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Organotypic slice cultures of human glioblastoma reveal different susceptibilities to treatments

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NEURO-ONCOLOGY
卷 15, 期 6, 页码 670-681

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not003

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glioblastoma multiforme; organotypic slice culture; human test system; heavy ions

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  1. Messer Foundation
  2. Kassel Foundation
  3. Dr. Senckenberg Foundation
  4. BMBF [0315498A]
  5. ESA [50WB0925]
  6. DLR

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Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common lethal brain tumor in human adults, with no major therapeutic breakthroughs in recent decades. Research is based mostly on human tumor cell lines deprived of their organotypic environment or inserted into immune-deficient animals required for graft survival. Here, we describe how glioblastoma specimens obtained from surgical biopsy material can be sectioned and transferred into cultures within minutes. Slices were kept in 6-well plates, allowing direct observation, application of temozolomide, and irradiation. At the end of experiments, slice cultures were processed for histological analysis including hematoxylin-eosin staining, detection of proliferation (Ki67), apoptosis/cell death (cleaved caspase 3, propidium iodide), DNA double-strand breaks (H2AX), and neural subpopulations. First clinical trials employed irradiation with the heavy ion carbon for the treatment of glioblastoma patients, but the biological effects and most effective dose regimens remain to be established. Therefore, we developed an approach to expose glioblastoma slice cultures to C-12 and X-rays. We found preservation of the individual histopathology over at least 16 days. Treatments resulted in activation of caspase 3, inhibition of proliferation, and cell loss. Irradiation induced H2AX. In line with clinical observations, individual tumors differed significantly in their susceptibility to temozolomide (0.42.5 apoptosis and 115 cell loss). Glioblastoma multiforme slice cultures provide a unique tool to explore susceptibility of individual tumors for specific therapies including heavy ions, thus potentially allowing more personalized treatments plus exploration of mechanisms of (and strategies to overcome) tumor resistance.

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