[HTML][HTML] Innovative human three-dimensional tissue-engineered models as an alternative to animal testing

P Bédard, S Gauvin, K Ferland, C Caneparo, È Pellerin… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Animal testing has long been used in science to study complex biological phenomena that
cannot be investigated using two-dimensional cell cultures in plastic dishes. With time, it …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro 3D cultures to model the tumor microenvironment

F Fontana, M Marzagalli, M Sommariva, N Gagliano… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor stroma is known to significantly influence cancer initiation and
progression. In the last decade, 3D cell cultures have shown potential in modeling the tumor …

Blood‐lymphatic integrated system with heterogeneous melanoma spheroids via in‐bath three‐dimensional bioprinting for modelling of combinational targeted …

WW Cho, M Ahn, BS Kim, DW Cho - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although metastatic melanoma can be managed with chemotherapy, its heterogeneity and
resistance to therapy remain poorly understood. In addition to the spread of melanoma in the …

3D bioprinting complex models of cancer

R Sharma, MR Perez, VA da Silva, J Thomsen… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer is characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells, resulting in the formation of
tumors. The tumor microenvironment (TME) consists of a variety of cell types present within a …

Moyamoya Disease Susceptibility Gene RNF213 Regulates Endothelial Barrier Function

V Roy, JP Ross, R Pépin, S Cortez Ghio, A Brodeur… - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Variants in the ring finger protein 213 (RNF213) gene are known to be
associated with increased predisposition to cerebrovascular diseases development …

[HTML][HTML] Organ on chip technology to model cancer growth and metastasis

G Imparato, F Urciuolo, PA Netti - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Organ on chip (OOC) has emerged as a major technological breakthrough and distinct
model system revolutionizing biomedical research and drug discovery by recapitulating the …

[HTML][HTML] It is time to crowd your cell culture media–physicochemical considerations with biological consequences

D Tsiapalis, DI Zeugolis - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
In vivo, the interior and exterior of cells is populated by various macromolecules that create
an extremely crowded milieu. Yet again, in vitro eukaryotic cell culture is conducted in dilute …

Organoid models of the tumor microenvironment and their applications

T Xia, WL Du, XY Chen… - Journal of Cellular and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A small percentage of data obtained from animal/2D culture models can be translated to
humans. Therefore, there is a need to using native tumour microenvironment mimicking …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro 3D Systems to Model Tumor Angiogenesis and Interactions With Stromal Cells

N Brassard-Jollive, C Monnot, L Muller… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In vitro 3D culture systems provide promising tools for screening novel therapies and
understanding drug resistance mechanisms in cancer because they are adapted for high …

Advances in generation of three-dimensional skin equivalents: pre-clinical studies to clinical therapies

S Choudhury, A Das - Cytotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
The inability of two-dimensional cell culture systems to adequately map the structure and
function of complex organs like skin necessitates the development of three-dimensional (3D) …