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2020年12月5日

Evaluating the Angiogenetic Properties of Ovarian Cancer Stem-like Cells using the Three-dimensional Co-culture System, NICO-1.

Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
  • Yuko Miyagawa
  • Kazunori Nagasaka
  • Kaoru Yamawaki
  • Yutaro Mori
  • Tatsuya Ishiguro
  • Kei Hashimoto
  • Ryoko Koike
  • Siho Fukui
  • Takeru Sugihara
  • Takayuki Ichinose
  • Haruko Hiraike
  • Koichiro Kido
  • Koji Okamoto
  • Takayuki Enomoto
  • Takuya Ayabe
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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3791/61751

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) reside in a supportive niche, constituting a microenvironment comprised of adjacent stromal cells, vessels, and extracellular matrix. The ability of CSCs to participate in the development of endothelium constitutes an important characteristic that directly contributes to the general understanding of the mechanisms of tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis. The purpose of this work is to establish a reproducible methodology to investigate the tumor-initiation capability of ovarian cancer stem cells (OCSCs). Herein, we examined the neovascularization mechanism between endothelial cells and OCSCs along with the morphological changes of endothelial cells using the in vitro co-culture model NICO-1. This protocol allows visualization of the neovascularization step surrounding the OCSCs in a time course manner. The technique can provide insight regarding the angiogenetic properties of OCSCs in tumor metastasis.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.3791/61751
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33346189
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3791/61751
  • PubMed ID : 33346189

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