Title
Development of Experimental Three-Dimensional Tumor Models to Study Glioblastoma Cancer Stem Cells and Tumor Microenvironment
Date Issued
01 January 2023
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Zarco N.
Watanabe F.
De Araujo Farias V.
Suarez-Meade P.
Guerrero-Cazares H.
Imitola J.
Quinones-Hinojosa A.
Trifiletti D.
Mayo Clinic
Publisher(s)
Frontiers Media S.A.
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and dismal primary brain tumor. Unfortunately, despite multidisciplinary treatment, most patients will perish approximately 15 months after diagnosis. For this reason, there is an urgent need to improve our understanding of GBM tumor biology and develop novel therapies that can achieve better clinical outcomes. In this setting, three-dimensional tumor models have risen as more appropriate preclinical tools when compared to traditional cell cultures, given that two-dimensional (2D) cultures have failed to accurately recapitulate tumor biology and translate preclinical findings into patient benefits. Three-dimensional cultures using neurospheres, organoids, and organotypic better resemble original tumor genetic and epigenetic profiles, maintaining tumor microenvironment characteristics and mimicking cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. This chapter summarizes our methods to generate well-characterized glioblastoma neurospheres, organoids, and organotypics.
Start page
117
End page
127
Volume
2572
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería médica Neurociencias
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85138611809
PubMed ID
Source
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
ISSN of the container
16625102
Sponsor(s)
This publication was made possible through the support of the Eveleigh Family Career Development Award for Cancer Research at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
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