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Optimization of liquid overlay technique to formulate heterogenic 3D co‐cultures models

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Summary:Three‐dimensional (3D) cell culture models of solid tumors are currently having a tremendous impact in the in vitro screening of candidate anti‐tumoral therapies. These 3D models provide more reliable results than those provided by standard 2D in vitro cell cultures. However, 3D manufacturing techniques need to be further optimized in order to increase the robustness of these models and provide data that can be properly correlated with the in vivo situation. Therefore, in the present study the parameters used for producing multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTS) by liquid overlay technique (LOT) were optimized in order to produce heterogeneous cellular agglomerates comprised of cancer cells and stromal cells, during long periods. Spheroids were produced under highly controlled conditions, namely: (i) agarose coatings; (ii) horizontal stirring, and (iii) a known initial cell number. The simultaneous optimization of these parameters promoted the assembly of 3D characteristic cellular organization similar to that found in the in vivo solid tumors. Such improvements in the LOT technique promoted the assembly of highly reproducible, individual 3D spheroids, with a low cost of production and that can be used for future in vitro drug screening assays.
Main Authors:Costa, Elisabete C.
Other Authors:Gaspar, Vítor Manuel Abreu; Coutinho, Paula; Correia, Ilídio Joaquim Sobreira
Subject:Cancer In vitro models LOT 3D MCTS Tumor microenvironment
Year:2014
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:restricted access
Associated institution:Universidade da Beira Interior
Language:English
Origin:uBibliorum

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