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BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
卷 10, 期 3, 页码 678-691出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01699g
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- National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea - Korean government [2020R1C1C1006421, 2020M3A9I4038662, 2021R1A2B5B03001416]
- KIST [2E31091, 2E31095]
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2020R1I1A1A01066621]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2021R1A2B5B03001416, 2020R1I1A1A01066621, 2020M3A9I4038662] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
This study introduces a novel 3D assay platform for monitoring NK-mediated cancer cell killing, offering a new approach for studying cancer therapy.
Despite the essential roles of natural killer (NK) cells in cancer treatment, the physical barrier and biological cues of the tumor microenvironment (TME) may induce NK cell dysfunction, causing their poor infiltration into tumors. The currently available two-dimensional (2D) cancer-NK co-culture systems hardly represent the characteristics of TME and are not suitable for tracking the infiltration of immune cells and assessing the efficacy of immunotherapy. This study aims to monitor NK-mediated cancer cell killing using a polymer thin film-based, 3D assay platform that contains highly tumorigenic cancer spheroids. A poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) (pCHMA)-coated surface enables the generation of tumorigenic spheroids from pancreatic cancer patient-derived cancer cells, showing considerable amounts of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and cancer stem cell (CSC)-like characteristics. The 3D spheroid-based assay platform allows rapid discovery of a therapeutic agent for synergistic NK-mediated cytotoxicity through imaging-based high-content screening. In detail, the small molecule C19, known as a multi-epithelial-mesenchymal transition pathway inhibitor, is shown to enhance NK activation and infiltration via modulation of the ECM, resulting in synergistic cytotoxicity against cancer spheroids. This 3D biomimetic co-culture assay platform provides promising applications for predicting patient-specific responses to immunotherapy through advanced therapeutic combinations involving a chemical drug and immune cells.
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