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ArticleLife science alliance2019

Human organotypic brain slice culture: a novel framework for environmental research in neuro-oncology.

Vidhya M Ravi, Kevin Joseph, Julian Wurm, Simon Behringer, Nicklas Garrelfs, Paolo d'Errico, Yashar Naseri, Pamela Franco, Melanie Meyer-Luehmann, Roman Sankowski and 8 more

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Article in Life science alliance, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Vidhya M RaviTranslational NeuroOncology Research Group, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Vidhya.ravi87@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0062-2099
Kevin JosephTranslational NeuroOncology Research Group, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6317-8736
Julian WurmTranslational NeuroOncology Research Group, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Simon BehringerTranslational NeuroOncology Research Group, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Nicklas GarrelfsTranslational NeuroOncology Research Group, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Paolo d'ErricoDepartment of Neurology, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Yashar NaseriDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Pamela FrancoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Melanie Meyer-LuehmannDepartment of Neurology, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Roman SankowskiInstitute of Neuropathology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Mukesch Johannes ShahDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Irina MaderClinic for Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation, Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Schön Klinik, Vogtareuth, Germany.
Daniel DelevDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Marie FolloFaculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Jürgen BeckDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Oliver SchnellTranslational NeuroOncology Research Group, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Ulrich G HofmannNeuroelectronic Systems, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Dieter Henrik HeilandTranslational NeuroOncology Research Group, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany dieter.henrik.heiland@uniklinik-freiburg.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When it comes to the human brain, models that closely mimic in vivo conditions are lacking. Living neuronal tissue is the closest representation of the in vivo human brain outside of a living person. Here, we present a method that can be used to maintain therapeutically resected healthy neuronal tissue for prolonged periods without any discernible changes in tissue vitality, evidenced by immunohistochemistry, genetic expression, and electrophysiology. This method was then used to assess glioblastoma (GBM) progression in its natural environment by microinjection of patient-derived tumor cells into cultured sections. The result closely resembles the pattern of de novo tumor growth and invasion, drug therapy response, and cytokine environment. Reactive transformation of astrocytes, as an example of the cellular nonmalignant tumor environment, can be accurately simulated with transcriptional differences similar to those of astrocytes isolated from acute GBM specimens. In a nutshell, we present a simple method to study GBM in its physiological environment, from which valuable insights can be gained. This technique can lead to further advancements in neuroscience, neuro-oncology, and pharmacotherapy.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAstrocytesBrainCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalNerve TissueTemozolomide

Identifiers

PMID31249133
PMCPMC6599970

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