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Kumar V, Naqvi SM, Verbruggen A, McEvoy E, McNamara LM. A mechanobiological model of bone metastasis reveals that mechanical stimulation inhibits the pro-osteolytic effects of breast cancer cells. Cell Rep 2024; 43:114043. [PMID: 38642336 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024] Open
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Bone is highly susceptible to cancer metastasis, and both tumor and bone cells enable tumor invasion through a "vicious cycle" of biochemical signaling. Tumor metastasis into bone also alters biophysical cues to both tumor and bone cells, which are highly sensitive to their mechanical environment. However, the mechanobiological feedback between these cells that perpetuate this cycle has not been studied. Here, we develop highly advanced in vitro and computational models to provide an advanced understanding of how tumor growth is regulated by the synergistic influence of tumor-bone cell signaling and mechanobiological cues. In particular, we develop a multicellular healthy and metastatic bone model that can account for physiological mechanical signals within a custom bioreactor. These models successfully recapitulated mineralization, mechanobiological responses, osteolysis, and metastatic activity. Ultimately, we demonstrate that mechanical stimulus provided protective effects against tumor-induced osteolysis, confirming the importance of mechanobiological factors in bone metastasis development.
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- Vatsal Kumar
- Mechanobiology and Medical Device Research Group (MMDRG), Biomedical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland
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- Mechanobiology and Medical Device Research Group (MMDRG), Biomedical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland
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- Mechanobiology and Medical Device Research Group (MMDRG), Biomedical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland
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- Biomedical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland
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- Mechanobiology and Medical Device Research Group (MMDRG), Biomedical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland.
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Katti PD, Jasuja H. Current Advances in the Use of Tissue Engineering for Cancer Metastasis Therapeutics. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:617. [PMID: 38475301 DOI: 10.3390/polym16050617] [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: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and results in nearly 10 million deaths each year. The global economic burden of cancer from 2020 to 2050 is estimated to be USD 25.2 trillion. The spread of cancer to distant organs through metastasis is the leading cause of death due to cancer. However, as of today, there is no cure for metastasis. Tissue engineering is a promising field for regenerative medicine that is likely to be able to provide rehabilitation procedures to patients who have undergone surgeries, such as mastectomy and other reconstructive procedures. Another important use of tissue engineering has emerged recently that involves the development of realistic and robust in vitro models of cancer metastasis, to aid in drug discovery and new metastasis therapeutics, as well as evaluate cancer biology at metastasis. This review covers the current studies in developing tissue-engineered metastasis structures. This article reports recent developments in in vitro models for breast, prostate, colon, and pancreatic cancer. The review also identifies challenges and opportunities in the use of tissue engineering toward new, clinically relevant therapies that aim to reduce the cancer burden.
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- Preeya D Katti
- American University of Caribbean, Miramar, FL 33025, USA
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Orbach SM, DeVaull CY, Bealer EJ, Ross BC, Jeruss JS, Shea LD. An engineered niche delineates metastatic potential of breast cancer. Bioeng Transl Med 2024; 9:e10606. [PMID: 38193115 PMCID: PMC10771563 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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Metastatic breast cancer is often not diagnosed until secondary tumors have become macroscopically visible and millions of tumor cells have invaded distant tissues. Yet, metastasis is initiated by a cascade of events leading to formation of the pre-metastatic niche, which can precede tumor formation by a matter of years. We aimed to distinguish the potential for metastatic disease from nonmetastatic disease at early times in triple-negative breast cancer using sister cell lines 4T1 (metastatic), 4T07 (invasive, nonmetastatic), and 67NR (nonmetastatic). We used a porous, polycaprolactone scaffold, that serves as an engineered metastatic niche, to identify metastatic disease through the characteristics of the microenvironment. Analysis of the immune cell composition at the scaffold was able to distinguish noninvasive 67NR tumor-bearing mice from 4T07 and 4T1 tumor-bearing mice but could not delineate metastatic potential between the two invasive cell lines. Gene expression in the scaffolds correlated with the up-regulation of cancer hallmarks (e.g., angiogenesis, hypoxia) in the 4T1 mice relative to 4T07 mice. We developed a 9-gene signature (Dhx9, Dusp12, Fth1, Ifitm1, Ndufs1, Pja2, Slc1a3, Soga1, Spon2) that successfully distinguished 4T1 disease from 67NR or 4T07 disease throughout metastatic progression. Furthermore, this signature proved highly effective at distinguishing diseased lungs in publicly available datasets of mouse models of metastatic breast cancer and in human models of lung cancer. The early and accurate detection of metastatic disease that could lead to early treatment has the potential to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
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- Sophia M. Orbach
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
- Department of PathologyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
- Department of SurgeryUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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Bessot A, Gunter J, Waugh D, Clements JA, Hutmacher DW, McGovern J, Bock N. GelMA and Biomimetic Culture Allow the Engineering of Mineralized, Adipose, and Tumor Tissue Human Microenvironments for the Study of Advanced Prostate Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo. Adv Healthc Mater 2023:e2201701. [PMID: 36708740 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202201701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Increasing evidence shows bone marrow (BM)-adipocytes as a potentially important contributor in prostate cancer (PCa) bone metastases. However, a lack of relevant models has prevented the full understanding of the effects of human BM-adipocytes in this microenvironment. It is hypothesized that the combination of tunable gelatin methacrylamide (GelMA)-based hydrogels with the biomimetic culture of human cells would offer a versatile 3D platform to engineer human bone tumor microenvironments containing BM-adipocytes. Human osteoprogenitors, adipocytes, and PCa cells are individually cultured in vitro in GelMA hydrogels, leading to mineralized, adipose, and PCa tumor 3D microtissues, respectively. Osteoblast mineralization and tumor spheroid formation are tailored by hydrogel stiffness with lower stiffnesses correlating with increased mineralization and tumor spheroid size. Upon coculture with tumor cells, BM-adipocytes undergo morphological changes and delipidation, suggesting reciprocal interactions between the cell types. When brought in vivo, the mineralized and adipose microtissues successfully form a humanized fatty bone microenvironment, presenting, for the first time, with human adipocytes. Using this model, an increase in tumor burden is observed when human adipocytes are present, suggesting that adipocytes support early bone tumor growth. The advanced platform presented here combines natural aspects of the microenvironment with tunable properties useful for bone tumor research.
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- Agathe Bessot
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Translational Research Institute (TRI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Centre for Biomedical Technologies, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.,Max Planck Queensland Centre, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Translational Research Institute (TRI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Translational Research Institute (TRI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Translational Research Institute (TRI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Engineering Faculty, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.,Max Planck Queensland Centre, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Translational Research Institute (TRI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Centre for Biomedical Technologies, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.,Max Planck Queensland Centre, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Translational Research Institute (TRI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,Centre for Biomedical Technologies, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.,Max Planck Queensland Centre, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia
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A Tumor Accelerator Based on Multicomponent Bone Scaffolds and Cancer Cell Homing. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14163340. [PMID: 36015599 PMCID: PMC9416103 DOI: 10.3390/polym14163340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bone tissue attracts cancer cell homing biologically, mechanically, or chemically. It is difficult and time consuming to identify their complex cross-talk using existed methods. In this study, a multi-component bone matrix was fabricated using gelatin, hydroxyapatite (HAp), and epidermal growth factor (EGF) as raw materials to investigate how “acellular” bone matrix affects cancer cell homing in bone. Then, EGF-responsive cancer cells were cultured with the scaffold in a dynamical bioreactor. For different culture periods, the effects of HAp, gelatin, and EGF on the cell adhesion, proliferation, 3D growth, and migration of cancer were evaluated. The results indicated that a small amount of calcium ion released from the scaffolds accelerated cancer MDA-MB-231 adhesion on the surface of inner pores. Moreover, degradable gelatin key caused cancer cell growth on the scaffold surface to turn into a 3D aggregation. Despite this, the formation of cancer spheroids was slow, and required 14 days of dynamic culture. Thankfully, EGF promoted cancer cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration, and cancer spheroids were observed only after 3-day culture. We concluded that the combination of the multiple components in this scaffold allows cancer cells to meet multiple requirements of cancer dynamic progression.
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Review old bone, new tricks. Clin Exp Metastasis 2022; 39:727-742. [PMID: 35907112 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-022-10176-5] [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: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Despite the significant progress made over the past decade with combination of molecular profiling data and the development of new clinical strategies, our understanding of metastasis remains elusive. Bone metastasis is a complex process and a major cause of mortality in breast and prostate cancer patients, for which there is no effective treatment to-date. The current review summarizes the routes taken by the metastatic cells and the interactions between them and the bone microenvironment. We emphasize the role of the specified niches and cues that promote cellular adhesion, colonization, prolonged dormancy, and reactivation. Understanding these mechanisms will provide better insights for future studies and treatment strategies for bone metastatic conditions.
