Investigating Cancer Tumor Microenvironment In vitro: Co-Culture Studies on Adipocytes and Cancer Cells


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Rencüzoğulları Ö., Özfiliz Kılbaş P., Bal E., Ayhan Şahin B.

Technologies in Cell Culture-A Journey From Basics to Advanced Applications , Prof. Soumya Basu,Dr. Amit Ranjan,Dr. Subhayan Sur, Editör, IntechOpen, London, ss.1-21, 2023

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Diğer
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Yayınevi: IntechOpen
  • Basıldığı Şehir: London
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-21
  • Editörler: Prof. Soumya Basu,Dr. Amit Ranjan,Dr. Subhayan Sur, Editör
  • İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The tumor microenvironment increases the growth and invasion of cancer cells, makes classical chemotherapy applications inadequate, and is associated with a poor cancer prognosis. Recent studies reveal that cancer stroma supports tumor growth and metastasis and develops resistance to chemotherapy. In vitro co-culture techniques are widely used to study cross-talk between tumor microenvironment cells such as adipocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, macrophages, and cancer cells. Co-culture techniques are classified into two main categories: indirect and direct methods. Transwell (indirect) co-culture of mature adipocytes with cancer cells has shown cancer cell viability, growth, proliferation, invasion, and metastases. This chapter covers the general methods of co-culture studies and will emphasize the results obtained on the co-culture of adipocytes and cancer cells.