Project description:Ferroptosis is a regulated non-apoptotic cell death process characterized by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. This process has recently emerged as a promising approach for cancer therapy. Some evidence indicates that GPX4 may be a useful target for drug development, yet factors that govern GPX4 inhibitor sensitivity in vivo are poorly understood. We find that pharmacological and genetic loss of GPX4 function was sufficient to induce ferroptosis in multiple adherent (“2D”) cancer cell cultures. However, reducing GPX4 protein levels did not affect tumor xenograft growth when these cells were implanted in mice. Furthermore, sensitivity to GPX4 inhibition was markedly reduced when cells were cultured as spheroids (“3D”). We utilized microarray to identify genome-wide expression changes in 3D versus 2D cell culture conditions.
Project description:* To compare surgical and oncological outcomes in patients underwent to colorectal resection with 3D vs 2D laparoscopic technique.
* To evaluate the visual overload in surgeons using 3D laparoscopic technique.
Project description:3D cultivation of cells lead to changes in morphology of the cells. This is likely to explain the higher radioresistance of cells growing in 3D compared to cells growing in 2D cell culture. Whole genome gene expression is performed to determine genes involved in changes of cell moroholgy and radioresistance. Keywords: comparison of 2D vs. 3D cell culture RNA of cells was isolated four days after growing in the two different cell culture systems
Project description:To investigate the differential transcriptomics upon DMT1 in 2D vs 3D cell culture in breast cancer cells Gene expression analysis from MDA-MB-231 RNA-seq data of WT and DMT1 KO cells both in 2D and 3D cell culture conditions
Project description:We examined whether SATB1 functions as a global gene regulator in order to maintain the aggressive phenotype of the MDA-MB-231 cell line. We compared the gene expression profiles between control_shRNA-MDA-MB-231 cells, which express SATB1 at high levels, and SATB1_shRNA1-MDA-MB-231 in which the level of SATB1 was greatly downregulated by RNAi technology. This comparative studies were performed using two different platforms (Codelink and Affymetrix genechip) with two culture conditions either on plastic dish (2D) or on matrigel (3D) which allows cells to form a breast-like morphology only for non-aggressive cells. Keywords: Comparative studies on Control_shRNA and SATB1_shRNA1 expressing MDA-MB-231 from 2D or 3D culture. We examined control_shRNA-MDA-MB-231 cells and SATB1_shRNA1-MDA-MB-231 cells under two culture condition;on plastic dish(2D culture) and on Matrigel coated dish(3D culture). When SATB1 was depleted by RNAi technology, these normally aggressive cells exhibited normal breast like morphology on 3D. We used two different microarray platforms (Codelink and Affymetrix) to make expression data. Initial analysis of data and cross-platform comparison were performed using Codelink expression analysis and GeneSpring software. We provide ratio for control_shRNA/SATB1_shRNA1-MDA-MB-231 cells for 2D and 3D on this series.
Project description:3D cultivation of cells lead to changes in morphology of the cells. This is likely to explain the higher radioresistance of cells growing in 3D compared to cells growing in 2D cell culture. Whole genome gene expression is performed to determine genes involved in changes of cell moroholgy and radioresistance. Keywords: comparison of 2D vs. 3D cell culture
Project description:In these microarray experiments, we characterize the gene expression of mammary epithelial cells (MCF10A cells) grown in either a traditional monolayer cell culture setting (2D) or on Matrigel, which induces single MCF10A cells to form organized acinar structures (3D). Morphogenesis of mammary epithelial cells into organized acinar structures in vitro is accompanied by widespread changes in gene expression patterns, including a substantial decrease in expression of Myc. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of morphogenesis and organization on gene expression with respect to changes in overall gene expression and Myc target gene expression. MCF10A cells were cultured in 2D for either 2 or 5 days (3 biological replicates each) or in 3D for 8 or 16 days (3 or 5 biological replicates, respectively)
Project description:MSCs in vivo have a markedly different three-dimensioanal (3D) niche compared to the traditional two-dimensional (2D) culture in vitro. We used microarrays to detail the global difference of gene expression between MSCs cultured on 3D and 2D matrixes
Project description:Background Three-dimensional (3D) bioengineered models of human skeletal muscle are a promising approach for studying muscle development, function and disease in vitro. These models more closely resemble the complexity of native muscle tissue than two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture and allow for functional measurements to be performed. However, a more complete understanding of how culture condition and duration impacts the myotube maturity and function is required to validate the transition from 2D to 3D culture of muscle cells. Methods Human skeletal muscle cells were cultured as either 2D monolayers or within 3D fibrin-based hydrogels as muscle constructs for up to 21 days. Quantitative proteomic analysis and functional assessments, including contractile force and cross-sectional area measurements, were conducted to evaluate the impact of culture conditions and duration on muscle cell differentiation. Results Proteomic analysis revealed myoblasts differentiated into myotubes by 8 days of differentiation in both 2D and 3D environments. However, the proteomic profiles of myotubes varied significantly between the two culture environments. At day 8 of differentiation, myosin heavy chain isotype abundance indicated a predominantly slow-twitch phenotype in 3D constructs, compared to a mixed fibre type phenotype in 2D monolayers. By day 21 of differentiation, 3D muscle constructs displayed improved mitochondrial maturity, extracellular matrix remodelling, and signs of transitioning towards a fast-twitch phenotype. This prolonged culture duration also resulted in increased passive tension but decreased peak contractile force in 3D muscle constructs. Conclusions This study demonstrates that 3D culture promotes maturity in human skeletal muscle cells, mimicking the biochemical cues and energy demands seen in native muscle tissue. The data highlights the importance of selecting appropriate culture conditions and durations when studying skeletal muscle cells in vitro and suggests 8 days of differentiation as optimal for achieving peak contractile force in 3D muscle constructs.