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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2024

Micro-Vessels-Like 3D Scaffolds for Studying the Proton Radiobiology of Glioblastoma-Endothelial Cells Co-Culture Models.

Qais Akolawala, Floor Keuning, Marta Rovituso, Wouter van Burik, Ernst van der Wal, Henri H Versteeg, Araci M R Rondon, Angelo Accardo

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Qais AkolawalaDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands.
Floor KeuningErasmus University College, Nieuwemarkt 1A, Rotterdam, 3011 HP, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Marta RovitusoHolland Proton Therapy Center (HollandPTC), Huismansingel 4, 2629 JH, Delft, The Netherlands.
Wouter van BurikHolland Proton Therapy Center (HollandPTC), Huismansingel 4, 2629 JH, Delft, The Netherlands.
Ernst van der WalHolland Proton Therapy Center (HollandPTC), Huismansingel 4, 2629 JH, Delft, The Netherlands.
Henri H VersteegEinthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Araci M R RondonEinthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Angelo AccardoDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0442-3652
Proton Therapy Centre · CZLeiden University Medical Center · NLDelft University of Technology · NLErasmus University Rotterdam · NL

Funding

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek OCENW.XS21.1.039TU Delft Health Initiative Pilot Grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating cancer of the brain with an extremely poor prognosis. While X-ray radiotherapy and chemotherapy remain the current standard, proton beam therapy is an appealing alternative as protons can damage cancer cells while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue. However, the effects of protons on in vitro GBM models at the cellular level, especially when co-cultured with endothelial cells, the building blocks of brain micro-vessels, are still unexplored. In this work, novel 3D-engineered scaffolds inspired by the geometry of brain microvasculature are designed, where GBM cells cluster and proliferate. The architectures are fabricated by two-photon polymerization (2PP), pre-cultured with endothelial cells (HUVECs), and then cultured with a human GBM cell line (U251). The micro-vessel structures enable GBM in vivo-like morphologies, and the results show a higher DNA double-strand breakage in GBM monoculture samples when compared to the U251/HUVECs co-culture, with cells in 2D featuring a larger number of DNA damage foci when compared to cells in 3D. The discrepancy in terms of proton radiation response indicates a difference in the radioresistance of the GBM cells mediated by the presence of HUVECs and the possible induction of stemness features that contribute to radioresistance and improved DNA repair.

Indexed as

Endothelial CellsGlioblastomaBrainCoculture TechniquesHumansProtonsProtonsendothelial cellsengineered cell microenvironmentsglioblastomaproton therapytwo-photon polymerization

Identifiers

PMID37944591
PMCPMC11468971
OpenAlexW4388551653

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