Single-cell droplet microfluidics for biomedical applications

D Liu, M Sun, J Zhang, R Hu, W Fu, T Xuanyuan, W Liu - Analyst, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-cell manipulation and analysis is critical to the study of many fundamental biological
processes and uncovering cellular heterogeneity, and presents the potential for extremely …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and targeting prostate cancer cell heterogeneity and plasticity

DG Tang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a prevalent malignancy that occurs primarily in old males. Prostate
tumors in different patients manifest significant inter-patient heterogeneity with respect to …

Droplet microfluidics for CTC-based liquid biopsy: a review

L Jiang, H Yang, W Cheng, Z Ni, N Xiang - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are important biomarkers of liquid biopsy. The number and
heterogeneity of CTCs play an important role in cancer diagnosis and personalized …

Deciphering endothelial heterogeneity in health and disease at single-cell resolution: progress and perspectives

LM Becker, SH Chen, J Rodor… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Endothelial cells (ECs) constitute the inner lining of vascular beds in mammals and are
crucial for homeostatic regulation of blood vessel physiology, but also play a key role in …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer stemness and heterogeneity: updated

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor, E Kharazinejad - Medical Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as a trans-differentiation program and a key
process in tumor progression is linked positively with increased expansion of cancer stem …

The implications of single-cell RNA-seq analysis in prostate cancer: unraveling tumor heterogeneity, therapeutic implications and pathways towards personalized …

DC Feng, WZ Zhu, J Wang, DX Li, X Shi, Q Xiong… - Military Medical …, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, advancements in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, which are highly
regarded developments in the current era, particularly the emerging integration of single-cell …

Rapid metabolomic screening of cancer cells via high-throughput static droplet microfluidics

P Radfar, L Ding, LR de la Fuente, H Aboulkheyr… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective isolation and in-depth analysis of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs) are greatly
needed in diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of the therapeutic response of cancer …

Recent advances in droplet‐based microfluidics in liquid biopsy for cancer diagnosis

J Shi, Y Zhang, Y Fan, Y Liu, M Yang - Droplet, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid biopsy, a noninvasive technique to obtain tumor information from body fluids, is an
emerging technology for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring, providing crucial …

Metabolism-based capture and analysis of circulating tumor cells in an open space

W Zhang, N Li, L Lin, H Li, JM Lin - Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
The level of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood is a predictor of metastatic cancer
progress, serving as an important biomarker for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy …

Single-B cell analysis correlates high-lactate secretion with stress and increased apoptosis

OTM Bucheli, D Rodrigues, K Portmann, A Linder… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
While cellular metabolism was proposed to be a driving factor of the activation and
differentiation of B cells and the function of the resulting antibody-secreting cells (ASCs), the …