3D geometry orchestrates the transcriptional landscape of metastatic neuroblastoma cells in a multicellular in vitro bone model

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A key challenge for the discovery of novel molecular targets and therapeutics against pediatric bone metastatic disease is the lack of bona fide in vitro cell models. Here, we show that a beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) multicellular 3D in vitro bone microtissue model reconstitutes key phenotypic and transcriptional patterns of native metastatic tumor cells while promoting their stemness and proinvasive features. Comparing planar with interconnected channeled scaffolds, we identified geometry as a dominant orchestrator of proangiogenic traits in neuroblastoma tumor cells. On the other hand, the β-TCP-determined gene signature was DNA replication related. Jointly, the geometry and chemical impact of β-TCP revealed a prometastatic landscape of the engineered tumor microenvironment. The proposed 3D multicellular in vitro model of pediatric bone metastatic disease may advance further analysis of the molecular, genetic and metabolic bases of the disease and allow more efficient preclinical target validations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Materials today. Bio - 19(2023) vom: 21. Apr., Seite 100596

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nasehi, Ramin [VerfasserIn]
Abdallah, Ali T [VerfasserIn]
Pantile, Marcella [VerfasserIn]
Zanon, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Vogt, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Rütten, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Horst [VerfasserIn]
Aveic, Sanja [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

β-TCP ceramics Application
3D bioengineering
In vitro biological models
Journal Article
Metastatic bone model
Tumor microenvironment

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Date Revised 14.03.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100596

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354158856