3D tumor spheroids: an overview on the tools and techniques used for their analysis

EC Costa, AF Moreira, D de Melo-Diogo… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
In comparison with 2D cell culture models, 3D spheroids are able to accurately mimic some
features of solid tumors, such as their spatial architecture, physiological responses …

Tumorsphere as an effective in vitro platform for screening anti-cancer stem cell drugs

CH Lee, CC Yu, BY Wang, WW Chang - Oncotarget, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a sub-population of cells within cancer tissues with tumor
initiation, drug resistance and metastasis properties. CSCs also have been considered as …

Polyphyllin I suppresses the formation of vasculogenic mimicry via Twist1/VE-cadherin pathway

T **ao, W Zhong, J Zhao, B Qian, H Liu, S Chen… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a functional microcirculation pattern formed by aggressive
tumor cells and is related to the metastasis and poor prognosis of many cancer types …

Novel prognostication biomarker adipophilin reveals a metabolic shift in uveal melanoma and new therapeutic opportunities

M Matareed, E Maranou, SA Koskela… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metastatic uveal melanoma remains incurable at present. We previously demonstrated that
loss of BAP1 gene expression in tumour cells triggers molecular mechanisms of …

Non-animal models in dermatological research

E Dellambra, T Odorisio, D D'Arcangelo… - ALTEX-Alternatives to …, 2019 - altex.org
Despite being widely used for basic and preclinical studies in dermatology, available animal
models only partly recapitulate human skin features, often leading to disappointing outputs …

Regulation networks driving vasculogenic mimicry in solid tumors

ON Hernández de la Cruz, JS López-González… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a mechanism whereby cancer cells form microvascular
structures similar to three-dimensional channels to provide nutrients and oxygen to tumors …

The role of sema4D in vasculogenic mimicry formation in non‐small cell lung cancer and the underlying mechanisms

Y **a, XY Cai, JQ Fan, LL Zhang… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a special vascular pattern in malignant tumors, which is
composed of highly aggressive tumor cells. This tumor cell‐mediated blood supply pattern is …

Lupeol and Paclitaxel cooperate in hindering hypoxia induced vasculogenic mimicry via suppression of HIF-1α-EphA2-Laminin-5γ2 network in human oral cancer

D Saha, D Mitra, N Alam, S Sen, SM Mustafi… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), defined as an endothelial cell independent alternative
mechanism of blood and nutrient supply by dysregulated tumor cells, is associated with poor …

Basal cell adhesion molecule promotes metastasis‐associated processes in ovarian cancer

S Sivakumar, S Lieber, D Librizzi… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM) is a laminin α5 (LAMA5) binding
membrane‐bound protein with a putative role in cancer. Besides full‐length BCAM1, an …

Mindin regulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype and prevents neointima formation

LH Zhu, L Huang, X Zhang, P Zhang, SM Zhang… - Clinical …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
Mindin/spondin 2, an extracellular matrix (ECM) component that belongs to the
thrombospondin type 1 (TSR) class of molecules, plays prominent roles in the regulation of …