Project description:Preclinical cancer drug discovery efforts have employed two-dimensional (2D)-cell-based assay models, which fail to forecast in vivo efficacy and contribute to a lower success rates of clinical approval. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are recently expected to bridge the gap between 2D and in vivo models. We compared between A549 cells cultured in ordinal 2D condition and xenografted tumor tissue. Gene microarrays were used to observe the global gene expression in A549 cells cultured with petri dish (2D, control) or xenografted tumor tissue and identified distinct classes of up or down-regulated genes.
Project description:Preclinical cancer drug discovery efforts have employed two-dimensional (2D)-cell-based assay models, which fail to forecast in vivo efficacy and contribute to a lower success rates of clinical approval. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are recently expected to bridge the gap between 2D and in vivo models. We have developed novel 3D culture method that improves the growth of spheroid-forming cancer cells under anchorage-independent condition by leveraging a feature of FP001. Gene microarrays were used to observe the global gene expression in A549 cells cultured with normal adhesion plate (2D, control) or with low adhesion plate (+FP001) and identified distinct classes of up or down-regulated genes. A549 cells were cultured for 5 days in three different conditions as follows. (1) Normal attachment plates with normal medium (as control), (2) low-attachment plates with normal medium, (3) low-attachment plates with FP001 containing medium. Each sample was collected three times.
Project description:Preclinical cancer drug discovery efforts have employed two-dimensional (2D)-cell-based assay models, which fail to forecast in vivo efficacy and contribute to a lower success rates of clinical approval. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are recently expected to bridge the gap between 2D and in vivo models. We have developed novel 3D culture method that improves the growth of spheroid-forming cancer cells under anchorage-independent condition by leveraging a feature of FP001. Gene microarrays were used to observe the global gene expression in A549 cells cultured in multi-well plate with or without FP001 and identified distinct classes of up or down-regulated genes. A549 cells were cultured for 5 days in normal attachment plate with normal medium (as control) or normal attachment plate with FP001 containing medium. Each sample was collected three times.
Project description:Preclinical cancer drug discovery efforts have employed two-dimensional (2D)-cell-based assay models, which fail to forecast in vivo efficacy and contribute to a lower success rates of clinical approval. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are recently expected to bridge the gap between 2D and in vivo models. We have developed novel 3D culture method that improves the growth of spheroid-forming cancer cells under anchorage-independent condition by leveraging a feature of FP001. Gene microarrays were used to observe the global gene expression in A549 cells cultured with normal adhesion plate (2D, control) or with low adhesion plate (+FP001) and identified distinct classes of up or down-regulated genes.
Project description:Preclinical cancer drug discovery efforts have employed two-dimensional (2D)-cell-based assay models, which fail to forecast in vivo efficacy and contribute to a lower success rates of clinical approval. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are recently expected to bridge the gap between 2D and in vivo models. We have developed a novel 3D culture method that is suitable for imaging analysis and improves the growth of spheroid-forming cancer cells under anchorage-independent condition by leveraging a feature of LA717, a seaweed-derived polysaccharide. Gene microarrays were used to observe the global gene expression in A549 cells cultured with adhesion condition (2D, control) or with low adhesion condition (LA717) and identified distinct classes of up or down-regulated genes.
Project description:A549 and MDA-MB-231 cells were cultured in 2D and Matrigel based 3D culture for 4 days. Total RNA was extracted using Trizol. RNA-SEQ was carried out to profile the gene expression in both culture conditions.
Project description:Tumor microenvironment plays an important role in regulating cell growth and metastasis. Recently we developed an ex vivo lung cancer model (4D) that forms perfusable tumor nodules on a lung matrix that mimics human lung cancer histopathology and protease secretion pattern. We compared the gene expression profile (Human OneArray v5 chip) of A549 cells, a human lung cancer cell line, grown on petri dish (2D), and of the same cells grown in the matrix of our ex vivo model (4D). Furthermore, we obtained gene expression data of A549 cells grown on petri dish (2D) and matrigel (3D) from a previous study and compared the 3D expression profile with that of 4D. Expression array analysis showed 2954 genes differentially expressed between 2D and 4D. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis showed up-regulation of several genes associated with extracellular matrix, polarity, and cell fate and development. Moreover, expression array analysis of 2D versus 3D showed 269 genes that were most differentially expressed, with only 35 genes (13%) having similar expression patterns as observed between 2D and 4D. Finally, the differential gene expression signature of 4D cells (versus 2D) correlated significantly with poor survival in patients with lung cancer (n=1492), while the expression signature of 3D versus 2D correlated with better survival in lung cancer patients. Since patients with larger tumors tend to have worse survival, the ex vivo 4D model may offer additional features over the 3D model, to better mimic of natural progression of tumor growth in lung cancer patients. We compared the gene expression profile (Human OneArray v5 chip) of A549 cells, human lung cancer cell line, grown on petri dish (2D) and same cells grown in the matrix of our ex vivo model (4D).
Project description:CTCs in cancer patients are thought to be responsible for metastasis. Currently, there is no ex vivo model that can isolate this group of cells. We have developed an ex vivo 4D lung cancer model that forms perfusable tumor nodules and form CTCs. Gene array analyses show 2504 differentially expressed genes when comparing CTCs from the 4D model seeded with A549 cells to the same cells grown on a petri dish (2D). We compared the gene expression profile (Human OneArray v5 chip) of A549 cells, human lung cancer cell line, grown on petri dish (2D) and same cells circulating as tumor cells in our ex vivo model (4D/CTC).
Project description:Preclinical cancer drug discovery efforts have employed two-dimensional (2D)-cell-based assay models, which fail to forecast in vivo efficacy and contribute to a lower success rates of clinical approval. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are recently expected to bridge the gap between 2D and in vivo models. We have developed novel 3D culture method that improves the growth of spheroid-forming cancer cells under anchorage-independent condition by leveraging a feature of FP001. Gene microarrays were used to observe the global gene expression in A549 cells cultured in multi-well plate with or without FP001 and identified distinct classes of up or down-regulated genes.
Project description:Preclinical cancer drug discovery efforts have employed two-dimensional (2D)-cell-based assay models, which fail to forecast in vivo efficacy and contribute to a lower success rates of clinical approval. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are recently expected to bridge the gap between 2D and in vivo models. We have developed a novel 3D culture method that improves the growth of spheroid-forming cancer cells under anchorage-independent condition by leveraging a feature of FP001, a bacteria-derived polysaccharide. Gene microarrays were used to observe the global gene expression in SKOV3 cells cultured with adhesion condition (2D, control) or with low adhesion condition (FP001) and identified distinct classes of up or down-regulated genes. SKOV3 cells were cultured for 11 days in normal attachment plates with normal medium (as control) or low-attachment plates with FP001 containing medium. Each sample was collected three times.