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Unraveling Cancer Metastatic Cascade Using Microfluidics-based Technologies. Biophys Rev 2022; 14:517-543. [PMID: 35528034 PMCID: PMC9043145 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-022-00944-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cancer has long been a leading cause of death. The primary tumor, however, is not the main cause of death in more than 90% of cases. It is the complex process of metastasis that makes cancer deadly. The invasion metastasis cascade is the multi-step biological process of cancer cell dissemination to distant organ sites and adaptation to the new microenvironment site. Unraveling the metastasis process can provide great insight into cancer death prevention or even treatment. Microfluidics is a promising platform, that provides a wide range of applications in metastasis-related investigations. Cell culture microfluidic technologies for in vitro modeling of cancer tissues with fluid flow and the presence of mechanical factors have led to the organ-on-a-chip platforms. Moreover, microfluidic systems have also been exploited for capturing and characterization of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) that provide crucial information on the metastatic behavior of a tumor. We present a comprehensive review of the recent developments in the application of microfluidics-based systems for analysis and understanding of the metastasis cascade from a wider perspective.
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Pial MMH, Tomitaka A, Pala N, Roy U. Implantable Devices for the Treatment of Breast Cancer. JOURNAL OF NANOTHERANOSTICS 2022; 3:19-38. [PMID: 37600442 PMCID: PMC10438892 DOI: 10.3390/jnt3010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the female population worldwide. Standard treatments such as chemotherapy show noticeable results. However, along with killing cancer cells, it causes systemic toxicity and apoptosis of the nearby healthy cells, therefore patients must endure side effects during the treatment process. Implantable drug delivery devices that enhance therapeutic efficacy by allowing localized therapy with programmed or controlled drug release can overcome the shortcomings of conventional treatments. An implantable device can be composed of biopolymer materials, nanocomposite materials, or a combination of both. This review summarizes the recent research and current state-of-the art in these types of implantable devices and gives perspective for future directions.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA
- Department of Immunology and Nano-Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
- Department of Computer Science, University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX 77901, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA
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- Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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Xiong Q, Wang M, Liu J, Lin CY. Breast Cancer Cells Metastasize to the Tissue-Engineered Premetastatic Niche by Using an Osteoid-Formed Polycaprolactone/Nanohydroxyapatite Scaffold. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2021; 2021:9354202. [PMID: 34938359 PMCID: PMC8687766 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9354202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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It has been deemed that the premetastatic niche (PMN) plays a critical role in facilitating bone metastasis of breast cancer cells. Tissue engineering scaffolds provide an advantageous environment to promote osteogenesis that may mimic the bony premetastatic niches (BPMNs). In this study, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) were seeded onto designed polycaprolactone/nanohydroxyapatite (PCL-nHA) scaffolds for osteogenic differentiation. Subsequently, a coculture system was used to establish the tissue-engineered BPMNs by culturing breast cancer cells, hMSCs, and osteoid-formed PCL-nHA scaffolds. Afterwards, a migration assay was used to investigate the recruitment of MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, and MDA-MB-453 cells to the BPMNs' supernatants. The cancer stem cell (CSC) properties of these migrated cells were investigated by flow cytometry. Our results showed that the mRNA expression levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Osterix, runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), and collagen type I alpha 1 (COL1A1) on the PCL-nHA scaffolds were dramatically increased compared to the PCL scaffolds on days 11, 18, and 32. The expression of CXCL12 in these BPMNs was increased gradually over coculturing time, and it may be a feasible marker for BPMNs. Furthermore, migration analysis results showed that the higher maturation of BPMNs collectively contributed to the creation of a more favorable niched site for the cancerous invasion. The subpopulation of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) was more likely to migrate to fertile BPMNs. The proportion of BCSCs in metastatic MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, and MDA-MB-453 cells were increased by approximately 63.47%, 149.48%, and 127.60%. The current study demonstrated that a designed tissue engineering scaffold can provide a novel method to create a bone-mimicking environment that serves as a useable platform to recapitulate the BPMNs and help interrogate the scheme of bone metastasis by breast cancer.
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- Qisheng Xiong
- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Cui J, Chen H, Zhang K, Li X. Targeting the Wnt signaling pathway for breast cancer bone metastasis therapy. J Mol Med (Berl) 2021; 100:373-384. [PMID: 34821953 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-021-02159-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Osteolytic bone destruction is found in approximately 60% of advanced breast cancer patients. With the pathogenesis of bone metastasis being unclear, traditional antiresorptive therapeutic strategies might not be ideal for treatment. The Wnt pathway is a highly organized cascade involved in multiple stages of cancer bone metastasis, and Wnt-targeted therapeutic strategies have shown promise in achieving favorable outcomes. In this review, we summarize the current progress of pharmacological Wnt modulators against breast cancer bone metastasis, discuss emerging therapeutic strategies based on Wnt pathway-related targets for bone therapy, and highlight opportunities to better harness the Wnt pathway for bone metastasis therapeutics to further reveal the implications of the Wnt pathway in bone metastasis pathology and provide new ideas for the development of Wnt-based intervention strategies against breast cancer bone metastasis.
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- Jingyao Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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McGovern JA, Bock N, Shafiee A, Martine LC, Wagner F, Baldwin JG, Landgraf M, Lahr CA, Meinert C, Williams ED, Pollock PM, Denham J, Russell PJ, Risbridger GP, Clements JA, Loessner D, Holzapfel BM, Hutmacher DW. A humanized orthotopic tumor microenvironment alters the bone metastatic tropism of prostate cancer cells. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1014. [PMID: 34462519 PMCID: PMC8405640 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02527-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, and bone is the most frequent site of metastasis. The tumor microenvironment (TME) impacts tumor growth and metastasis, yet the role of the TME in PCa metastasis to bone is not fully understood. We used a tissue-engineered xenograft approach in NOD-scid IL2Rγnull (NSG) mice to incorporate two levels of humanization; the primary tumor and TME, and the secondary metastatic bone organ. Bioluminescent imaging, histology, and immunohistochemistry were used to study metastasis of human PC-3 and LNCaP PCa cells from the prostate to tissue-engineered bone. Here we show pre-seeding scaffolds with human osteoblasts increases the human cellular and extracellular matrix content of bone constructs, compared to unseeded scaffolds. The humanized prostate TME showed a trend to decrease metastasis of PC-3 PCa cells to the tissue-engineered bone, but did not affect the metastatic potential of PCa cells to the endogenous murine bones or organs. On the other hand, the humanized TME enhanced LNCaP tumor growth and metastasis to humanized and murine bone. Together this demonstrates the importance of the TME in PCa bone tropism, although further investigations are needed to delineate specific roles of the TME components in this context.
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- Jacqui A McGovern
- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering (MMPE), Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,UQ Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Herston Biofabrication Institute, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Musculoskeletal University Centre Munich, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering (MMPE), Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Musculoskeletal University Centre Munich, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Herston Biofabrication Institute, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Queensland Bladder Cancer Initiative (QBCI), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Musculoskeletal University Centre Munich, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering (MMPE), Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute (TRI), Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Liao J, Han R, Wu Y, Qian Z. Review of a new bone tumor therapy strategy based on bifunctional biomaterials. Bone Res 2021; 9:18. [PMID: 33727543 PMCID: PMC7966774 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-021-00139-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Bone tumors, especially those in osteosarcoma, usually occur in adolescents. The standard clinical treatment includes chemotherapy, surgical therapy, and radiation therapy. Unfortunately, surgical resection often fails to completely remove the tumor, which is the main cause of postoperative recurrence and metastasis, resulting in a high mortality rate. Moreover, bone tumors often invade large areas of bone, which cannot repair itself, and causes a serious effect on the quality of life of patients. Thus, bone tumor therapy and bone regeneration are challenging in the clinic. Herein, this review presents the recent developments in bifunctional biomaterials to achieve a new strategy for bone tumor therapy. The selected bifunctional materials include 3D-printed scaffolds, nano/microparticle-containing scaffolds, hydrogels, and bone-targeting nanomaterials. Numerous related studies on bifunctional biomaterials combining tumor photothermal therapy with enhanced bone regeneration were reviewed. Finally, a perspective on the future development of biomaterials for tumor therapy and bone tissue engineering is discussed. This review will provide a useful reference for bone tumor-related disease and the field of complex diseases to combine tumor therapy and tissue engineering.
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Grants
- The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC1103500, 2017YFC1103502), NSFC 31771096, NSFC 31930067, #x00A0;NSFC 31525009, 1·3·5 project for disciplines of excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (ZYGD18002)
- the National Natural Science Foundation (31972925), Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2020YJ0065), Sichuan University Spark Project (2018SCUH0029), State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Foundation (SKLOD202016)
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- Jinfeng Liao
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.
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Schroeder M, Viezens L, Sündermann J, Hettenhausen S, Hauenherm G, Wellbrock J, Mussawy H, Kossow K, Schaefer C. Preclinical Quantification of Prostate Cancer-Associated Vascular Alterations in the Bone Microenvironment in vivo. Eur Surg Res 2021; 61:188-200. [PMID: 33626542 DOI: 10.1159/000514224] [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: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Prostate cancer has a special predilection to form bone metastases. Despite the known impact of the microvascular network on tumour growth and its dependence on the organ-specific microenvironment, the characteristics of the tumour vasculature in bone remain unknown. METHODS The cell lines LNCaP, DU145, and PC3 were implanted into the femurs of NSG mice to examine the microvascular properties of prostate cancer in bone. Tumour growth and the functional and morphological alterations of the microvasculature were analysed for 21 days in vivo using a transparent bone chamber and fluorescence microscopy. RESULTS Vascular density was significantly lower in tumour-bearing bone than in non-tumour-bearing bone, with a marked loss of small vessels. Accelerated blood flow velocity led to increased volumetric blood flow per vessel, but overall perfusion was not affected. All of the prostate cancer cell lines had similar vascular patterns, with more pronounced alterations in rapidly growing tumours. Despite minor differences between the prostate cancer cell lines associated with individual growth behaviours, the same overall pattern was observed and showed strong similarity to that of tumours growing in soft tissue. DISCUSSION The increase in blood flow velocity could be a specific characteristic of prostate cancer or the bone microenvironment.
