3D cell culture systems: tumor application, advantages, and disadvantages

O Habanjar, M Diab-Assaf, F Caldefie-Chezet… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The traditional two-dimensional (2D) in vitro cell culture system (on a flat support) has long
been used in cancer research. However, this system cannot be fully translated into clinical …

Spheroid culture system methods and applications for mesenchymal stem cells

NE Ryu, SH Lee, H Park - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Owing to the importance of stem cell culture systems in clinical applications, researchers
have extensively studied them to optimize the culture conditions and increase efficiency of …

Functional heterogeneity of mesenchymal stem cells from natural niches to culture conditions: implications for further clinical uses

LA Costa, N Eiro, M Fraile, LO Gonzalez, J Saá… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are present in all organs and tissues. Several studies have
shown the therapeutic potential effect of MSC or their derived products. However, the …

Potential pre-activation strategies for improving therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells: current status and future prospects

M Li, Y Jiang, Q Hou, Y Zhao, L Zhong, X Fu - Stem cell research & …, 2022 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based therapy has been considered as a promising
approach targeting a variety of intractable diseases due to remarkable multiple effect of …

Engineering multi‐cellular spheroids for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

S Kim, EM Kim, M Yamamoto, H Park… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐cellular spheroids are formed as a 3D structure with dense cell–cell/cell–extracellular
matrix interactions, and thus, have been widely utilized as implantable therapeutics and …

Spheroid culture of mesenchymal stem cells

Z Cesarz, K Tamama - Stem cells international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Compared with traditional 2D adherent cell culture, 3D spheroidal cell aggregates, or
spheroids, are regarded as more physiological, and this technique has been exploited in the …

Opportunities and challenges for use of tumor spheroids as models to test drug delivery and efficacy

G Mehta, AY Hsiao, M Ingram, GD Luker… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
Multicellular spheroids are three dimensional in vitro microscale tissue analogs. The current
article examines the suitability of spheroids as an in vitro platform for testing drug delivery …

Adipose‐derived stem cells for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications

R Dai, Z Wang, R Samanipour, K Koo… - Stem cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Adipose‐derived stem cells (ASCs) are a mesenchymal stem cell source with properties of
self‐renewal and multipotential differentiation. Compared to bone marrow‐derived stem …

Three-dimensional spheroid culture of human mesenchymal stem cells: offering therapeutic advantages and in vitro glimpses of the in vivo state

BL Yen, CC Hsieh, PJ Hsu, CC Chang… - Stem cells …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
As invaluable as the standard 2-dimensional (2D) monolayer in vitro cell culture system has
been, there is increasing evidence that 3-dimensional (3D) non-adherent conditions are …

Three-dimensional aggregates of mesenchymal stem cells: cellular mechanisms, biological properties, and applications

S Sart, AC Tsai, Y Li, T Ma - Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are primary candidates in cell therapy and tissue
engineering and are being tested in clinical trials for a wide range of diseases. Originally …