
doi: 10.1111/apm.13168
pmid: 34399444
SummaryOver the past decade, 3D culture models of human and animal cells have found their way into tissue differentiation, drug development, personalized medicine and tumour behaviour studies. Embryoid bodies (EBs) are in vitro 3D cultures established from murine pluripotential stem cells, whereas tumoroids are patient‐derived in vitro 3D cultures. This thesis aims to describe a new implication of an embryoid body model and to characterize the patient‐specific microenvironment of the parental tumour in relation to tumoroid growth rate. In this thesis, we described a high‐throughput monitoring method, where EBs are used as a dynamic angiogenesis model. In this model, digital image analysis (DIA) is implemented on immunohistochemistry (IHC) stained sections of the cultures over time. Furthermore, we have investigated the correlation between the genetic profile and inflammatory microenvironment of parental tumours on the in vitro growth rate of tumoroids. The EBs were cultured in spinner flasks. The samples were collected at days 4, 6, 9, 14, 18 and 21, dehydrated and embedded in paraffin. The histological sections were IHC stained for the endothelial marker CD31 and digitally scanned. The virtual whole‐image slides were digitally analysed by Visiopharm® software. Histological evaluation showed vascular‐like structures over time. The quantitative DIA was plausible to monitor significant increase in the total area of the EBs and an increase in endothelial differentiation. The tumoroids were established from 32 colorectal adenocarcinomas. The in vitro growth rate of the tumoroids was followed by automated microscopy over an 11‐day period. The parental tumours were analysed by next‐generation sequencing for KRAS, TP53, PIK3CA, SMAD4, MAP2K1, BRAF, FGFR3 and FBXW7 status. The tumoroids established from KRAS‐mutated parental tumours showed a significantly higher growth rate compared to their wild‐type counterparts. The density of CD3+ T lymphocytes and CD68+ macrophages was calculated in the centre of the tumours and at the invasive margin of the tumours. The high density of CD3+ cells and the low density of CD68+ cells showed a significant correlation with a higher growth rate of the tumoroids. In conclusion, a novel approach for histological monitoring of endothelial differentiation is presented in the stem cell‐derived EBs. Furthermore, the KRAS status and density of CD3+ T cells and macrophages in the parental tumour influence the growth rate of the tumoroids. Our results indicate that these parameters should be included when tumoroids are to be implemented in personalized medicine
Macrophages, Stem Cells, T-Lymphocytes, Cell Culture Techniques, Endothelial Cells, Cell Differentiation, Adenocarcinoma, Mice, Tumor Microenvironment, Animals, Humans, Colorectal Neoplasms, Embryoid Bodies
Macrophages, Stem Cells, T-Lymphocytes, Cell Culture Techniques, Endothelial Cells, Cell Differentiation, Adenocarcinoma, Mice, Tumor Microenvironment, Animals, Humans, Colorectal Neoplasms, Embryoid Bodies
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