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- Malte Schroeder
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, .,Department of Spine Surgery, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, Bad Bramstedt, Germany,
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation with Section Pneumology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre of Psychosocial Medicine, Institute and Policlinics of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Spine Surgery, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, Bad Bramstedt, Germany
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Aghali A, Arman HE. Photoencapsulated-mesenchymal stromal cells in biodegradable thiol-acrylate hydrogels enhance regeneration of craniofacial bone tissue defects. Regen Med 2020; 15:2115-2127. [PMID: 33211632 DOI: 10.2217/rme-2020-0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Aim: This study investigated biodegradable thiol-acrylate hydrogels as stem cell carriers to facilitate cranial bone regeneration. Materials & methods: Two formulations of thiol-acrylate hydrogels (5 and 15 wt% Poly[ethylene glycol]-diacrylate [PEGDA] hydrogels) were used as stem cell carriers. Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells and dental pulp mesenchymal stromal cells were photoencapsulated and cultured in basal or osteogenic medium 3 days before the surgery. Using New Zealand White Rabbits, four defects (5 mm diameter and 2 mm thickness) were created and hydrogel scaffolds were implanted in each rabbit cranium for 6 weeks. Results & Conclusion: AlamarBlue assay showed increasing metabolic activity levels in 5 wt% PEGDA hydrogels than 15 wt% PEGDA hydrogels. Photoencapsulated-mesenchymal stromal cells in 15 wt% PEGDA hydrogels demonstrated significantly increasing alkaline phosphatase activity levels on day 7 compared with days 1 and 3. Histological diagnosis showed 5 wt% PEGDA hydrogels resulted in lower averaged residual gel areas than 15 wt% PEGDA hydrogel specimens and control groups 6 weeks postimplantation.
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- Arbi Aghali
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.,Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47908, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Morris AH, Orbach SM, Bushnell GG, Oakes RS, Jeruss JS, Shea LD. Engineered Niches to Analyze Mechanisms of Metastasis and Guide Precision Medicine. Cancer Res 2020; 80:3786-3794. [PMID: 32409307 PMCID: PMC7501202 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-20-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Cancer metastasis poses a challenging problem both clinically and scientifically, as the stochastic nature of metastatic lesion formation introduces complexity for both early detection and the study of metastasis in preclinical models. Engineered metastatic niches represent an emerging approach to address this stochasticity by creating bioengineered sites where cancer can preferentially metastasize. As the engineered niche captures the earliest metastatic cells at a nonvital location, both noninvasive and biopsy-based monitoring of these sites can be performed routinely to detect metastasis early and monitor alterations in the forming metastatic niche. The engineered metastatic niche also provides a new platform technology that serves as a tunable site to molecularly dissect metastatic disease mechanisms. Ultimately, linking the engineered niches with advances in sensor development and synthetic biology can provide enabling tools for preclinical cancer models and fosters the potential to impact the future of clinical cancer care.
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- Aaron H Morris
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Engineering a Humanised Niche to Support Human Haematopoiesis in Mice: Novel Opportunities in Modelling Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12082205. [PMID: 32781703 PMCID: PMC7466161 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12082205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Despite the bone marrow microenvironment being widely recognised as a key player in cancer research, the current animal models that represent a human haematopoietic system lack the contribution of the humanised marrow microenvironment. Here we describe a murine model that relies on the combination of an orthotopic humanised tissue-engineered bone construct (ohTEBC) with patient-specific bone marrow (BM) cells to create a humanised bone marrow (hBM) niche capable of supporting the engraftment of human haematopoietic cells. Results showed that this model supports the engraftment of human CD34+ cells from a healthy BM with human haematopoietic cells migrating into the mouse BM, human BM compartment, spleen and peripheral blood. We compared these results with the engraftment capacity of human CD34+ cells obtained from patients with multiple myeloma (MM). We demonstrated that CD34+ cells derived from a diseased BM had a reduced engraftment potential compared to healthy patients and that a higher cell dose is required to achieve engraftment of human haematopoietic cells in peripheral blood. Finally, we observed that hematopoietic cells obtained from the mobilised peripheral blood of patients yields a higher number of CD34+, overcoming this problem. In conclusion, this humanised mouse model has potential as a unique and patient-specific pre-clinical platform for the study of tumour–microenvironment interactions, including human bone and haematopoietic cells, and could, in the future, serve as a drug testing platform.
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He J, Zhang B, Li Z, Mao M, Li J, Han K, Li D. High-resolution electrohydrodynamic bioprinting: a new biofabrication strategy for biomimetic micro/nanoscale architectures and living tissue constructs. Biofabrication 2020; 12:042002. [PMID: 32615543 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aba1fa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing is a newly emerging additive manufacturing strategy for the controlled fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) micro/nanoscale architectures. This unique superiority makes it particularly suitable for the biofabrication of artificial tissue analogs with biomimetic structural organizations similar to the scales of native extracellular matrix (ECM) or living cells, which shows great potentials to precisely regulate cellular behaviors and tissue regeneration. Here the state-of-the-art advancements of high-resolution EHD bioprinting were reviewed mainly including melt-based and solution-based processes for the fabrication of micro/nanoscale fibrous scaffolds and living tissues constructs. The related printing materials, innovations on structure design and printing processes, functionalization of the resultant architectures as well as their effects on the mechanical and biological properties of the EHD-printed structures were introduced and analyzed. The recent explorations on the EHD cell printing for high-resolution cell-laden microgel patterning and 3D construct fabrication were highlighted. The major challenges as well as possible solutions to translate EHD bioprinting into a mature and prevalent biofabrication strategy were finally discussed.
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- Jiankang He
- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China. Rapid manufacturing research center of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China. Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed
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Molecular Interplay between Dormant Bone Marrow-Resident Cells (BMRCs) and CTCs in Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12061626. [PMID: 32575420 PMCID: PMC7352937 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061626] [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: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Despite widespread knowledge that bone marrow-resident breast cancer cells (BMRCs) affect tumor progression, signaling mechanisms of BMRCs implicated in maintaining long-term dormancy have not been characterized. To overcome these hurdles, we developed a new experimental model of clinical dormancy employing patient-isolated Circulating Tumor Cells (de novo CTCs) and their injection in xenografts with subsequent tumor monitoring and CTC characterization (ex vivo CTCs). We hypothesized that significant distinctions exist between signaling pathways of bone marrow-homing vs metastasis-competent CTCs upon transplantation in xenografts. Comparative transcriptomic analyses of ex vivo vs de novo CTCs identified increased mTOR signaling—a critical pathway frequently dysregulated in breast cancer and implicated in cell survival and dormancy—with contrasting actions by its two complementary arms (mTORC2/mTORC1). Heightened mTORC2 downstream targets augmented quiescent CTCs (Ki67−/RBL2+ cells) in paired breast cancer tissues, along with high mTORC2 activity in solitary BMRCs and tissue-resident CTCs. Further, shRNA mediated the knockdown of RICTOR, an essential component of mTORC2, and augmented Ki67/PCNA biomarker expression and proliferation. Collectively, these findings suggest that the balance between mTORC1 vs mTORC2 signaling regulates CTC-associated mitotic and/or dormancy characteristics.
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Bahcecioglu G, Basara G, Ellis BW, Ren X, Zorlutuna P. Breast cancer models: Engineering the tumor microenvironment. Acta Biomater 2020; 106:1-21. [PMID: 32045679 PMCID: PMC7185577 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The mechanisms behind cancer initiation and progression are not clear. Therefore, development of clinically relevant models to study cancer biology and drug response in tumors is essential. In vivo models are very valuable tools for studying cancer biology and for testing drugs; however, they often suffer from not accurately representing the clinical scenario because they lack either human cells or a functional immune system. On the other hand, two-dimensional (2D) in vitro models lack the three-dimensional (3D) network of cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) and thus do not represent the tumor microenvironment (TME). As an alternative approach, 3D models have started to gain more attention, as such models offer a platform with the ability to study cell-cell and cell-material interactions parametrically, and possibly include all the components present in the TME. Here, we first give an overview of the breast cancer TME, and then discuss the current state of the pre-clinical breast cancer models, with a focus on the engineered 3D tissue models. We also highlight two engineering approaches that we think are promising in constructing models representative of human tumors: 3D printing and microfluidics. In addition to giving basic information about the TME in the breast tissue, this review article presents the state-of-the-art tissue engineered breast cancer models. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Involvement of biomaterials and tissue engineering fields in cancer research enables realistic mimicry of the cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions in the tumor microenvironment (TME), and thus creation of better models that reflect the tumor response against drugs. Engineering the 3D in vitro models also requires a good understanding of the TME. Here, an overview of the breast cancer TME is given, and the current state of the pre-clinical breast cancer models, with a focus on the engineered 3D tissue models is discussed. This review article is useful not only for biomaterials scientists aiming to engineer 3D in vitro TME models, but also for cancer researchers willing to use these models for studying cancer biology and drug testing.
