Comparison of spheroid-based 3-dimensional culture to monolayer of larynx carcinoma cell line HLaC78.
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ABSTRACT: In vitro proliferation and/or invasion tests (such as MTT assay, Boyden Chamber Assay, Scratch assay) using established and well-characterized cell lines can provide easy and reproducible tools to investigate anti-tumour or anti-invasion agents ex vivo. However, in vivo cells in a tissue context interact with neighbouring cells and extracellular matrix components. In 2-dimensional monolayer cultures cells tend to loose tissue-specific properties. 2-D culture models therefore seem unsuitable to mimic the behaviour of cells in a natural, 3-dimensional microenvironment, especially for testing of growth or invasion inhibiting substances. Spheroids on the other hand resemble in many aspects solid, non-vascularized tumour tissue.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE67495 | GEO | 2016/03/11
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA280082
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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