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ArticleJCI insight2025

Living human lung slices for ex vivo modelling of lung cancer.

Siavash Mansouri, Annika Karger, Clemens Ruppert, Marc A Schneider, Andreas Weigert, Rajender Nandigama, Blerina Aliraj, Lisa Strotmann, Anoop V Cherian, Diethard Pruefer and 14 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Siavash MansouriInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Annika KargerInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Clemens RuppertDepartment of Internal Medicine, Member of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Marc A SchneiderTranslational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Andreas WeigertGoethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Frankfurt, Germany.
Rajender NandigamaInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Blerina AlirajGoethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Frankfurt, Germany.
Lisa StrotmannTranslational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Anoop V CherianInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Diethard PrueferDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Peter DorfmullerInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Ludger FinkInstitute of Pathology, Dermatopathology, Cytology and Molecular Pathology, UEGP, Wetzlar, Germany.
Ibrahim AlkoudmaniDepartment of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Stefan GattenlöhnerDepartment of Pathology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Bastian EulDepartment of Internal Medicine, Member of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Andre AlthoffDepartment of Pulmonology, Thoraxzentrum Offenbach, and.
Peter KleineDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxzentrum Offenbach, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany.
Hauke WinterTranslational Lung Research Center (TLRC) Heidelberg, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Andreas GuentherInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Hossein-Ardeschir GhofraniInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Soni S PullamsettiInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Friedrich GrimmingerInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Werner SeegerInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Rajkumar SavaiInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) markedly affects cancer progression, yet traditional animal models do not fully recapitulate the situation in humans. To address this, we developed tumor-derived precision lung slices (TD-PCLS), an ex vivo platform for studying the lung TME and evaluating therapies. TD-PCLS, viable for 8-10 days, preserve the heterogeneity and metabolic activity of primary tumors, as confirmed by seahorse analysis. Using multispectral FACS and phenocycler multiplex imaging, we spatially profiled TME components and cancer cell functionality. Additionally, TD-PCLS revealed patient-specific responses to chemo- and immunotherapies. To complement TD-PCLS, we established tumor-cell-seeded PCLS (TCS-PCLS) by introducing tumor and immune cells into healthy lung slices. This model highlighted macrophage-tumor interactions as critical for tumor cell proliferation, migration, and immune modulation. Together, these platforms provide a robust tool for lung cancer research, enabling precision medicine and advancing therapeutic discovery.

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LungLung NeoplasmsTissue Culture TechniquesTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCell MovementCell ProliferationDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleHumansMalePneumonectomyTumor-Associated MacrophagesAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmunologyImmunotherapyLung cancerOncology

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PMID40728884
PMCPMC12487671

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