Hydrogels to engineer tumor microenvironments in vitro

K Fernando, LG Kwang, JTC Lim, ELS Fong - Biomaterials Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, hydrogel-based three-dimensional tumor models have become increasingly
mainstream for cancer research. Hydrogels enable recapitulation of biochemical and …

Exploring the potential of drug response assays for precision medicine in ovarian cancer

T Singh, AS Neal, NA Moatamed… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
One of the major challenges in the treatment of cancer are differential responses of patients
to existing standard of care anti-cancer drugs. These differential responses may, in part, be …

Direct interaction of β‐catenin with nuclear ESM1 supports stemness of metastatic prostate cancer

KF Pan, WJ Lee, CC Chou, YC Yang, YC Chang… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Wnt/β‐catenin signaling is frequently activated in advanced prostate cancer and contributes
to therapy resistance and metastasis. However, activating mutations in the Wnt/β‐catenin …

Semi-synthetic click-gelatin hydrogels as tunable platforms for 3d cancer cell culture

L Hipwood, J Clegg, A Weekes, JW Davern… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Basement membrane extracts (BME) derived from Engelbreth–Holm–Swarm (EHS) mouse
sarcomas such as Matrigel® remain the gold standard extracellular matrix (ECM) for three …

Metformin and ICG-001 act synergistically to abrogate cancer stem cells-mediated chemoresistance in colorectal cancer by promoting apoptosis and autophagy

S Roy, Y Zhao, YC Yuan, A Goel - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed and
lethal malignancies. The majority of CRC patients experience disease relapse after the …

Head and neck cancer stem cell-enriched spheroid model for anticancer compound screening

L Goričan, B Gole, U Potočnik - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a rare cell population in tumors, are resistant to conventional
chemotherapy and thus responsible for tumor recurrence. To screen for active compounds …

CD133+/CD44+ prostate cancer stem cells exhibit embryo-like behavior patterns

E Acikgoz, BC Soner, B Ozdil, M Guven - Acta histochemica, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), which act as an important bridge between cancer formation and
embryonic development, represent a small population associated with tumor initiation, drug …

Intracellular delivery of anti-SMC2 antibodies against cancer stem cells

S Montero, J Seras-Franzoso, F Andrade… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 2 (SMC2) is a central component of the
condensin complex involved in DNA supercoiling, an essential process for embryonic stem …

The molecular basis of different approaches for the study of cancer stem cells and the advantages and disadvantages of a three-dimensional culture

D Cianciosi, J Ansary, TY Forbes-Hernandez, L Regolo… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a rare tumor subpopulation with high differentiation,
proliferative and tumorigenic potential compared to the remaining tumor population. CSCs …

Pleiotropic effects of probenecid on three-dimensional cultures of prostate cancer cells

J Uwada, S Mukai, N Terada, H Nakazawa, MS Islam… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims Chemoresistance remains a persistent challenge in advanced prostate cancer therapy.
Probenecid reportedly inhibits multiple drug-efflux transporters; hence, it can be employed …