[HTML][HTML] A role for microfluidic systems in precision medicine

JM Ayuso, M Virumbrales-Muñoz, JM Lang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Precision oncology continues to challenge the “one-size-fits-all” dogma. Under the precision
oncology banner, cancer patients are screened for molecular tumor alterations that predict …

Exosomes in angiogenesis and anti-angiogenic therapy in cancers

W Olejarz, G Kubiak-Tomaszewska… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis is the process through which new blood vessels are formed from pre-existing
ones. Exosomes are involved in angiogenesis in cancer progression by transporting …

Microfluidic lumen-based systems for advancing tubular organ modeling

M Virumbrales-Muñoz, JM Ayuso, MM Gong… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidic lumen-based systems are microscale models that recapitulate the anatomy and
physiology of tubular organs. These technologies can mimic human pathophysiology and …

[HTML][HTML] Breast fibroblasts and ECM components modulate breast cancer cell migration through the secretion of MMPs in a 3D microfluidic co-culture model

KM Lugo-Cintrón, MM Gong, JM Ayuso, LA Tomko… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) composition greatly influences cancer progression, leading
to differential invasion, migration, and metastatic potential. In breast cancer, ECM …

Toward improved in vitro models of human cancer

JM Ayuso, KY Park, M Virumbrales-Muñoz… - APL …, 2021 - aip.scitation.org
Cancer is a leading cause of death across the world and continues to increase in incidence.
Despite years of research, multiple tumors (eg, glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer) still have …

Matrix density drives 3D organotypic lymphatic vessel activation in a microfluidic model of the breast tumor microenvironment

KM Lugo-Cintrón, JM Ayuso, BR White, PM Harari… - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Lymphatic vessels (LVs) have been suggested as a preferential conduit for metastatic
progression in breast cancer, where a correlation between the occurrence of lymph node …

Recent advances in microfluidic technology and applications for anti-cancer drug screening

Y Shi, Y Cai, Y Cao, Z Hong, Y Chai - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
To accelerate the discovery of anti-cancer drugs, there is an urgent need to establish an
inexpensive and simple preclinical model that can simulate the tumor microenvironment and …

Biofabrication strategies and engineered in vitro systems for vascular mechanobiology

S Pradhan, OA Banda, CJ Farino… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The vascular system is integral for maintaining organ‐specific functions and homeostasis.
Dysregulation in vascular architecture and function can lead to various chronic or acute …

Microphysiological model of renal cell carcinoma to inform anti-angiogenic therapy

M Virumbrales-Muñoz, JM Ayuso, JR Loken… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Renal cell carcinomas are common genitourinary tumors characterized by high
vascularization and strong reliance on glycolysis. Despite the many available therapies for …

[HTML][HTML] The role of microenvironmental cues and mechanical loading milieus in breast cancer cell progression and metastasis

BD Riehl, E Kim, T Bouzid, JY Lim - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer can disrupt the microenvironments and mechanical homeostatic actions in multiple
scales from large tissue modification to altered cellular signaling pathway in …