Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113550
Keywords
tumor; microalgae; photosynthesis; hypoxia; 3D model
Funding
- National Agency of Research and Development from Chile (ANID/CONICYT) [1200280, 21180863, T7819120008]
- CORFO Portafolio I+D grant [18PIDE98887]
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This study presents a 3D photosynthetic tumor model composed of human melanoma cells and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii microalgae, which allows for simultaneous study of both cell types. The results show that the two cell types are biocompatible with each other under cell culture conditions, and a 10:1 ratio of microalgae to cells meets the metabolic requirement of the tumor cells, producing sufficient oxygen. This 3D tumor model provides an easy-to-use in vitro resource for analyzing the effects of photosynthetically produced oxygen on a tumor microenvironment, opening up various potential research avenues.
As hypoxic tumors show resistance to several clinical treatments, photosynthetic microorganisms have been recently suggested as a promising safe alternative for oxygenating the tumor microenvironment. The relationship between organisms and the effect microalgae have on tumors is still largely unknown, evidencing the need for a simple yet representative model for studying photosynthetic tumor oxygenation in a reproducible manner. Here, we present a 3D photosynthetic tumor model composed of human melanoma cells and the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, both seeded into a collagen scaffold, which allows for the simultaneous study of both cell types. This work focuses on the biocompatibility and cellular interactions of the two cell types, as well as the study of photosynthetic oxygenation of the tumor cells. It is shown that both cell types are biocompatible with one another at cell culture conditions and that a 10:1 ratio of microalgae to cells meets the metabolic requirement of the tumor cells, producing over twice the required amount of oxygen. This 3D tumor model provides an easy-to-use in vitro resource for analyzing the effects of photosynthetically produced oxygen on a tumor microenvironment, thus opening various potential research avenues.
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