Interactions between hyaluronan and its receptors (CD44, RHAMM) regulate the activities of inflammation and cancer

S Misra, VC Hascall, RR Markwald… - Frontiers in …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA), a major component of extracellular matrices, and
cell surface receptors of HA have been proposed to have pivotal roles in cell proliferation …

Spheroid culture as a tool for creating 3D complex tissues

E Fennema, N Rivron, J Rouwkema… - Trends in …, 2013‏ - cell.com
3D cell culture methods confer a high degree of clinical and biological relevance to in vitro
models. This is specifically the case with the spheroid culture, where a small aggregate of …

3D cell culture systems modeling tumor growth determinants in cancer target discovery

CR Thoma, M Zimmermann, I Agarkova… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Phenotypic heterogeneity of cancer cells, cell biological context, heterotypic crosstalk and
the microenvironment are key determinants of the multistep process of tumor development …

Biomineralization process in hard tissues: The interaction complexity within protein and inorganic counterparts

V Sharma, A Srinivasan, F Nikolajeff, S Kumar - Acta biomaterialia, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Biomineralization can be considered as nature's strategy to produce and sustain
biominerals, primarily via creation of hard tissues for protection and support. This review …

CD44/CD44v6 a reliable companion in cancer-initiating cell maintenance and tumor progression

Z Wang, K Zhao, T Hackert, M Zöller - Frontiers in cell and …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer death, tumor progression proceeding through
emigration from the primary tumor, gaining access to the circulation, leaving the circulation …

CD44, hyaluronan, the hematopoietic stem cell, and leukemia-initiating cells

M Zoeller - Frontiers in immunology, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
CD44 is an adhesion molecule that varies in size due to glycosylation and insertion of so-
called variant exon products. The CD44 standard isoform (CD44s) is highly expressed in …

Journey into bone models: a review

J Scheinpflug, M Pfeiffenberger, A Damerau… - Genes, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Bone is a complex tissue with a variety of functions, such as providing mechanical stability
for locomotion, protection of the inner organs, mineral homeostasis and haematopoiesis. To …

A novel three-dimensional heterotypic spheroid model for the assessment of the activity of cancer immunotherapy agents

S Herter, L Morra, R Schlenker, J Sulcova… - Cancer Immunology …, 2017‏ - Springer
The complexity of the tumor microenvironment is difficult to mimic in vitro, particularly
regarding tumor–host interactions. To enable better assessment of cancer immunotherapy …

Hematopoietic stem cell development, niches, and signaling pathways

K Chotinantakul, W Leeanansaksiri - Bone marrow research, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) play a key role in hematopoietic system that functions
mainly in homeostasis and immune response. HSCs transplantation has been applied for …

A novel model of dormancy for bone metastatic breast cancer cells

R Marlow, G Honeth, S Lombardi, M Cariati… - Cancer …, 2013‏ - aacrjournals.org
Mortality of patients with breast cancer is due overwhelmingly to metastatic spread of the
disease. Although dissemination is an early event in breast cancer, extended periods of …