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ArticleMethodsX2021

A bioengineering method for modeling alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma and assessing chemotherapy responses.

Evan Stefanek, Ehsan Samiei, Mahboubeh Kavoosi, Mohammad Esmaeillou, Kiarash Roustai Geraylow, Arya Emami, Milad Ashrafizadeh, David Perrin, Joseph W Gordon, Mohsen Akbari and 1 more

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Article in MethodsX, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Evan StefanekLaboratory for Innovations in Micro Engineering (LiME), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
Ehsan SamieiLaboratory for Innovations in Micro Engineering (LiME), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
Mahboubeh KavoosiDepartment of Biology, School of Basic Sciences, Research and Science Branch of Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
Mohammad EsmaeillouDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Kiarash Roustai GeraylowStudent Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Arya EmamiFaculty of Psychology, Department of Health, York University, ON, Canada.
Milad AshrafizadehFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi No. 27, Orhanlı, Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey.
David PerrinDepartment of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB R3A 1R9, Canada.
Joseph W GordonDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Mohsen AkbariLaboratory for Innovations in Micro Engineering (LiME), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
Saeid GhavamiDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common pediatric soft-tissue malignant tumor. Treatment of RMS usually includes primary tumor resection along with systemic chemotherapy. Two-dimensional (2D) cell culture systems and animal models have been extensively used for investigating the potential efficacy of new RMS treatments. However, RMS cells behave differently in 2D culture than in vivo, which has recently inspired the adoption of three-dimensional (3D) culture environments. In the current paper, we will describe the detailed methodology we have developed for fabricating a 3D engineered model to study alveolar RMS (ARMS) in vitro. This model consists of a thermally cross-linked collagen disk laden with RMS cells that mimics the structural and bio-chemical aspects of the tumor extracellular matrix (ECM). This process is highly reproducible and produces a 3D engineered model that can be used to analyze the cytotoxicity and autophagy induction of drugs on ARMS cells. The most improtant bullet points are as following:•We fabricated 3D model of ARMS.•The current ARMS 3D model can be used for screening of chemotherapy drugs.•We developed methods to detect apoptosis and autophagy in ARMS 3D model to detect the mechansims of chemotherapy agents.

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2D, Two-dimensional3D, Three-dimensionalAKT, Protein Kinase BApoptosisAutophagyBiofabricationBSA, Bovine serum albuminCell deathDAPI, 4’,6-Diami- dino-2-Phenylindole, DihydrochloridedECM, Decellularized extracellular matrixDFS, Disease-free survivalDMEM, Dulbecco's phosphate buffered salineDNA, Deoxyribonucleic acidECM, Extracellular matrixEDTA, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidEM, Engineered modelEthD-1, Ethidium homodimer-1FBS, Fetal bovine serumFOXO1, Forkhead box protein O1HEPES, (4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid)ICC, ImmunocytochemistryIgG, Immunoglobulin GLC3, Microtubule associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3MEK, Mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinaseMYOD1, Myogenic muscle differentiation transcription factor 1PAX, Paired box genePDMS, PolydimethylsiloxanePNIPAAm, Poly-N-isopropylacrylamideRGD, Arginylglycylaspartic acidRhabdomyosarcomaRMS, RhabdomyosarcomaRPMI, Roswell Park Memorial InstituteRT, Room temperatureTMZ, Temozolomide

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PMID34430344
PMCPMC8374652

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