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- Gokhan Bahcecioglu
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States
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- Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States; Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States; Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States.
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Pelaez F, Shao Q, Ranjbartehrani P, Lam T, Lee HR, O'Flanagan S, Silbaugh A, Bischof JC, Azarin SM. Optimizing Integrated Electrode Design for Irreversible Electroporation of Implanted Polymer Scaffolds. Ann Biomed Eng 2020; 48:1230-1240. [PMID: 31916125 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-019-02445-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is an emerging technology for non-thermal ablation of solid tumors. This study sought to integrate electrodes into microporous poly(caprolactone) (PCL) scaffolds previously shown to recruit metastasizing cancer cells in vivo in order to facilitate application of IRE to disseminating cancer cells. As the ideal parallel plate geometry would render much of the porous scaffold surface inaccessible to infiltrating cells, numerical modeling was utilized to predict the spatial profile of electric field strength within the scaffold for alternative electrode designs. Metal mesh electrodes with 0.35 mm aperture and 0.16 mm wire diameter established electric fields with similar spatial uniformity as the parallel plate geometry. Composite PCL-IRE scaffolds were fabricated by placing cylindrical porous PCL scaffolds between two PCL dip-coated stainless steel wire meshes. PCL-IRE scaffolds exhibited no difference in cell infiltration in vivo compared to PCL scaffolds. In addition, upon application of IRE in vivo, cells infiltrating the PCL-IRE scaffolds were successfully ablated, as determined by histological analysis 3 days post-treatment. The ability to establish homogeneous electric fields within a biomaterial that can recruit metastatic cancer cells, especially when combined with immunotherapy, may further advance IRE technology beyond solid tumors to the treatment of systemic cancer.
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- Francisco Pelaez
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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Dupard SJ, Grigoryan A, Farhat S, Coutu DL, Bourgine PE. Development of Humanized Ossicles: Bridging the Hematopoietic Gap. Trends Mol Med 2020; 26:552-569. [PMID: 32470383 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2020.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Ectopic 'humanized ossicles' (hOss) are miniaturized, engineered human bone organs in mice displaying a similar structure and function to native mouse bones. However, they are composed of human mesenchymal derived cells forming a humanized bone marrow niche. This in vivo reconstitution of human skeletal and hematopoietic compartments provides an opportunity to investigate the cellular and molecular processes involved in their establishment and functions in a human setting. However, current hOs strategies vary in their engineering methods and their downstream applications, undermining comprehensive exploitation of their potential. This review describes the specificities of the hOs models and highlights their potential and limits. Ultimately, we propose directions for the development of hOss as a technological platform for human hematopoietic studies.
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- Steven J Dupard
- Laboratory for Cell, Tissue, and Organ engineering, Department of Clinical Sciences, Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Stem Cell Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Cell, Tissue, and Organ engineering, Department of Clinical Sciences, Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Stem Cell Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Division of Orthopedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Division of Orthopedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory for Cell, Tissue, and Organ engineering, Department of Clinical Sciences, Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Stem Cell Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Synergistic Effects on Incorporation of β-Tricalcium Phosphate and Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles to Silk Fibroin/Soy Protein Isolate Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12010069. [PMID: 31906498 PMCID: PMC7023539 DOI: 10.3390/polym12010069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
In bone tissue engineering, an ideal scaffold is required to have favorable physical, chemical (or physicochemical), and biological (or biochemical) properties to promote osteogenesis. Although silk fibroin (SF) and/or soy protein isolate (SPI) scaffolds have been widely used as an alternative to autologous and heterologous bone grafts, the poor mechanical property and insufficient osteoinductive capability has become an obstacle for their in vivo applications. Herein, β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles are incorporated into SF/SPI scaffolds simultaneously or individually. Physical and chemical properties of these composite scaffolds are evaluated using field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). Biocompatibility and osteogenesis of the composite scaffolds are evaluated using bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). All the composite scaffolds have a complex porous structure with proper pore sizes and porosities. Physicochemical properties of the scaffolds can be significantly increased through the incorporation of β-TCP and GO nanoparticles. Alkaline phosphatase activity (ALP) and osteogenesis-related gene expression of the BMSCs are significantly enhanced in the presence of β-TCP and GO nanoparticles. Especially, β-TCP and GO nanoparticles have a synergistic effect on promoting osteogenesis. These results suggest that the β-TCP and GO enhanced SF/SPI scaffolds are promising candidates for bone tissue regeneration.
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Murphy AJ, Chen X, Pinto EM, Williams JS, Clay MR, Pounds SB, Cao X, Shi L, Lin T, Neale G, Morton CL, Woolard MA, Mulder HL, Gil HJ, Rehg JE, Billups CA, Harlow ML, Dome JS, Houghton PJ, Easton J, Zhang J, George RE, Zambetti GP, Davidoff AM. Forty-five patient-derived xenografts capture the clinical and biological heterogeneity of Wilms tumor. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5806. [PMID: 31862972 PMCID: PMC6925259 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13646-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The lack of model systems has limited the preclinical discovery and testing of therapies for Wilms tumor (WT) patients who have poor outcomes. Herein, we establish 45 heterotopic WT patient-derived xenografts (WTPDX) in CB17 scid-/- mice that capture the biological heterogeneity of Wilms tumor (WT). Among these 45 total WTPDX, 6 from patients with diffuse anaplastic tumors, 9 from patients who experienced disease relapse, and 13 from patients with bilateral disease are included. Early passage WTPDX show evidence of clonal selection, clonal evolution and enrichment of blastemal gene expression. Favorable histology WTPDX are sensitive, whereas unfavorable histology WTPDX are resistant to conventional chemotherapy with vincristine, actinomycin-D, and doxorubicin given singly or in combination. This WTPDX library is a unique scientific resource that retains the spectrum of biological heterogeneity present in WT and provides an essential tool to test targeted therapies for WT patient groups with poor outcomes. The progress in pre-clinical drug discovery for Wilms tumor (WT) is limited by a lack of disease models. Here, the authors develop 45 heterotopic WT patient-derived xenografts including several anaplastic models that recapitulate the biological heterogeneity of WT, and propose this as a resource for evaluating future therapeutics for WT.
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- Andrew J Murphy
- Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA. .,Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Ave. 2nd floor, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA.,College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 920 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Hartwell Center for Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Room D640E, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, 8403 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Room D640E, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA.,Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Ave. 2nd floor, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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Dondossola E, Alexander S, Holzapfel BM, Filippini S, Starbuck MW, Hoffman RM, Navone N, De-Juan-Pardo EM, Logothetis CJ, Hutmacher DW, Friedl P. Intravital microscopy of osteolytic progression and therapy response of cancer lesions in the bone. Sci Transl Med 2019; 10:10/452/eaao5726. [PMID: 30068572 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao5726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Intravital multiphoton microscopy (iMPM) in mice provides access to cellular and molecular mechanisms of metastatic progression of cancers and the underlying interactions with the tumor stroma. Whereas iMPM of malignant disease has been performed for soft tissues, noninvasive iMPM of solid tumor in the bone is lacking. We combined miniaturized tissue-engineered bone constructs in nude mice with a skin window to noninvasively and repetitively monitor prostate cancer lesions by three-dimensional iMPM. In vivo ossicles developed large central cavities containing mature bone marrow surrounded by a thin cortex and enabled tumor implantation and longitudinal iMPM over weeks. Tumors grew inside the bone cavity and along the cortical bone interface and induced niches of osteoclast activation (focal osteolysis). Interventional bisphosphonate therapy reduced osteoclast kinetics and osteolysis without perturbing tumor growth, indicating dissociation of the tumor-stroma axis. The ossicle window, with its high cavity-to-cortex ratio and long-term functionality, thus allows for the mechanistic dissection of reciprocal epithelial tumor-bone interactions and therapy response.
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- Eleonora Dondossola
- David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland 4059, Australia.,Orthopaedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Brettreichstraße 11, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego and AntiCancer Inc., 7917 Ostrow Street, San Diego, CA 92111, USA
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- David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland 4059, Australia
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- David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland 4059, Australia.,ARC Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing, QUT, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland 4059, Australia
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- David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. .,Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Cancer Genomics Centre (CGC.nl), 3584 Utrecht, Netherlands
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Biomimicry in Bio-Manufacturing: Developments in Melt Electrospinning Writing Technology Towards Hybrid Biomanufacturing. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9173540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Melt electrospinning writing has been emerged as a promising technique in the field of tissue engineering, with the capability of fabricating controllable and highly ordered complex three-dimensional geometries from a wide range of polymers. This three-dimensional (3D) printing method can be used to fabricate scaffolds biomimicking extracellular matrix of replaced tissue with the required mechanical properties. However, controlled and homogeneous cell attachment on melt electrospun fibers is a challenge. The combination of melt electrospinning writing with other tissue engineering approaches, called hybrid biomanufacturing, has introduced new perspectives and increased its potential applications in tissue engineering. In this review, principles and key parameters, challenges, and opportunities of melt electrospinning writing, and particularly, recent approaches and materials in this field are introduced. Subsequently, hybrid biomanufacturing strategies are presented for improved biological and mechanical properties of the manufactured porous structures. An overview of the possible hybrid setups and applications, future perspective of hybrid processes, guidelines, and opportunities in different areas of tissue/organ engineering are also highlighted.
