3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
Sci Adv. 2019 May 22;5(5):eaaw1317. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw1317. eCollection 2019 May.
Awareness that traditional two-dimensional (2D) in vitro and nonrepresentative animal models may not completely emulate the 3D hierarchical complexity of tissues and organs is on the rise. Therefore, posterior translation into successful clinical application is compromised. To address this dearth, on-chip biomimetic microenvironments powered by microfluidic technologies are being developed to better capture the complexity of in vivo pathophysiology. Here, we describe a "tumor-on-a-chip" model for assessment of precision nanomedicine delivery on which we validate the efficacy of drug-loaded nanoparticles in a gradient fashion. The model validation was performed by viability studies integrated with live imaging to confirm the dose-response effect of cells exposed to the CMCht/PAMAM nanoparticle gradient. This platform also enables the analysis at the gene expression level, where a down-regulation of all the studied genes (, , and ) was observed. This tumor-on-chip model represents an important development in the use of precision nanomedicine toward personalized treatment.
人们逐渐意识到传统的二维(2D)体外和非代表性的动物模型可能无法完全模拟组织和器官的 3D 层次复杂性。因此,成功转化为临床应用受到了影响。为了解决这一不足,基于微流控技术的芯片仿生微环境正在被开发出来,以更好地捕捉体内病理生理学的复杂性。在这里,我们描述了一种“芯片上的肿瘤”模型,用于评估精密纳米医学输送的效果,我们在该模型上验证了载药纳米颗粒的梯度式疗效。通过整合活细胞成像的生存能力研究对模型进行了验证,以确认细胞暴露于 CMCht/PAMAM 纳米颗粒梯度下的剂量反应效果。该平台还能够进行基因表达水平的分析,观察到所有研究基因(、和)下调。该芯片肿瘤模型是朝着个性化治疗方向使用精密纳米医学的重要进展。
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