期刊
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 108, 期 8, 页码 1720-1731出版社
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.132
关键词
colorectal cancer; colospheres; three-dimension; ex vivo model
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资金
- Association d'Aide a la Recherche Cancerologique de St Cloud
- Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer
- Institut National du Cancer
- Canceropole Ile de France
- GEFLUC [5/188]
- Genevieve and Jean-Paul Driot Transformative Research Grant
- Philippe and Denis Bloch Cancer Research Grant
- Patrick Roy Translational Medicine Grant
- Sally Paget-Brown Translational Research Grant
Background: Ex vivo colospheres have been previously characterised as a colorectal cancer (CRC) well-rounded multicellular model, exclusively formed by carcinoma cells, and derived from fresh CRC tissue after mechanical dissociation. The ability to form colospheres was correlated with tumour aggressiveness. Their three-dimensional conformation prompted us to further investigate their potential interest as a preclinical cancer tool. Methods: Patient-derived CRC xenografts were used to produce numerous colospheres. Mechanism of formation was elucidated by confocal microscopy. Expression analysis of a panel of 64 selected cancer-related genes by real-time qRT-PCR and hierarchical clustering allowed comparison of colospheres with parent xenografts. In vitro and in vivo assays were performed for migration and chemosensitivity studies. Results: Colospheres, formed by tissue remodelling and compaction, remained viable several weeks in floating conditions, escaping anoikis through their strong cell-cell interactions. Colospheres matched the gene expression profile of the parent xenograft tissue. Colosphere-forming cells migrated in collagen I matrix and metastasised when subrenally implanted in nude mice. Besides, the colosphere responses to 5-fluorouracil and irinotecan, two standard drugs in CRC, reproduced those of the in vivo original xenografts. Conclusion: Colospheres closely mimic biological characteristics of in vivo CRC tumours. Consequently, they would be relevant ex vivo CRC models.
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