RRC ID 52249
著者 Nashimoto Y, Hayashi T, Kunita I, Nakamasu A, Torisawa YS, Nakayama M, Takigawa-Imamura H, Kotera H, Nishiyama K, Miura T, Yokokawa R.
タイトル Integrating perfusable vascular networks with a three-dimensional tissue in a microfluidic device.
ジャーナル Integr Biol (Camb)
Abstract Creating vascular networks in tissues is crucial for tissue engineering. Although recent studies have demonstrated the formation of vessel-like structures in a tissue model, long-term culture is still challenging due to the lack of active perfusion in vascular networks. Here, we present a method to create a three-dimensional cellular spheroid with a perfusable vascular network in a microfluidic device. By the definition of the cellular interaction between human lung fibroblasts (hLFs) in a spheroid and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in microchannels, angiogenic sprouts were induced from microchannels toward the spheroid; the sprouts reached the vessel-like structures in a spheroid to form a continuous lumen. We demonstrated that the vascular network could administer biological substances to the interior of the spheroid. As cell density in the spheroid is similar to that of a tissue, the perfusable vasculature model opens up new possibilities for a long-term tissue culture in vitro.
巻・号 9(6)
ページ 506-518
公開日 2017-6-19
DOI 10.1039/c7ib00024c
PMID 28561127
MeSH Blood Vessels / cytology Blood Vessels / growth & development* Coculture Techniques Equipment Design Fibroblasts / cytology Fluorescent Dyes Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Humans Lab-On-A-Chip Devices* Lung / cytology Neovascularization, Physiologic* Perfusion Spheroids, Cellular / cytology Tissue Culture Techniques Tissue Engineering / instrumentation* Tissue Engineering / methods
IF 2.291
引用数 40
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 MCF7(RCB1904)