Comparison of EMT-Related and Multi-Drug Resistant Gene Expression, Extracellular Matrix Production, and Drug Sensitivity in NSCLC Spheroids Generated by Scaffold-Free and Scaffold-Based Methods
Autor: | Xiaoli Qi, Alexandra V. Prokhorova, Alexander V. Mezentsev, Ningfei Shen, Alexander V. Trofimenko, Gleb I. Filkov, Rushan A. Sulimanov, Vladimir A. Makarov, Mikhail O. Durymanov |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
Předmět: |
Lung Neoplasms
Organic Chemistry Drug Resistance Gene Expression General Medicine Catalysis Extracellular Matrix Computer Science Applications Inorganic Chemistry Carcinoma Non-Small-Cell Lung Spheroids Cellular Cell Line Tumor Tumor Microenvironment Humans Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Molecular Biology Spectroscopy tumor spheroids extracellular matrix cytotoxicity anticancer drugs 3D cell culture |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 23; Issue 21; Pages: 13306 |
ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijms232113306 |
Popis: | Multicellular 3D tumor models are becoming a powerful tool for testing of novel drug products and personalized anticancer therapy. Tumor spheroids, a commonly used 3D multicellular tumor model, more closely reproduce the tumor microenvironment than conventional 2D cell cultures. It should be noted that spheroids can be produced using different techniques, which can be subdivided into scaffold-free (SF) and scaffold-based (SB) methods. However, it remains unclear, to what extent spheroid properties depend on the method of their generation. In this study, we aimed to carry out a head-to-head comparison of drug sensitivity and molecular expression profile in SF and SB spheroids along with a monolayer (2D) cell culture. Here, we produced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) spheroids based on human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549. Drug sensitivity analysis of the tested cell cultures to five different chemotherapeutics resulted in IC50 (A549-SB) > IC50 (A549-SF) > IC50 (A549-2D) trend. It was found that SF and SB A549 spheroids displayed elevated expression levels of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers and proteins associated with drug resistance compared with the monolayer A549 cell culture. Enhanced drug resistance of A549-SB spheroids can be a result of larger diameters and elevated deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) that impairs drug penetration into spheroids. Thus, the choice of the spheroid production method can influence the properties of the generated 3D cell culture and their drug resistance. This fact should be considered for correct interpretation of drug testing results. |
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