Role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer hallmarks and targeted therapy

R Naser, I Fakhoury, A El-Fouani… - International …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Genetic alterations drive tumor onset and progression. However, the cross-talk between
tumor cells and the benign components of the surrounding stroma can also promote the …

Engineering complexity in human tissue models of cancer

K Ronaldson-Bouchard, I Baldassarri… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Major progress in the understanding and treatment of cancer have tremendously improved
our knowledge of this complex disease and improved the length and quality of patients' …

Satellite‐Based On‐Orbit Printing of 3D Tumor Models

X Mo, Y Zhang, Z Wang, X Zhou, Z Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space three dimension (3D) bioprinting provides a precise and bionic tumor model
for evaluating the compound effect of the space environment on tumors, thereby providing …

[HTML][HTML] Brain organoid-on-a-chip: A next-generation human brain avatar for recapitulating human brain physiology and pathology

J Song, S Bang, N Choi, HN Kim - Biomicrofluidics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders have become increasingly
prevalent; however, the development of new pharmaceuticals to treat these diseases has …

Tumor-on-a-chip: Perfusable vascular incorporation brings new approach to tumor metastasis research and drug development

R Wang, C Zhang, D Li, Y Yao - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The extracellular matrix interacts with cancer cells and is a key factor in the development of
cancer. Traditional two-dimensional models cannot mimic the natural in situ environment of …

The synergy between deep learning and organs-on-chips for high-throughput drug screening: a review

M Dai, G Xiao, M Shao, YS Zhang - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Organs-on-chips (OoCs) are miniature microfluidic systems that have arguably become a
class of advanced in vitro models. Deep learning, as an emerging topic in machine learning …

[HTML][HTML] In ovarian cancer maraviroc potentiates the antitumoral activity and further inhibits the formation of a tumor-promoting microenvironment by trabectedin

N Casagrande, C Borghese, G Corona… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the fifth most frequent cause of cancer-related death in women.
Chemotherapy agent trabectedin, affecting cancer cells and tumor microenvironment, has …

Hypoxia differently affects TGF-β2-induced epithelial mesenchymal transitions in the 2D and 3D culture of the human retinal pigment epithelium cells

S Suzuki, T Sato, M Watanabe, M Higashide… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The hypoxia associated with the transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2)-induced epithelial
mesenchymal transition (EMT) of human retinal pigment epithelium (HRPE) cells is well …

Towards a New 3Rs Era in the construction of 3D cell culture models simulating tumor microenvironment

L Zhang, W Liao, S Chen, Y Chen, P Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Three-dimensional cell culture technology (3DCC) sits between two-dimensional cell culture
(2DCC) and animal models and is widely used in oncology research. Compared to 2DCC …

Extracellular matrix stiffness mediates radiosensitivity in a 3D nasopharyngeal carcinoma model

Y Fang, S Liang, J Gao, Z Wang, C Li, R Wang… - Cancer Cell …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Radiotherapy is one of the essential treatment modalities for nasopharyngeal
carcinoma (NPC), however, radioresistance still poses challenges. Three-dimensional (3D) …