Directed invasion of cancer cell spheroids inside 3D collagen matrices oriented by microfluidic flow in experiment and simulation

Invasion is strongly influenced by the mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix. Here, we use microfluidics to align fibers of a collagen matrix and study the influence of fiber orientation on invasion from a cancer cell spheroid. The microfluidic setup allows for highly oriented collagen fibers of tangential and radial orientation with respect to the spheroid, which can be described by finite element simulations. In invasion experiments, we observe a strong bias of invasion towards radial as compared to tangential fiber orientation. Simulations of the invasive behavior with a Brownian diffusion model suggest complete blockage of migration perpendicularly to fibers allowing for migration exclusively along fibers. This slows invasion toward areas with tangentially oriented fibers down, but does not prevent it.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 17(2022), 3 vom: 01., Seite e0264571

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Geiger, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Schnitzler, Lukas G [VerfasserIn]
Brugger, Manuel S [VerfasserIn]
Westerhausen, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Engelke, Hanna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-34-5
Collagen
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.04.2022

Date Revised 26.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0264571

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337623686