Name: a hormone-responsive 3d culture model of the human mammary gland epithelium
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Vi sætter stor pris på de redaktionelle bidrag fra Cheryl Schaeberle. Denne forskning blev støttet af Avon Grants # 02-2009-093 og 02-2011-095, og NIEHS / NIH ES 08.314 til AMS. Indholdet er alene forfatternes ansvar og repræsenterer ikke nødvendigvis de officielle synspunkter fra National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences eller National Institutes of Health.

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Here, we describe a hormone-sensitive 3D culture model to test the action of hormones on breast epithelium. The response to hormones can be assessed at the tissue morphology, cell proliferation and gene expression levels 12. One limitation of this technique is that visualization during the culture period is restricted to light microscopy since the cultures are grown in a plastic bottom plate. The 3D culture system could be adapted to glass bottom plates to allow for live imaging of the cultures 1.</...

I modsætning til standard 2D kulturer, 3D cellekultur surrogat modeller giver mulighed for undersøgelse af epitelceller opførsel i et fysiologisk relevant kontekst, en ligner et væv. 3D kulturer af brystkirtlen har hjulpet belyse mange aspekter af mælkekirtel udvikling og neoplasi. Men de fleste af de 3D ​​kulturmodeller aktuelt tilgængelige er uegnede til at studere hormonvirkning fordi de humane epiteliale cellelinier anvendes til opgaven mangler hormon receptorekspression 6,7,9. Heri beskriver vi en 3D-kultur model af det humane bryst epitel, der er egnet til at studere hormonvirkning 12. Denne model anvender det kommercielt tilgængelige hormon-responsive humane bryst- epitelcellelinje, T47D 3,11,13, som oprindeligt blev afledt af en pleural effusion opnået fra en 54-årig kvindelig patient med en infiltrerende duktalt carcinom i brystet. Vi anvender rotte hale collagen type 1 som en matrix. Denne 3D kulture model er passende for studiet af virkningen af ​​de tre vigtigste mammotropic hormoner (estradiol, promegeston (en analog af progesteron), og prolactin) på humane bryst epitelceller. Hormon-induceret epitelial morfologi kan vurderes kvantitativt over tid ved morfometrisk analyse 12. En passende udsåningstæthed tillader disse 3D-kulturer holdes i 2 uger. På dette tidspunkt, udviklingen af ​​strukturer er tilstrækkeligt til en solid kvantitativ vurdering af hormonvirkning på epithelmorfologi. Geler kan også udtages på tidligere tidspunkter for celleproliferation og genekspression analyser. Desuden er denne model er egnet til at afprøve virkningerne af en sekventiel hormonbehandling; fx efter behandling med østradiol i den første uge og udskiftning med andre hormon / kombination af hormoner i den følgende uge. Virkningen af ​​østrogene forbindelser og antiøstrogener, såsom ICI 182.780, kan også Studøde ved hjælp af denne 3D kulturmodel 12.

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a hormone-responsive 3d culture model of the human mammary gland epithelium

The process of mammary epithelial morphogenesis is influenced by hormones. The study of hormone action on the breast epithelium using 2D cultures is limited to cell proliferation and gene expression endpoints. However, in the organism, mammary morphogenesis occurs in a 3D environment. 3D culture systems help bridge the gap between monolayer cell culture (2D) and the complexity of the organism. Herein, we describe a 3D culture model of the human breast epithelium that is suitable to study hormone action. It uses the commercially available hormone-responsive human breast epithelial cell line, T47D, and rat tail collagen type 1 as a matrix. This 3D culture model responds to the main mammotropic hormones: estradiol, progestins and prolactin. The influence of these hormones on epithelial morphogenesis can be observed after 1- or 2-week treatment according to the endpoint. The 3D cultures can be harvested for analysis of epithelial morphogenesis, cell proliferation and gene expression.

Figur 1 opsummerer proceduren for udarbejdelse af hormon-følsomme 3D kulturer. Epiteliale strukturer observeres i hele underlag af geler dyrket i 2 uger i nærvær af E2 alene og i kombination med andre hormoner. Kun enkelte celler eller grupper af 2-3 celler er til stede, når ingen hormoner tilsættes til dyrkningsmediet (CDFBS medium) (figur 2). Denne betingelse tjener som en negativ kontrol. Celler i 3D danner kultur strukturer, der varierer i form, st?...

