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Abstract

Cancer Research

Evaluating Cell Death Using Cell-Free Supernatant of Probiotics in Three-Dimensional Spheroid Cultures of Colorectal Cancer Cells

Published: June 13th, 2020

DOI:

10.3791/61285

1Microbiological Analysis Team, Group for Biometrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 2College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University (CNU), 3Stem Cell Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 4Convergent Research Center for Emerging Virus Infection, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 5Department of Bio-Analysis Science, University of Science & Technology (UST)

* These authors contributed equally

Abstract

This manuscript describes a protocol to evaluate cancer cell deaths in three dimensional (3D) spheroids of multicellular types of cancer cells using supernatants from Lactobacillus fermentum cell culture, considered as probiotics cultures. The use of 3D cultures to test Lactobacillus cell-free supernatant (LCFS) are a better option than testing in 2D monolayers, especially as L. fermentum can produce anti-cancer effects within the gut. L. fermentum supernatant was identified to possess increased anti-proliferative effects against several colorectal cancer (CRC) cells in 3D culture conditions. Interestingly, these effects were strongly related to the culture model, demonstrating the notable ability of L. fermentum to induce cancer cell death. Stable spheroids were generated from diverse CRCs (colorectal cancer cells) using the protocol presented below. This protocol of generating 3D spheroid is time saving and cost effective. This system was developed to easily investigate the anti-cancer effects of LCFS in multiple types of CRC spheroids. As expected, CRC spheroids treated with LCFS strongly induced cell death during the experiment and expressed specific apoptosis molecular markers as analyzed by qRT-PCR, western blotting, and FACS analysis. Therefore, this method is valuable for exploring cell viability and evaluating the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs.

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