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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

Mammary Tumor Organoid Culture in Non-Adhesive Alginate for Luminal Mechanics and High-Throughput Drug Screening.

Guocheng Fang, Hongxu Lu, Laura Rodriguez de la Fuente, Andrew M K Law, Gungun Lin, Dayong Jin, David Gallego-Ortega

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Guocheng FangInstitute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia.
Hongxu LuInstitute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6932-1900
Laura Rodriguez de la FuenteSt. Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales Sydney, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia.
Andrew M K LawSt. Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales Sydney, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia.
Gungun LinInstitute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia.
Dayong JinInstitute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia.
David Gallego-OrtegaInstitute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia.
University of Technology Sydney · AUGarvan Institute of Medical Research · AU

Funding

Ames Research Center NASA IH150100028Ames Research Center NASA LE180100043Cancer Council NSW RG18-03China Scholarship Council 201708140082National Breast Cancer Foundation IIRS-21-096National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1160635Science and Technology Cooperation Fund between Chinese and Australian Governments 2017YFE0132300Science and Technology Cooperation Fund between Chinese and Australian Governments ACSRF65827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammary tumor organoids have become a promising in vitro model for drug screening and personalized medicine. However, the dependency on the basement membrane extract (BME) as the growth matrices limits their comprehensive application. In this work, mouse mammary tumor organoids are established by encapsulating tumor pieces in non-adhesive alginate. High-throughput generation of organoids in alginate microbeads is achieved utilizing microfluidic droplet technology. Tumor pieces within the alginate microbeads developed both luminal- and solid-like structures and displayed a high similarity to the original fresh tumor in cellular phenotypes and lineages. The mechanical forces of the luminal organoids in the alginate capsules are analyzed with the theory of the thick-wall pressure vessel (TWPV) model. The luminal pressure of the organoids increase with the lumen growth and can reach 2 kPa after two weeks' culture. Finally, the mammary tumor organoids are treated with doxorubicin and latrunculin A to evaluate their application as a drug screening platform. It is found that the drug response is related to the luminal size and pressures of organoids. This high-throughput culture for mammary tumor organoids may present a promising tool for preclinical drug target validation and personalized medicine.

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AlginatesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCell Culture TechniquesCell SurvivalDimethylpolysiloxanesDoxorubicinFemaleHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysLab-On-A-Chip DevicesMammary Neoplasms, AnimalMiceOrganoidsThiazolidinesTumor Cells, CulturedAlginatesAntineoplastic AgentsbaysilonBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicDimethylpolysiloxanesDoxorubicinlatrunculin AThiazolidinesalginatedrug screeninghigh-throughputluminal mechanicsmammary tumor organoidsmicrofluidic droplet

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PMID34494727
PMCPMC8564453
OpenAlexW3197623106

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