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ArticlePleura and peritoneum2025

Imaging gastric cancer metastasis progression in an organotypic, three-dimensional functional model of the human peritoneum.

Arianna Castagna, Frank-Jürgen Weinreich, Andreas Brandl, Janine Spreuer, Nicola Herold, Birgit Schittek, Marc André Reymond, Wiebke Solass

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Arianna CastagnaDepartment of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1634-7466
Frank-Jürgen WeinreichDepartment of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Andreas BrandlDepartment of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Janine SpreuerSection for Clinical Bioinformatics, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Nicola HeroldSection for Clinical Bioinformatics, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Birgit SchittekDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Marc André ReymondNational Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Wiebke SolassInstitute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology ITMP, University Bern, Niederscherli, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Objectives: Despite the introduction of multimodal treatment regimens, the prognosis of gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis (GCPM) remains poor. To establish efficient therapies, a deeper understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms in the development of GCPM is necessary and this requires adequate functional models. Therefore, we established a three-dimensional model to study tumor adhesion, invasion and growth. Methods: A co-culture of peritoneal mesothelial cells with fibroblasts and collagen I was cultivated to further seed human gastric cancer cell lines on the surface. Different imaging techniques (optical microscopy, immunohistochemistry, scanning (SEM) and transmission (TEM) electron microscopy) served as tools to proof the sustainability of the model. Results: We demonstrated the feasibility of creating a robust GCPM model. We showed that the model is reproducible under various conditions (6-, 12-, and 24-wells) and pre-analytical processing is possible. The imaging was feasible and allowed the comparison of morphological changes on the GCPM model to normal human peritoneum. Conclusions: We established a reproducible and robust organotypic model of GCPM which can be used to generate deeper knowledge on the pathophysiology of GCPM and might serve as a platform for testing different chemotherapy schemes in order to establish a personalized treatment for patients with GCPM.

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cell culture imaginggastric cancermetastasis progressionorganotypic model

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