Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma Heterotypic 3D Co-Cultures with Immune Cell Subsets.
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serval:BIB_076FE69B28B9
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma Heterotypic 3D Co-Cultures with Immune Cell Subsets.
Journal
Cancers
ISSN
2072-6694 (Print)
ISSN-L
2072-6694
Publication state
Published
Issued date
22/05/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
11
Pages
2551
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Two-dimensional cell culture-based platforms are easy and reproducible, however, they do not resemble the heterotypic cell-cell interactions or the complex tumor microenvironment. These parameters influence the treatment response and the cancer cell fate. Platforms to study the efficacy of anti-cancer treatments and their impact on the tumor microenvironment are currently being developed. In this study, we established robust, reproducible, and easy-to-use short-term spheroid cultures to mimic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). These 3D co-cultures included human endothelial cells, fibroblasts, immune cell subsets, and ccRCC cell lines, both parental and sunitinib-resistant. During spheroid formation, cells induce the production and secretion of the extracellular matrix. We monitored immune cell infiltration, surface protein expression, and the response to a treatment showing that the immune cells infiltrated the spheroid co-cultures within 6 h. Treatment with an optimized drug combination or the small molecule-based targeted drug sunitinib increased immune cell infiltration significantly. Assessing the therapeutic potential of this drug combination in this platform, we revealed that the expression of PD-L1 increased in 3D co-cultures. The cost- and time-effective establishment of our 3D co-culture model and its application as a pre-clinical drug screening platform can facilitate the treatment validation and clinical translation.
Keywords
3D co-cultures, PD-L1, combination therapy, heterotypic spheroids, immune cells, immunotherapy, infiltration, renal cell carcinoma, sunitinib
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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