scholarly journals Human Organ-Specific 3D Cancer Models Produced by the Stromal Self-Assembly Method of Tissue Engineering for the Study of Solid Tumors

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Roy ◽  
Brice Magne ◽  
Maude Vaillancourt-Audet ◽  
Mathieu Blais ◽  
Stéphane Chabaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Tumor Microenvironment ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Human Organ ◽  
Assembly Method ◽  
Cancer Models ◽  
Organ Specific

Cancer research has considerably progressed with the improvement of in vitro study models, helping to understand the key role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer development and progression. Over the last few years, complex 3D human cell culture systems have gained much popularity over in vivo models, as they accurately mimic the tumor microenvironment and allow high-throughput drug screening. Of particular interest, in vitrohuman 3D tissue constructs, produced by the self-assembly method of tissue engineering, have been successfully used to model the tumor microenvironment and now represent a very promising approach to further develop diverse cancer models. In this review, we describe the importance of the tumor microenvironment and present the existing in vitro cancer models generated through the self-assembly method of tissue engineering. Lastly, we highlight the relevance of this approach to mimic various and complex tumors, including basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous neurofibroma, skin melanoma, bladder cancer, and uveal melanoma.

Collagen/silica nanocomposites and hybrids for bone tissue engineering

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bapi Sarker ◽  
Stefan Lyer ◽  
Andreas Arkudas ◽  
Aldo R. Boccaccini
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Tissue ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Organic Matrix ◽  
Angiogenic Potential ◽  
Silica Nanocomposites

AbstractCollagen is increasingly attracting attention for bone tissue engineering applications. However, due to its low mechanical properties, applications including mechanical loads or requiring structural integrity are limited. To tackle this handicap, collagen can be combined with (nanoscale) silica in a variety of composite materials that are attractive for bone tissue engineering. Considering research carried out in the past 15 years, this article reviews the literature discussing the development of silica/collagen composites that have been synthesized by adding silica from different sources as inorganic bioactive material to collagen as organic matrix. Different routes for the fabrication of collagen/silica composites are presented, focusing on nanocomposites. In vitro cell bioactivity studies demonstrated the osteogenic and, in some cases, angiogenic potential of the composites. Relevant in vivo studies discussing integration of the materials in bone tissue are discussed. Due to the understanding of possible interaction between silicon species and collagen, the effect of different silica precursors on the collagen self-assembly process is also discussed. On the basis of literature results and as discussed in this review, collagen/silica nanocomposites and hybrids represent attractive biomaterials for bone regeneration applications.

scholarly journals Influence of Biocompatible Coating on Titanium Surface Characteristics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Željka Petrović ◽  
Jozefina Katić ◽  
Ankica Šarić ◽  
Ines Despotović ◽  
Nives Matijaković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Titanium Surface ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Calcium Phosphates ◽  
Artificial Saliva ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Corrosion Stability ◽  
Assembly Method

Background: Nowadays investigations in the field of dental implants engineering are focused on bioactivity and osseointegration properties.Objective: In this study, the oxide-covered titanium was functionalized by vitamin D3 molecules via a simple self-assembly method with the aim to design more corrosion resistant and at the same time more bioactive surface.Methods: Surface properties of the D3-coated titanium were examined by scanning electron microscopy, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and contact angle measurements, while a long-term corrosion stability during immersion in an artificial saliva solution was investigated in situ by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.Results: Results of all techniques confirmed a successful formation of the D3 vitamin layer on the oxide-covered titanium. Besides very good corrosion resistivity (~5 MΩcm2 ) the D3-modified titanium surface induced spontaneous formation of biocompatible bone-like calcium phosphates (CaP).Conclusion: Observed in vitro CaP-forming ability as a result of D3-modified titanium/artificial saliva interactions could serve as a promising predictor of in vivo bioactivity of implant materials.

scholarly journals 3D Hepatic Organoid-Based Advancements in LIVER Tissue Engineering

