Molecular basis for cytokine biomarkers of complex 3D microtissue physiology in vitro: Keynote

'Physiologically more-relevant' claims are readily made for cells cultured on any surface or in a scaffold that provides loosely defined 3D geometry. A set of tools to measure culture '3D-ness' more accurately are needed. Such tools should find applications in fields ranging from...

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Published in:Drug discovery today 2016-06, Vol.21 (6), p.950-961
Main Authors: Asthana, Amish, Kisaalita, William S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:'Physiologically more-relevant' claims are readily made for cells cultured on any surface or in a scaffold that provides loosely defined 3D geometry. A set of tools to measure culture '3D-ness' more accurately are needed. Such tools should find applications in fields ranging from high-throughput identification of substrates for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to cell-based screening of drug candidates. Until now, these fields have not provided a consensus for the most promising place to initiate the search. Here, we review recent advances in transcriptomic, proteomic, inflammation and oncology-related pathways, as well as functional studies that strongly point to cytokines as the most likely compounds to form the missing consensus.
ISSN:1359-6446
DOI:10.1016/j.drudis.2016.03.009