Understanding the Role of Fibroblasts following a 3D Tumoroid Implantation for Breast Tumor Formation

Bioengineering

Girdhari Rijal¹ 

[1] Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Public Health, Tarleton State University, a Member of Texas A & M University System, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA;

关键词: fibroblasts;    cancer-associated fibroblasts;    tumor growth;    tumoroids;   

DOI  :  10.3390/bioengineering8110163

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

An understanding of the participation and modulation of fibroblasts during tumor formation and growth is still unclear. Among many speculates, one might be the technical challenge to reveal the versatile function of fibroblasts in tissue complexity, and another is the dynamics in tissue physiology and cell activity. The histology of most solid tumors shows a predominant presence of fibroblasts, suggesting that tumor cells recruit fibroblasts for breast tumor growth. In this review paper, therefore, the migration, activation, differentiation, secretion, and signaling systems that are associated with fibroblasts and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) after implantation of a breast tumoroid, i.e., a lab-generated tumor tissue into an animal, are discussed.

【 授权许可】

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