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Amit Panwar ◽  
Prativa Das ◽  
Lay Poh Tan
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liver Tissue ◽  
3D Culture ◽  
Culture Method ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Liver Tissue Engineering

Liver-associated diseases and tissue engineering approaches based on in vitro culture of functional Primary human hepatocytes (PHH) had been restricted by the rapid de-differentiation in 2D culture conditions which restricted their usability. It was proven that cells growing in 3D format can better mimic the in vivo microenvironment, and thus help in maintaining metabolic activity, phenotypic properties, and longevity of the in vitro cultures. Again, the culture method and type of cell population are also recognized as important parameters for functional maintenance of primary hepatocytes. Hepatic organoids formed by self-assembly of hepatic cells are microtissues, and were able to show long-term in vitro maintenance of hepato-specific characteristics. Thus, hepatic organoids were recognized as an effective tool for screening potential cures and modeling liver diseases effectively. The current review summarizes the importance of 3D hepatic organoid culture over other conventional 2D and 3D culture models and its applicability in Liver tissue engineering.

Tissue Engineering of Fibroblast Constructs and Anisotropic Collagen Gels

2002 ◽  
Vol 724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Calve ◽  
Ellen Arruda ◽  
Robert Dennis ◽  
Karl Grosh ◽  
Krystyna Pasyk
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Cell Layer ◽  
Fetal Bovine Serum ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Collagen Gels ◽  
Confluent Cell ◽  
Fetal Bovine

AbstractThe creation of an in vitro functional tendon construct will enable testing of the influence of mechanics and nutrients on the development and remodeling of tendon under known controlled stimuli which is difficult to achieve in vivo. Tendon constructs were engineered in vitrovia stress-mediated self organization of fibroblasts and ECM on a laminin coated elastomer substrate. Varying the laminin density and the amount of fetal bovine serum on the substrate affected the ability of tendon fibroblasts to form a confluent cell layer and the time to layer delamination. Understanding the factors that promote self-assembly of tendon constructs will enable their combination with already developed in vitro muscle constructs.

The Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell Based on Conservation of Existing Interfaces

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert D. G. de Roos
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Evolutionary Model ◽  
Lipid Vesicles ◽  
Eukaryotic Cell ◽  
The Self ◽  
Lipid Protein Interactions

Current theories about the origin of the eukaryotic cell all assume that during evolution a prokaryotic cell acquired a nucleus. Here, it is shown that a scenario in which the nucleus acquired a plasma membrane is inherently less complex because existing interfaces remain intact during evolution. Using this scenario, the evolution to the first eukaryotic cell can be modeled in three steps, based on the self-assembly of cellular membranes by lipid-protein interactions. First, the inclusion of chromosomes in a nuclear membrane is mediated by interactions between laminar proteins and lipid vesicles. Second, the formation of a primitive endoplasmic reticulum, or exomembrane, is induced by the expression of intrinsic membrane proteins. Third, a plasma membrane is formed by fusion of exomembrane vesicles on the cytoskeletal protein scaffold. All three self-assembly processes occur both in vivo and in vitro. This new model provides a gradual Darwinistic evolutionary model of the origins of the eukaryotic cell and suggests an inherent ability of an ancestral, primitive genome to induce its own inclusion in a membrane.

scholarly journals Yeast proteins associated with microtubules in vitro and in vivo.

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Barnes ◽  
K A Louie ◽  
D Botstein
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Synthetic Peptides ◽  
Immunofluorescence Microscopy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Microtubule Associated Proteins ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Novel Proteins ◽  
Associated Proteins

Conditions were established for the self-assembly of milligram amounts of purified Saccharomyces cerevisiae tubulin. Microtubules assembled with pure yeast tubulin were not stabilized by taxol; hybrid microtubules containing substoichiometric amounts of bovine tubulin were stabilized. Yeast microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) were identified on affinity matrices made from hybrid and all-bovine microtubules. About 25 yeast MAPs were isolated. The amino-terminal sequences of several of these were determined: three were known metabolic enzymes, two were GTP-binding proteins (including the product of the SAR1 gene), and three were novel proteins not found in sequence databases. Affinity-purified antisera were generated against synthetic peptides corresponding to two of the apparently novel proteins (38 and 50 kDa). Immunofluorescence microscopy showed that both these proteins colocalize with intra- and extranuclear microtubules in vivo.