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A Hormone-responsive 3D Culture Model of the Human Mammary Gland Epithelium

We describe a 3D culture model of the human breast epithelium that is suitable to study hormone action.

Et hormon-responsiv 3D Kultur Model af menneskelige mælkekirtler epitel

The process of mammary epithelial morphogenesis is influenced by hormones. The study of hormone action on the breast epithelium using 2D cultures is ...

The overall goal of this physiologically-relevant 3D culture method, is to test the action of the main mammogenic hormones on mammary epithelial morphogenesis. This method can help answer key questions in the endocrinology and mammary gland biology fields, such as how do estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin influence mammary epithelial morphogenesis. The main advantage of this standardized method is that hormone-sensitive mammary epithethial cells form 3D structures in response to hormones, in a manner similar to what is observed in vivo.The implications of this technique extend toward breast cancer therapies, as it is a physiologically-relevant culture system of the complex human breast epithelium. We first had the idea for this method because we notice how lack of standardized in vitro models for studying how human breast morphogenesis is influenced by hormones. Begin by counting the number of cells in a single cell suspension of T47D cells.The way the cells are maintained is critical for retention of hormone-responsive phenotypes. We recommend frequent checks for a trial responsiveness in the T47D cells, on the fourth passage after thawing a new vial, and every ten passages thereafter. Then spin down 75, 000 cells per gel.And use a cold pipette to gently resuspend the pellet in 1.5 milliliters of collagen per gel without bubbles. Next, use a static-reducing brush to wipe the borders top and bottom of a 12-well plate. And place the plate on top of another empty static-reduced 12-well plate.The presence of static electricity during the preparation of the gel may affect the distribution of the cells, causing cells to sink to the bottom during gel laying, and grow as a 2D model layer. When the plate is ready, gently more 1.5 milliliters of the cell collagen mixture into each well. And place the plate in a 37 degree Celsius incubator.After 30 minutes, add 1.5 milliliters of freshly-prepared cdFBS medium supplemented with hormones to each well. And use a sterile P200 pipette tip to carefully detach each gel from the border of the well with a gentle circular motion. Then, place the 3D cultures in a 37 degree Celsius, 5%CO2, 100%humidity tissue culture incubator for one to two weeks, changing the media every two days.To process the gels for whole mounting, replace the medium in each well with 1.5 milliliters of PBS. Then, transfer one gel at a time to a slide, and use a curved surgical blade to cut each gel in half. Transfer one half of the gels to individual slides to try.After five minutes, fix the gels in 10%formalin on a shaker overnight. The next morning, wash the gels two times with PBS for ten minutes each on the shaker. After the second wash, incubate the gels in 70%ethanol for one hour on the shaker, followed by an overnight incubation in filtered carmine alum overnight.The next day, dehydrate the gels in progressive ethanol solutions while shaking for one hour each, followed by two one-hour shaking incubations in xylene. After the final xylene incubation, mount the gels with toluene-based mounting medium, and cover them with 1.5 millimeter thick cover slips. To process the gels for histological analysis, place the saved gel halves in individual 20 milliliters glass vials of 10%formalin for overnight fixation on the shaker.The next morning, wash the gels two times in PBS for ten minutes while shaking, as just demonstrated. Then, place the gels in processing cassettes for paraffin embedding. Next, dehydrate the gels in progressive ethanol incubations for one hour each as indicated, using fresh ethanol for each incubation.Then, incubate the gels in xylene for two one-hour incubations, and transfer the cassettes into paraffin for three one-hour incubations at 60 degrees Celsius in a vacuum incubator, using fresh paraffin each time. After the last vacuum incubation, remove the gel from the cassette and place in a plastic mold. Fill the mold with fresh paraffin, and cover the mold with the cassette top.After cooling, remove the plastic molds and use a microtome to obtain 5-micrometer thick sections of the gels. To extract the cells, carefully transfer whole gels from the 12-well plate into a Petri dish of PBS, and briefly rinse the gels. Then, place the gels in individual 15 milliliters tubes containing 2 milliliters of 0.125%collagenase, and pipette up and down four to five times to break the gels into small pieces.Incubate the gel fragments at 37 degrees Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes. When the gels have fully dissolved, add two milliliters of serum-supplemented culture medium to each cell suspension, and centrifuge the samples. Then, resuspend the pellets and count the number of viable cells.Epithelial structures are observed in whole mounts of gels cultured for two weeks in the presence of E2 alone, or in combination with other hormones. When no hormones are added, only single cells or groups of two to three cells are observed. Rat tail collagen type one is most frequently used for the gels, as seeding in bovine collagen type one may result in the formation of disorganized cell groups.E2 treatment results in thick, rounded, or elongated structures that exhibit more budding structures with the addition of prolactin. E2 and promegestone treatment, however, induces irregular structures, with cellular projections reminiscent of side branching. Here, the effect of an anti-estrogen on E2-dependent cell proliferation in the 3D cultures was quantified after collagenase cell extraction as just demonstrated.While attempting this procedure, it's important to remember to keep the neutralized collagen on ice, otherwise it will rapidly solidify at room temperature. After watching this video, you should have a good understanding of how to prepare hormone-sensitive 3D cultures of the breast epithelium, and how to extract data on the action of hormones on epithelial morphogenesis and cell proliferation.