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Shokoohmand A, Ren J, Baldwin J, Atack A, Shafiee A, Theodoropoulos C, Wille ML, Tran PA, Bray LJ, Smith D, Chetty N, Pollock PM, Hutmacher DW, Clements JA, Williams ED, Bock N. Microenvironment engineering of osteoblastic bone metastases reveals osteomimicry of patient-derived prostate cancer xenografts. Biomaterials 2019; 220:119402. [PMID: 31400612 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Representative in vitro models that mimic the native bone tumor microenvironment are warranted to support the development of more successful treatments for bone metastases. Here, we have developed a primary cell 3D model consisting of a human osteoblast-derived tissue-engineered construct (hOTEC) indirectly co-cultured with patient-derived prostate cancer xenografts (PDXs), in order to study molecular interactions in a patient-derived microenvironment context. The engineered biomimetic microenvironment had high mineralization and embedded osteocytes, and supported a high degree of cancer cell osteomimicry at the gene, protein and mineralization levels when co-cultured with prostate cancer PDXs from a lymph node metastasis (LuCaP35) and bone metastasis (BM18) from patients with primary prostate cancer. This fully patient-derived model is a promising tool for the assessment of new molecular mechanisms and as a personalized pre-clinical platform for therapy testing for patients with prostate cancer bone metastases.
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- Ali Shokoohmand
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Cancer Pathology Research Group, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Cancer Pathology Research Group, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty (SEF), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia; Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland (APCRC-Q), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute (TRI), QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre in Regenerative Medicine, IHBI, QUT, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Wagner F, Holzapfel BM, Martine LC, McGovern J, Lahr CA, Boxberg M, Prodinger PM, Grässel S, Loessner D, Hutmacher DW. A humanized bone microenvironment uncovers HIF2 alpha as a latent marker for osteosarcoma. Acta Biomater 2019; 89:372-381. [PMID: 30836200 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The quest for predictive tumor markers for osteosarcoma (OS) has not well progressed over the last two decades due to a lack of preclinical models. The aim of this study was to investigate if microenvironmental modifications in an original humanized in vivo model alter the expression of OS tumor markers. Human bone micro-chips and bone marrow, harvested during hip arthroplasty, were implanted at the flanks of NOD/scid mice. We administered recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 7 (rhBMP-7) in human bone micro-chips/bone marrow group I in order to modulate bone matrix and bone marrow humanization. Ten weeks post-implantation, human Luc-SAOS-2 OS cells were injected into the humanized tissue-engineered bone organs (hTEBOs). Tumors were harvested 5 weeks post-implantation to determine the expression of the previously described OS markers ezrin, periostin, VEGF, HIF1α and HIF2α. Representation of these proteins was analyzed in two different OS patient cohorts. Ezrin was downregulated in OS in hTEBOs with rhBMP-7, whereas HIF2α was significantly upregulated in comparison to hTEBOs without rhBMP-7. The expression of periostin, VEGF and HIF1α did not differ significantly between both groups. HIF2α was consistently present in OS patients and dependent on tumor site and clinical stage. OS patients post-chemotherapy had suppressed levels of HIF2α. In conclusion, we demonstrated the overall expression of OS-related factors in a preclinical model, which is based on a humanized bone organ. Our preclinical research results and analysis of two comprehensive patient cohorts imply that HIF2α is a potential prognostic marker and/or therapeutic target. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This study demonstrates the clinical relevance of the humanized organ bone microenvironment in osteosarcoma research and validates the expression of tumor markers, especially HIF2α. The convergence of clinically proven bone engineering concepts for the development of humanized mice models is a new starting point for investigations of OS-related marker expression. The validation and first data set in such a model let one conclude that further clinical studies on the role of HIF2α as a prognostic marker and its potential as therapeutic target is a condition sine qua non.
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Ward C, Meehan J, Gray M, Kunkler IH, Langdon SP, Murray A, Argyle D. Preclinical Organotypic Models for the Assessment of Novel Cancer Therapeutics and Treatment. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2019. [PMID: 30859401 DOI: 10.1007/82_2019_159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The immense costs in both financial terms and preclinical research effort that occur in the development of anticancer drugs are unfortunately not matched by a substantial increase in improved clinical therapies due to the high rate of failure during clinical trials. This may be due to issues with toxicity or lack of clinical effectiveness when the drug is evaluated in patients. Currently, much cancer research is driven by the need to develop therapies that can exploit cancer cell adaptations to conditions in the tumor microenvironment such as acidosis and hypoxia, the requirement for more-specific, targeted treatments, or the exploitation of 'precision medicine' that can target known genomic changes in patient DNA. The high attrition rate for novel anticancer therapies suggests that the preclinical methods used in screening anticancer drugs need improvement. This chapter considers the advantages and disadvantages of 3D organotypic models in both cancer research and cancer drug screening, particularly in the areas of targeted drugs and the exploitation of genomic changes that can be used for therapeutic advantage in precision medicine.
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- Carol Ward
- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Edinburgh, UK.
- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre and Division of Pathology Laboratories, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre and Division of Pathology Laboratories, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, UK
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Edinburgh, UK
- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre and Division of Pathology Laboratories, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre and Division of Pathology Laboratories, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre and Division of Pathology Laboratories, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering, Faraday Building, The King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, EH9 3JL, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Edinburgh, UK
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Liu F, Liu Y, Li X, Wang X, Li D, Chung S, Chen C, Lee IS. Osteogenesis of 3D printed macro-pore size biphasic calcium phosphate scaffold in rabbit calvaria. J Biomater Appl 2019; 33:1168-1177. [PMID: 30665312 DOI: 10.1177/0885328218825177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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To investigate the osteogenesis of macro-pore sized bone scaffolds, biphasic calcium phosphate scaffolds with accurately controlled macro-pore size (0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 mm) and identical porosity of 70% were fabricated by the 3D printing technology. Eight New Zealand rabbits were selected in the present study, while four 8-mm-diameter calvarial defects were created in each rabbit to place BCP scaffolds with different macro-pore size. The harvested specimens of four and eight weeks were used to evaluate the bone forming ability by micro CT and histological examination. All 3D-printed BCP scaffolds exhibited excellent mechanical properties and had better bone-forming ability than the control at both four and eight weeks. Among them, scaffold with 0.8 mm pore size was superior for initial bone formation and maturation, resulting in the highest value of total bone formation.
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- Fan Liu
- 1 Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,3 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- 1 Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- 2 Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Fundamental Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- 1 Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- 4 Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- 5 Biomaterials R&D Center, GENOSS Co., Ltd., Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- 6 College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- 7 College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China.,8 Institute of Natural Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Carpenter RA, Kwak JG, Peyton SR, Lee J. Implantable pre-metastatic niches for the study of the microenvironmental regulation of disseminated human tumour cells. Nat Biomed Eng 2018; 2:915-929. [PMID: 30906645 PMCID: PMC6424369 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-018-0307-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cancer survivors often carry disseminated tumour cells (DTCs), yet owing to DTC dormancy they do not relapse from treatment. Understanding how the local microenvironment regulates the transition of DTCs from a quiescent state to active proliferation could suggest new therapeutic strategies to prevent or delay the formation of metastases. Here, we show that implantable biomaterial microenvironments incorporating human stromal cells, immune cells and cancer cells can be used to examine the post-dissemination phase of the evolution of the tumour microenvironment. After subdermal implantation in mice, porous hydrogel scaffolds seeded with human bone marrow stromal cells form a vascularized niche and recruit human circulating tumour cells released from an orthotopic prostate tumour xenograft. Systemic injection of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells slowed the evolution of the active metastatic niches but did not change the rate of overt metastases, as the ensuing inflammation promoted the formation of DTC colonies. Implantable pre-metastatic niches might enable the study of DTC colonization and proliferation, and facilitate the development of effective anti-metastatic therapies.
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- Ryan A Carpenter
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
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McGovern JA, Shafiee A, Wagner F, Lahr CA, Landgraf M, Meinert C, Williams ED, Russell PJ, Clements JA, Loessner D, Holzapfel BM, Risbridger GP, Hutmacher DW. Humanization of the Prostate Microenvironment Reduces Homing of PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells to Human Tissue-Engineered Bone. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10110438. [PMID: 30428629 PMCID: PMC6265886 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10110438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The primary tumor microenvironment is inherently important in prostate cancer (PCa) initiation, growth and metastasis. However, most current PCa animal models are based on the injection of cancer cells into the blood circulation and bypass the first steps of the metastatic cascade, hence failing to investigate the influence of the primary tumor microenvironment on PCa metastasis. Here, we investigated the spontaneous metastasis of PC3 human PCa cells from humanized prostate tissue, containing cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and prostate lymphatic and blood vessel endothelial cells (BVECs), to humanized tissue-engineered bone constructs (hTEBCs) in NOD-SCID IL2Rγnull (NSG) mice. The hTEBC formed a physiologically mature organ bone which allowed homing of metastatic PCa cells. Humanization of prostate tissue had no significant effect on the tumor burden at the primary site over the 4 weeks following intraprostatic injection, yet reduced the incidence and burden of metastases in the hTEBC. Spontaneous PCa metastases were detected in the lungs and spleen with no significant differences between the humanized and non-humanized prostate groups. A significantly greater metastatic tumor burden was observed in the liver when metastasis occurred from the humanized prostate. Together, our data suggests that the presence of human-derived CAFs and BVECs in the primary PCa microenvironment influences selectively the metastatic and homing behavior of PC3 cells in this model. Our orthotopic and humanized PCa model developed via convergence of cancer research and tissue engineering concepts provides a platform to dissect mechanisms of species-specific PCa bone metastasis and to develop precision medicine strategies.
