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Enhanced in vitro culture of leukemic cells: Insights from collagen scaffolds and carboxymethyl cellulose-polyethylene glycol gel.

SVOZILOVÁ, Hana; Lucy VOJTOVÁ; Jana DORAZILOVÁ; Jana BRUKNEROVÁ; Veronika POLÁKOVÁ et al.

Basic information

Original name

Enhanced in vitro culture of leukemic cells: Insights from collagen scaffolds and carboxymethyl cellulose-polyethylene glycol gel.

Authors

SVOZILOVÁ, Hana; Lucy VOJTOVÁ; Jana DORAZILOVÁ; Jana BRUKNEROVÁ; Veronika POLÁKOVÁ; Lenka RADOVÁ; Michael DOUBEK; Karla PLEVOVÁ and Šárka POSPÍŠILOVÁ

Edition

EMBL Conference Cancer Genomics 2023, Heidelberg, Německo, 2023

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Konferenční abstrakta

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Yes

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/23:00132768

Organization

Středoevropský technologický institut – Repository – Repository

Keywords in English

chronic lymphocytic leukemia; cell-to-cell; cell-to-matrix contacts

Links

LM2018129, research and development project. LM2023067, research and development project. MUNI/A/1224/2022, interní kód Repo.
Changed: 23/12/2025 00:51, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

In the original language

Studying chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in vitro is challenging due to its complexity and dependency of CLL cells on their microenvironment. An integral part of the natural CLL microenvironment is the three-dimensional (3D) spatial organization, which facilitates frequent cell-to-cell and cell-to-matrix contacts. Therefore, we aimed to mimic the natural tissue architecture by implementing a 3D in vitro culture. We hypothesized that compared to conventional culture, the additional dimension and increased cell-to-matrix contacts would enhance the prosurvival stimuli in CLL cells. We cultured CLL cells in two materials: collagen scaffolds, or gel composed of carboxymethyl cellulose and polyethylene glycol (CMC-PEG). We assessed cell distribution, morphology, and viability via microscopy, and measured the metabolic activity by AlamarBlue assay. Gene expression (MYC, VCAM1, MCL1, CXCR4, CCL4) was analyzed using qPCR to understand the effects of novel culture approaches on adhesion, apoptosis, and intercellular interactions of CLL cells co-cultured with bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) in 3D.

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