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A Simple Hanging Drop Cell Culture Protocol for Generation of 3D Spheroids

Studies of cell-cell cohesion and cell-substratum adhesion have historically been performed on monolayer cultures adherent to rigid substrates. Cells ...

Rotating Cell Culture Systems for Human Cell Culture: Human Trophoblast Cells as a Model

Roterende Cell Culture Systems for Human Cell Culture: Human trofoblasten celler som en model

The field of human trophoblast research aids in  understanding the complex environment established during placentation. Due to the  nature of these ...

Production, Characterization and Potential Uses of a 3D Tissue-engineered Human Esophageal Mucosal Model

Produktion, karakterisering og potentielle anvendelse af en 3D-Tissue-manipuleret humant Esophageal Mucosal Model

The incidence of both esophageal adenocarcinoma and its precursor, Barrett&#8217;s Metaplasia, are rising rapidly in the western world. Furthermore ...

Tunable Hydrogels from Pulmonary Extracellular Matrix for 3D Cell Culture

Tunable Hydrogeler fra Pulmonal ekstracellulære matrix for 3D cellekultur

Here we present a method for establishing multiple component cell culture hydrogels for in vitro lung cell culture. Beginning with healthy en bloc lung ...

Intraductal Delivery to the Rabbit Mammary Gland

Intraduktal Levering til kanin mælkekirtlerne

Localized intraductal treatments for breast cancer offer potential advantages, including efficient delivery to the tumor and reduced systemic toxicity and ...

Construction of a Multilayered Mesenchymal Stem Cell Sheet with a 3D Dynamic Culture System

Opførelse af et flerlaget mesenkymale stamceller ark med en 3D dynamisk kultur System

Stem cell therapy shows a promising future in regenerating injured organ and tissues, and the cell sheet technique has been developed to improve the low ...

Growth and Characterization of Irradiated Organoids from Mammary Glands

Vækst og karakterisering af bestrålede Organoider fra mælkekirtler

Organoids derived from the digested tissue are multicellular three-dimensional (3D) constructs that better recapitulate in vivo conditions than cell ...

A Human 3D Extracellular Matrix-Adipocyte Culture Model for Studying Matrix-Cell Metabolic Crosstalk

En menneskelig 3D ekstracellulær matrix-Adipocyte kultur model for at studere matrix-celle metaboliske Crosstalk

The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a central role in regulating tissue homeostasis, engaging in crosstalk with cells and regulating multiple aspects of ...

Transplantation of a 3D Bioprinted Patch in a Murine Model of Myocardial Infarction

Transplantation af en 3D Bioprinted Patch i en Murine model af myokardieinfarkt

Testing regenerative properties of 3D bioprinted cardiac patches in vivo using murine models of heart failure via permanent left anterior descending (LAD) ...

3D-samkulturanalyse: Vaskulariserede osteogene nicher til screening af kræftmedicin

Simple Establishment of a Vascularized Osteogenic Bone Marrow Niche Using Pre-Cast Poly(ethylene Glycol) (PEG) Hydrogels in an Imaging Microplate

Forfatter Spotlight: Simpel etablering af en vaskulariseret osteogen knoglemarvsniche ved hjælp af præstøbte poly(ethylenglycol) (PEG) hydrogeler i en billedmikroplade  

Enkel etablering af en vaskulariseret osteogen knoglemarvsniche ved hjælp af præfabrikerede poly(ethylenglycol) (PEG) hydrogeler i en billeddannende mikroplade

The bone and bone marrow are highly vascularized and structurally complex organs, and are sites for cancer and metastasis formation. In vitro models ...