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- Jacqui A McGovern
- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
- The University of Queensland (UQ), Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Lindwurmstraße 4, 80337 Munich, Germany.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
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- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
- Centre for Cancer and Inflammation, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Wuerzburg, Brettreichstraße 11, 97072 Wuerzburg, Germany.
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 2800, Australia.
- Prostate Cancer Research Program, Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
- ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
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Mussawy H, Viezens L, Schroeder M, Hettenhausen S, Sündermann J, Wellbrock J, Kossow K, Schaefer C. The bone microenvironment promotes tumor growth and tissue perfusion compared with striated muscle in a preclinical model of prostate cancer in vivo. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:979. [PMID: 30326868 PMCID: PMC6192198 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4905-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Prostate cancer-related morbidity is associated with its preferential spread to the bone. Although the molecular interactions between the bone microenvironment and cancer cells have been researched extensively, the relevance of the microvascular properties of prostate cancer bone metastases remains largely unknown. Most preclinical studies focusing on microvascular analyses are based on heterotopic tumor implantation, whereas the impact of the microenvironment on site-specific growth behavior and angiogenesis is rarely addressed. Methods The microvascular changes associated with tumor growth in bone and soft tissue were characterized by implanting single cell suspensions of LnCap, Du145, and Pc3 cells into the femur (femur window) or striated muscle (dorsal skinfold chamber) of NSG mice. Tumor growth and the local microvasculature were analyzed for 21 days using intravital fluorescence microscopy. Results The results showed a higher engraftment of tumor cells in bone than in striated muscle associated with accelerated growth of LnCap cells and Pc3 cells. Permeability, blood flow, and tissue perfusion rates were greater in bone than in striated muscle. Du145 cells showed similar growth behavior in both tissues with similar vascular properties. The bone microenvironment facilitated tumor engraftment and growth. Increased microvascular density in striated muscle led to a higher tumor burden during early growth, whereas the increased perfusion promoted later prostate cancer growth in bone. Conclusions Monitoring prostate cancer microcirculation in bone and soft tissue may be useful to evaluate the organ-specific efficacy of new treatments. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-018-4905-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Haider Mussawy
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic, and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Spine Surgery, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, 24576, Bad Bramstedt, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation with Section Pneumology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center of Psychosocial Medicine, Institute and Policlinics of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Spine Surgery, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, 24576, Bad Bramstedt, Germany
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Franke FC, Müller J, Abal M, Medina ED, Nitsche U, Weidmann H, Chardonnet S, Ninio E, Janssen KP. The Tumor Suppressor SASH1 Interacts With the Signal Adaptor CRKL to Inhibit Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 7:33-53. [PMID: 30480076 PMCID: PMC6251370 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The tumor-suppressor sterile α motif- and Src-homology 3-domain containing 1 (SASH1) has clinical relevance in colorectal carcinoma and is associated specifically with metachronous metastasis. We sought to identify the molecular mechanisms linking decreased SASH1 expression with distant metastasis formation. METHODS SASH1-deficient, SASH1-depleted, or SASH1-overexpressing HCT116 colon cancer cells were generated by the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated 9-method, RNA interference, and transient plasmid transfection, respectively. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) was analyzed by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting, immunofluorescence microscopy, migration/invasion assays, and 3-dimensional cell culture. Yeast 2-hybrid assays and co-immunoprecipitation/mass-spectrometry showed V-Crk avian sarcoma virus CT10 oncogene homolog-like (CRKL) as a novel interaction partner of SASH1, further confirmed by domain mapping, site-directed mutagenesis, co-immunoprecipitation, and dynamic mass redistribution assays. CRKL-deficient cells were generated in parental or SASH1-deficient cells. Metastatic capacity was analyzed with an orthotopic mouse model. Expression and significance of SASH1 and CRKL for survival and response to chemotherapy was assessed in patient samples from our department and The Cancer Genome Atlas data set. RESULTS SASH1 expression is down-regulated during cytokine-induced EMT in cell lines from colorectal, pancreatic, or hepatocellular cancer, mediated by the putative SASH1 promoter. Deficiency or knock-down of SASH1 induces EMT, leading to an aggressive, invasive phenotype with increased chemoresistance. SASH1 counteracts EMT through interaction with the oncoprotein CRKL, inhibiting CRKL-mediated activation of SRC kinase, which is crucially required for EMT. SASH1-deficient cells form significantly more metastases in vivo, depending entirely on CRKL. Patient tumor samples show significantly decreased SASH1 and increased CRKL expression, associated with significantly decreased overall survival. Patients with increased CRKL expression show significantly worse response to adjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS We propose SASH1 as an inhibitor of CRKL-mediated SRC signaling, introducing a potentially druggable mechanism counteracting chemoresistance and metastasis formation.
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Key Words
- BSA, bovine serum albumin
- CRISPR/Cas9, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated 9
- CRKL, V-Crk avian sarcoma virus CT10 oncogene homolog-like
- Chemoresistance
- DMEM, Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium
- EMT
- EMT, epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- GFP, green fluorescent protein
- GTPase, guanosine triphosphatase
- MS, mass spectrometry
- NLS, nuclear localization signal
- PBS, phosphate-buffered saline
- SASH1, sterile α motif– and Src-homology 3–domain containing 1
- SH2, Src-homology 2 domain
- SH3, Src-homology 3 domain
- SH3N, N-terminal Src-homology 3 domain
- SRC-Kinase
- TGF, transforming growth factor
- TNF, tumor necrosis factor
- Tumor Suppressor
- ZEB, zinc-finger δEF1 family
- cDNA, complementary DNA
- gRNA, guide RNA
- mRNA, messenger RNA
- qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
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- Fabian Christoph Franke
- Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Translational Medical Oncology, Health Research Institute of Santiago (Instituto de Investigacións Sanitarias de Santiago/Servizo Galego de Saúde), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- BioFarma-Unidade de Screening de Fármacos Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMR_S 1166-ICAN, Genomics and Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Unité Mixte de Service Omique, Plateforme Post-génomique de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMR_S 1166-ICAN, Genomics and Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
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Emerging and Established Models of Bone Metastasis. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10060176. [PMID: 29865211 PMCID: PMC6024970 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10060176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related death and drives patient morbidity as well as healthcare costs. Bone is the primary site of metastasis for several cancers—breast and prostate cancers in particular. Efforts to treat bone metastases have been stymied by a lack of models to study the progression, cellular players, and signaling pathways driving bone metastasis. In this review, we examine newly described and classic models of bone metastasis. Through the use of current in vivo, microfluidic, and in silico computational bone metastasis models we may eventually understand how cells escape the primary tumor and how these circulating tumor cells then home to and colonize the bone marrow. Further, future models may uncover how cells enter and then escape dormancy to develop into overt metastases. Recreating the metastatic process will lead to the discovery of therapeutic targets for disrupting and treating bone metastasis.
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McGovern JA, Griffin M, Hutmacher DW. Animal models for bone tissue engineering and modelling disease. Dis Model Mech 2018; 11:11/4/dmm033084. [PMID: 29685995 PMCID: PMC5963860 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.033084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tissue engineering and its clinical application, regenerative medicine, are instructing multiple approaches to aid in replacing bone loss after defects caused by trauma or cancer. In such cases, bone formation can be guided by engineered biodegradable and nonbiodegradable scaffolds with clearly defined architectural and mechanical properties informed by evidence-based research. With the ever-increasing expansion of bone tissue engineering and the pioneering research conducted to date, preclinical models are becoming a necessity to allow the engineered products to be translated to the clinic. In addition to creating smart bone scaffolds to mitigate bone loss, the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is exploring methods to treat primary and secondary bone malignancies by creating models that mimic the clinical disease manifestation. This Review gives an overview of the preclinical testing in animal models used to evaluate bone regeneration concepts. Immunosuppressed rodent models have shown to be successful in mimicking bone malignancy via the implantation of human-derived cancer cells, whereas large animal models, including pigs, sheep and goats, are being used to provide an insight into bone formation and the effectiveness of scaffolds in induced tibial or femoral defects, providing clinically relevant similarity to human cases. Despite the recent progress, the successful translation of bone regeneration concepts from the bench to the bedside is rooted in the efforts of different research groups to standardise and validate the preclinical models for bone tissue engineering approaches.