Acidity-responsive shell-sheddable camptothecin-based nanofibers for carrier-free cancer drug delivery

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (34) ◽  
pp. 15907-15916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuha Zhou ◽  
Ying Piao ◽  
Lingqiao Hao ◽  
Guanyu Wang ◽  
Zhuxian Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Surface Coating ◽  
Tumor Tissue ◽  
The Self ◽  
Cancer Drug ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Carrier Free ◽  
Cancer Drug Delivery

pH-responsive nanofibers are obtained by the self-assembly of the camptothecin prodrug and surface-coating, which can efficiently enter cancer cells in vitro and penetrate deep into tumor tissue in vivo.

scholarly journals Engineering Tissues without the Use of a Synthetic Scaffold: A Twenty-Year History of the Self-Assembly Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Saba ◽  
Weronika Jakubowska ◽  
Stéphane Bolduc ◽  
Stéphane Chabaud
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dermal Fibroblasts ◽  
The Self ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Assembly Method ◽  
Assembly Technique

Twenty years ago, Dr. François A. Auger, the founder of the Laboratory of Experimental Organogenesis (LOEX), introduced the self-assembly technique. This innovative technique relies on the ability of dermal fibroblasts to produce and assemble their own extracellular matrix, differing from all other tissue-engineering techniques that use preformed synthetic scaffolds. Nevertheless, the use of the self-assembly technique was limited for a long time due to its main drawbacks: time and cost. Recent scientific breakthroughs have addressed these limitations. New protocol modifications that aim at increasing the rate of extracellular matrix formation have been proposed to reduce the production costs and laboratory handling time of engineered tissues. Moreover, the introduction of vascularization strategies in vitro permits the formation of capillary-like networks within reconstructed tissues. These optimization strategies enable the large-scale production of inexpensive native-like substitutes using the self-assembly technique. These substitutes can be used to reconstruct three-dimensional models free of exogenous materials for clinical and fundamental applications.

scholarly journals Self-Assembly Iron Oxide Nanoclusters for Photothermal-Mediated Synergistic Chemo/Chemodynamic Therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Xiang Li ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Mian Ma ◽  
Zhouqing Chen ◽  
Xiang-long Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Photothermal Effect ◽  
Photothermal Conversion ◽  
Assembly Method

Background and Purpose. Although chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is promising for cancer treatment, its clinical application is still limited because of unresolved issues. In this study, an efficient CDT agent for synergistic chemo/CDT therapy mediated by the photothermal effect was developed by an iron oxide self-assembly method. Methods. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoclusters (SPIOCs) were located within the core, which resulted in high photothermal conversion and outstanding generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The shell consisted of a human serum albumin- (HSA-) paclitaxel (PTX) layer, which extended the blood circulation time and ensured the effectiveness of the chemotherapy. Arg-Gly-Asp peptides (RGD) were linked to the naked cysteine moieties in HSA to promote the specific targeting of human glioma U87 cells by αvβ3 integrins. Continuous near-infrared light irradiation triggered and promoted the synergistic chemo/CDT therapy through the photothermal effect. Results. Our SPIOCs@HSA-RGD nanoplatform showed well biocompatibility and could target glioma specifically. Photothermal conversion and ROS burst were detected after continuous 808 nm light irradiation, and a significant antitumor effect was achieved. Conclusion. Experimental in vitro and in vivo evaluations showed that our photothermal-mediated chemo/CDT therapy could efficiently inhibit tumor growth and is therefore promising for cancer therapy.

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