by calcium deprivation, the treated cells increased the incidence and migratory distance of tumor satellites. E-cadherin internalization and invadopodia formation were enhanced by calcium deprivation and were associated with cellular dynamic change during tumor satellite formation. The data confirmed the utility of this culture system to recapitulate dynamic cellular alteration and to explore the potential mechanisms of tumor satellite formation.
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- Chun-Nan Chen
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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