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- Jacqui Anne McGovern
- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4059, Australia
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- Charles Wolfson Center for Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2QG, UK.,UCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre in Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4059, Australia .,George W Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.,Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University Munich, Garching 85748, Germany
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Wagner F, Holzapfel BM, McGovern JA, Shafiee A, Baldwin JG, Martine LC, Lahr CA, Wunner FM, Friis T, Bas O, Boxberg M, Prodinger PM, Shokoohmand A, Moi D, Mazzieri R, Loessner D, Hutmacher DW. Humanization of bone and bone marrow in an orthotopic site reveals new potential therapeutic targets in osteosarcoma. Biomaterials 2018; 171:230-246. [PMID: 29705656 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Existing preclinical murine models often fail to predict effects of anti-cancer drugs. In order to minimize interspecies-differences between murine hosts and human bone tumors of in vivo xenograft platforms, we tissue-engineered a novel orthotopic humanized bone model. METHODS Orthotopic humanized tissue engineered bone constructs (ohTEBC) were fabricated by 3D printing of medical-grade polycaprolactone scaffolds, which were seeded with human osteoblasts and embedded within polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels containing human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Constructs were then implanted at the femur of NOD-scid and NSG mice. NSG mice were then bone marrow transplanted with human CD34 + cells. Human osteosarcoma (OS) growth was induced within the ohTEBCs by direct injection of Luc-SAOS-2 cells. Tissues were harvested for bone matrix and marrow morphology analysis as well as tumor biology investigations. Tumor marker expression was analyzed in the humanized OS and correlated with the expression in 68 OS patients utilizing tissue micro arrays (TMA). RESULTS After harvesting the femurs micro computed tomography and immunohistochemical staining showed an organ, which had all features of human bone. Around the original mouse femur new bone trabeculae have formed surrounded by a bone cortex. Staining for human specific (hs) collagen type-I (hs Col-I) showed human extracellular bone matrix production. The presence of nuclei staining positive for human nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 (hs NuMa) proved the osteocytes residing within the bone matrix were of human origin. Flow cytometry verified the presence of human hematopoietic cells. After injection of Luc-SAOS-2 cells a primary tumor and lung metastasis developed. After euthanization histological analysis showed pathognomic features of osteoblastic OS. Furthermore, the tumor utilized the previously implanted HUVECS for angiogenesis. Tumor marker expression was similar to human patients. Moreover, the recently discovered musculoskeletal gene C12orf29 was expressed in the most common subtypes of OS patient samples. CONCLUSION OhTEBCs represent a suitable orthotopic microenvironment for humanized OS growth and offers a new translational direction, as the femur is the most common location of OS. The newly developed and validated preclinical model allows controlled and predictive marker studies of primary bone tumors and other bone malignancies.
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- Ferdinand Wagner
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Lindwurmstraße 4, 80337 Munich, Germany; Department of Orthopedics for the University of Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia; Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Wuerzburg, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, Brettreichstr. 11, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Trogerstr. 18, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia; Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia; George W Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 801 Ferst Drive Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 2a, 85748 Garching, Munich, Germany.
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Jordahl JH, Solorio L, Sun H, Ramcharan S, Teeple CB, Haley HR, Lee KJ, Eyster TW, Luker GD, Krebsbach PH, Lahann J. 3D Jet Writing: Functional Microtissues Based on Tessellated Scaffold Architectures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1707196. [PMID: 29484715 PMCID: PMC6112611 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Revised: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The advent of adaptive manufacturing techniques supports the vision of cell-instructive materials that mimic biological tissues. 3D jet writing, a modified electrospinning process reported herein, yields 3D structures with unprecedented precision and resolution offering customizable pore geometries and scalability to over tens of centimeters. These scaffolds support the 3D expansion and differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Implantation of these constructs leads to the healing of critical bone defects in vivo without exogenous growth factors. When applied as a metastatic target site in mice, circulating cancer cells home in to the osteogenic environment simulated on 3D jet writing scaffolds, despite implantation in an anatomically abnormal site. Through 3D jet writing, the formation of tessellated microtissues is demonstrated, which serve as a versatile 3D cell culture platform in a range of biomedical applications including regenerative medicine, cancer biology, and stem cell biotechnology.
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- Jacob H. Jordahl
- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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- Biointerfaces Institute, NCRC B10-A175, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
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Assessment of static and perfusion methods for decellularization of PCL membrane-supported periodontal ligament cell sheet constructs. Arch Oral Biol 2018; 88:67-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chen S, Boda SK, Batra SK, Li X, Xie J. Emerging Roles of Electrospun Nanofibers in Cancer Research. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1701024. [PMID: 29210522 PMCID: PMC5867260 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201701024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This article reviews the recent progress of electrospun nanofibers in cancer research. It begins with a brief introduction to the emerging potential of electrospun nanofibers in cancer research. Next, a number of recent advances on the important features of electrospun nanofibers critical for cancer research are discussed including the incorporation of drugs, control of release kinetics, orientation and alignment of nanofibers, and the fabrication of 3D nanofiber scaffolds. This article further highlights the applications of electrospun nanofibers in several areas of cancer research including local chemotherapy, combinatorial therapy, cancer detection, cancer cell capture, regulation of cancer cell behavior, construction of in vitro 3D cancer model, and engineering of bone microenvironment for cancer metastasis. This progress report concludes with remarks on the challenges and future directions for design, fabrication, and application of electrospun nanofibers in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.
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- Shixuan Chen
- Department of Surgery-Transplant and Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant and Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface Research, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant and Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA
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Wunner FM, Bas O, Saidy NT, Dalton PD, Pardo EMDJ, Hutmacher DW. Melt Electrospinning Writing of Three-dimensional Poly(ε-caprolactone) Scaffolds with Controllable Morphologies for Tissue Engineering Applications. J Vis Exp 2017:56289. [PMID: 29364204 PMCID: PMC5908370 DOI: 10.3791/56289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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This tutorial reflects on the fundamental principles and guidelines for electrospinning writing with polymer melts, an additive manufacturing technology with great potential for biomedical applications. The technique facilitates the direct deposition of biocompatible polymer fibers to fabricate well-ordered scaffolds in the sub-micron to micro scale range. The establishment of a stable, viscoelastic, polymer jet between a spinneret and a collector is achieved using an applied voltage and can be direct-written. A significant benefit of a typical porous scaffold is a high surface-to-volume ratio which provides increased effective adhesion sites for cell attachment and growth. Controlling the printing process by fine-tuning the system parameters enables high reproducibility in the quality of the printed scaffolds. It also provides a flexible manufacturing platform for users to tailor the morphological structures of the scaffolds to their specific requirements. For this purpose, we present a protocol to obtain different fiber diameters using melt electrospinning writing (MEW) with a guided amendment of the parameters, including flow rate, voltage and collection speed. Furthermore, we demonstrate how to optimize the jet, discuss often experienced technical challenges, explain troubleshooting techniques and showcase a wide range of printable scaffold architectures.
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- Felix M Wunner
- ARC ITTC in Additive Biomanufacturing, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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- ARC ITTC in Additive Biomanufacturing, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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- ARC ITTC in Additive Biomanufacturing, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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- Department for Functional Materials in Medicine and Dentistry and Bavarian Polymer Institute, University of Würzburg
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- ARC ITTC in Additive Biomanufacturing, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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- ARC ITTC in Additive Biomanufacturing, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT); Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich (TUM); George W Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology;
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Quent VMC, Taubenberger AV, Reichert JC, Martine LC, Clements JA, Hutmacher DW, Loessner D. A humanised tissue‐engineered bone model allows species‐specific breast cancer‐related bone metastasis in vivo. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2017; 12:494-504. [DOI: 10.1002/term.2517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- VMC Quent
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Martin‐Luther‐Krankenhaus Charité Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Biotechnology Center Dresden Technical University of Dresden Dresden Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics and Accident Surgery, Waldkrankenhaus Protestant Hospital Charité Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane Australia
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre—–Queensland, Translational Research Institute Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane Australia
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre—–Queensland, Translational Research Institute Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Australia
- The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA
- Institute for Advanced Study Technische Universität München Garching Germany
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- Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane Australia
- Barts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London London UK
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Malikmammadov E, Tanir TE, Kiziltay A, Hasirci V, Hasirci N. PCL and PCL-based materials in biomedical applications. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2017; 29:863-893. [PMID: 29053081 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2017.1394711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Biodegradable polymers have met with an increasing demand in medical usage over the last decades. One of such polymers is poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), which is a polyester that has been widely used in tissue engineering field for its availability, relatively inexpensive price and suitability for modification. Its chemical and biological properties, physicochemical state, degradability and mechanical strength can be adjusted, and therefore, it can be used under harsh mechanical, physical and chemical conditions without significant loss of its properties. Degradation time of PCL is quite long, thus it is used mainly in the replacement of hard tissues in the body where healing also takes an extended period of time. It is also used at load-bearing tissues of the body by enhancing its stiffness. However, due to its tailorability, use of PCL is not restricted to one type of tissue and it can be extended to engineering of soft tissues by decreasing its molecular weight and degradation time. This review outlines the basic properties of PCL, its composites, blends and copolymers. We report on various techniques for the production of different forms, and provide examples of medical applications such as tissue engineering and drug delivery systems covering the studies performed in the last decades.
