Glioblastoma (GBM) is among the most common and aggressive adult central nervous system tumors. One prominent characteristic of GBM is the presence of abnormal microvessels. A significant correlation between angiogenesis and prognosis has been observed. Accurately reconstructing this neovascularization and tumor microenvironment through personalized in vitro disease models presents a significant challenge. However, it is crucial to develop new anti-angiogenic therapies for GBM. In this study, 3D bioprinted glioma stem cell (GSC)-laden hydrogel scaffolds, hybrid GSC hydrogels and cell-free hydrogel scaffolds were manufactured to investigate the vascularization ability of GSCs in varying 3D microenvironments. Our results demonstrated that the bioactivity of GSCs in the 3D bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffold was preferable and stable, and the amounts of vascular endothelial growth factor A and basic fibroblast growth factor were the highest in the microenvironment. When the three different models were co-cultured with human umbilical vein endothelial cells, the expression of angiogenesis-related markers was the most abundant in the bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffold. Additionally, xenograft tumors formed by bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffolds more closely resembled human gliomas regarding color, texture and vascularization. Notably, in xenograft tumors derived from 3D bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffolds, the number of human CD105+ cells was significantly higher, and human endothelial vascular lumen-like structures were observed. This indicates that the 3D bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffold is a suitable model for mimicking the glioma microenvironment and studying tumor angiogenesis.
基金:
Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [2308085MH279]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [WK9110000156]; Key Research and Development Program of Anhui Province [202104j07020025]; Anhui Provincial Quality Engineering Project for Higher Education Institutions [2021jyxm1778]
第一作者机构:[1]Univ Sci & Technol China, Affiliated Hosp USTC 1, Dept Neurosurg, Div Life Sci & Med, Hefei 230036, Anhui, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[2]Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sichuan Prov Peoples Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Chengdu 610072, Peoples R China[3]Tsinghua Univ, Res Inst Tsinghua Univ Shenzhen, Ctr Biointelligent Mfg & Living Matter Bioprinting, Shenzhen 518057, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Xuanzhi,Xu Tao,Niu Chaoshi.Vascularization ability of glioma stem cells in different three-dimensional microenvironments[J].REGENERATIVE BIOMATERIALS.2024,11:doi:10.1093/rb/rbad094.
APA:
Wang, Xuanzhi,Xu, Tao&Niu, Chaoshi.(2024).Vascularization ability of glioma stem cells in different three-dimensional microenvironments.REGENERATIVE BIOMATERIALS,11,
MLA:
Wang, Xuanzhi,et al."Vascularization ability of glioma stem cells in different three-dimensional microenvironments".REGENERATIVE BIOMATERIALS 11.(2024)