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- Elbay Malikmammadov
- a BIOMATEN, Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey.,b Graduate Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey
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- a BIOMATEN, Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey.,c Central Laboratory , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey
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- a BIOMATEN, Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey.,c Central Laboratory , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey
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- a BIOMATEN, Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey.,b Graduate Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey.,d Department of Biological Sciences , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey
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- a BIOMATEN, Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey.,b Graduate Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey.,e Department of Chemistry , Middle East Technical University , Ankara , Turkey
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Angeloni V, Contessi N, De Marco C, Bertoldi S, Tanzi MC, Daidone MG, Farè S. Polyurethane foam scaffold as in vitro model for breast cancer bone metastasis. Acta Biomater 2017; 63:306-316. [PMID: 28927931 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Breast cancer (BC) represents the most incident cancer case in women (29%), with high mortality rate. Bone metastasis occurs in 20-50% cases and, despite advances in BC research, the interactions between tumor cells and the metastatic microenvironment are still poorly understood. In vitro 3D models gained great interest in cancer research, thanks to the reproducibility, the 3D spatial cues and associated low costs, compared to in vivo and 2D in vitro models. In this study, we investigated the suitability of a poly-ether-urethane (PU) foam as 3D in vitro model to study the interactions between BC tumor-initiating cells and the bone microenvironment. PU foam open porosity (>70%) appeared suitable to mimic trabecular bone structure. The PU foam showed good mechanical properties under cyclic compression (E=69-109kPa), even if lower than human trabecular bone. The scaffold supported osteoblast SAOS-2 cell line proliferation, with no cytotoxic effects. Human adipose derived stem cells (ADSC) were cultured and differentiated into osteoblast lineage on the PU foam, as shown by alizarin red staining and RT-PCR, thus offering a bone biomimetic microenvironment to the further co-culture with BC derived tumor-initiating cells (MCFS). Tumor aggregates were observed after three weeks of co-culture by e-cadherin staining and SEM; modification in CaP distribution was identified by SEM-EDX and associated to the presence of tumor cells. In conclusion, we demonstrated the suitability of the PU foam to reproduce a bone biomimetic microenvironment, useful for the co-culture of human osteoblasts/BC tumor-initiating cells and to investigate their interaction. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 3D in vitro models represent an outstanding alternative in the study of tumor metastases development, compared to traditional 2D in vitro cultures, which oversimplify the 3D tissue microenvironment, and in vivo studies, affected by low reproducibility and ethical issues. Several scaffold-based 3D in vitro models have been proposed to recapitulate the development of metastases in different body sites but, still, the crucial challenge is to correctly mimic the tissue to be modelled in terms of physical, mechanical and biological properties. Here, we prove the suitability of a porous polyurethane foam, synthesized using an appropriate formulaton, in mimicking the bone tissue microenvironment and in reproducing the metastatic colonization derived from human breast cancer, particularly evidencing the devastating effects on the bone extracellular matrix caused by metastatic spreading.
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Delalat B, Harding F, Gundsambuu B, De-Juan-Pardo EM, Wunner FM, Wille ML, Jasieniak M, Malatesta KA, Griesser HJ, Simula A, Hutmacher DW, Voelcker NH, Barry SC. 3D printed lattices as an activation and expansion platform for T cell therapy. Biomaterials 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Passaro D, Abarrategi A, Foster K, Ariza-McNaughton L, Bonnet D. Bioengineering of Humanized Bone Marrow Microenvironments in Mouse and Their Visualization by Live Imaging. J Vis Exp 2017:55914. [PMID: 28809828 PMCID: PMC5613813 DOI: 10.3791/55914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside in the bone marrow (BM) niche, an intricate, multifactorial network of components producing cytokines, growth factors, and extracellular matrix. The ability of HSCs to remain quiescent, self-renew or differentiate, and acquire mutations and become malignant depends upon the complex interactions they establish with different stromal components. To observe the crosstalk between human HSCs and the human BM niche in physiological and pathological conditions, we designed a protocol to ectopically model and image a humanized BM niche in immunodeficient mice. We show that the use of different cellular components allows for the formation of humanized structures and the opportunity to sustain long-term human hematopoietic engraftment. Using two-photon microscopy, we can live-image these structures in situ at the single-cell resolution, providing a powerful new tool for the functional characterization of the human BM microenvironment and its role in regulating normal and malignant hematopoiesis.
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- Diana Passaro
- Haematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute
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- Haematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute
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- Haematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute
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- Haematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute;
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The pre-metastatic niche — the accumulation of aberrant immune cells and extracellular matrix proteins in target organs — primes the initially healthy organ microenvironment and renders it amenable for subsequent metastatic cell colonization. By attracting metastatic cancer cells, mimics of the pre-metastatic niche offer both diagnostic and therapeutic potential. However, deconstructing the complexity of the niche by identifying the interactions between cell populations and the mediatory roles of the immune system, soluble factors, extracellular matrix proteins, and stromal cells has proved challenging. Experimental models need to recapitulate niche-population biology in situ and mediate in vivo tumour-cell homing, colonization and proliferation. In this Review, we outline the biology of the pre-metastatic niche and discuss advances in engineered niche-mimicking biomaterials that regulate the behaviour of tumour cells at an implant site. Such oncomaterials offer strategies for early detection of metastatic events, inhibiting the formation of the pre-metastatic niche, and attenuating metastatic progression.
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Dalton PD. Melt electrowriting with additive manufacturing principles. CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Narkhede AA, Shevde LA, Rao SS. Biomimetic strategies to recapitulate organ specific microenvironments for studying breast cancer metastasis. Int J Cancer 2017; 141:1091-1109. [PMID: 28439901 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The progression of breast cancer from the primary tumor setting to the metastatic setting is the critical event defining Stage IV disease, no longer considered curable. The microenvironment at specific organ sites is known to play a key role in influencing the ultimate fate of metastatic cells; yet microenvironmental mediated-molecular mechanisms underlying organ specific metastasis in breast cancer are not well understood. This review discusses biomimetic strategies employed to recapitulate metastatic organ microenvironments, particularly, bone, liver, lung and brain to elucidate the mechanisms dictating metastatic breast cancer cell homing and colonization. These biomimetic strategies include in vitro techniques such as biomaterial-based co-culturing techniques, microfluidics, organ-mimetic chips, bioreactor technologies, and decellularized matrices as well as cutting edge in vivo techniques to better understand the interactions between metastatic breast cancer cells and the stroma at the metastatic site. The advantages and disadvantages of these systems are discussed. In addition, how creation of biomimetic models will impact breast cancer metastasis research and their broad utility is explored.
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- Akshay A Narkhede
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
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- Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
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Endosteal-like extracellular matrix expression on melt electrospun written scaffolds. Acta Biomater 2017; 52:145-158. [PMID: 28017869 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Tissue engineering technology platforms constitute a unique opportunity to integrate cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins into scaffolds and matrices that mimic the natural microenvironment in vitro. The development of tissue-engineered 3D models that mimic the endosteal microenvironment enables researchers to discover the causes and improve treatments for blood and immune-related diseases. The aim of this study was to establish a physiologically relevant in vitro model using 3D printed scaffolds to assess the contribution of human cells to the formation of a construct that mimics human endosteum. Melt electrospun written scaffolds were used to compare the suitability of primary human osteoblasts (hOBs) and placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells (plMSCs) in (non-)osteogenic conditions and with different surface treatments. Using osteogenic conditions, hOBs secreted a dense ECM with enhanced deposition of endosteal proteins, such as fibronectin and vitronectin, and osteogenic markers, such as osteopontin and alkaline phosphatase, compared to plMSCs. The expression patterns of these proteins were reproducibly identified in hOBs derived from three individual donors. Calcium phosphate-coated scaffolds induced the expression of osteocalcin by hOBs when maintained in osteogenic conditions. The tissue-engineered endosteal microenvironment supported the growth and migration of primary human haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) when compared to HSCs maintained using tissue culture plastic. This 3D testing platform represents an endosteal bone-like tissue and warrants future investigation for the maintenance and expansion of human HSCs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE This work is motivated by the recent interest in melt electrospinning writing, a 3D printing technique used to produce porous scaffolds for biomedical applications in regenerative medicine. Our team has been among the pioneers in building a new class of melt electrospinning devices for scaffold-based tissue engineering. These scaffolds allow structural support for various cell types to invade and deposit their own ECM, mimicking a characteristic 3D microenvironment for experimental studies. We used melt electrospun written polycaprolactone scaffolds to develop an endosteal bone-like tissue that promotes the growth of HSCs. We combine tissue engineering concepts with cell biology and stem cell research to design a physiologically relevant niche that is of prime interest to the scientific community.
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Holen I, Speirs V, Morrissey B, Blyth K. In vivo models in breast cancer research: progress, challenges and future directions. Dis Model Mech 2017; 10:359-371. [PMID: 28381598 PMCID: PMC5399571 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.028274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Research using animal model systems has been instrumental in delivering improved therapies for breast cancer, as well as in generating new insights into the mechanisms that underpin development of the disease. A large number of different models are now available, reflecting different types and stages of the disease; choosing which one to use depends on the specific research question(s) to be investigated. Based on presentations and discussions from leading experts who attended a recent workshop focused on in vivo models of breast cancer, this article provides a perspective on the many varied uses of these models in breast cancer research, their strengths, associated challenges and future directions. Among the questions discussed were: how well do models represent the different stages of human disease; how can we model the involvement of the human immune system and microenvironment in breast cancer; what are the appropriate models of metastatic disease; can we use models to carry out preclinical drug trials and identify pathways responsible for drug resistance; and what are the limitations of patient-derived xenograft models? We briefly outline the areas where the existing breast cancer models require improvement in light of the increased understanding of the disease process, reflecting the drive towards more personalised therapies and identification of mechanisms of drug resistance.
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- Ingunn Holen
- Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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