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Mimicking the immunosuppressive impact of fibroblasts in a 3D multicellular spheroid model

Grotz, Melanie ; Gijzel, Lieke van ; Bitsch, Peter ; Carrara, Stefania C. ; Kolmar, Harald ; Garg, Sakshi (2024)
Mimicking the immunosuppressive impact of fibroblasts in a 3D multicellular spheroid model.
In: Frontiers in Drug Discovery, 4
doi: 10.3389/fddsv.2024.1427407
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME) is an attractive strategy for cancer therapy, as tumor cells in vivo are surrounded by many different influential cell types, with complex interactions strongly affecting tumor progression and therapeutic outcome. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) represent an abundant stromal cell type in the TME that modulate tumor development by exerting an immunosuppressive effect to influence effector immune cell activation. One promising target for TME-directed therapy is the CAF marker fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP). In this study, we employ a multicellular three-dimensional (3D) spheroid model, including tumor cells, fibroblast cells, and naïve T cells and could observe a protective effect of fibroblasts on tumor cells. Subsequently, we demonstrate that fibroblasts express FAP at differing expression levels in two-dimensional (2D) versus 3D cells. Lastly, we show that in a triple-culture of tumor cells, T cells and fibroblasts, the simultaneous assembly of fibroblasts using the high-affinity ligand oncoFAP with an engineered α-CD3-scFv-Fc-dextran-oncoFAP construct resulted in effective T cell activation to augment immunogenicity. Overall, this model can be routinely used for preclinical screening to study the effects of fibroblasts on the TME in vitro.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2024
Autor(en): Grotz, Melanie ; Gijzel, Lieke van ; Bitsch, Peter ; Carrara, Stefania C. ; Kolmar, Harald ; Garg, Sakshi
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Mimicking the immunosuppressive impact of fibroblasts in a 3D multicellular spheroid model
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 26 Juli 2024
Ort: Lausanne
Verlag: Frontiers Media S.A.
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Frontiers in Drug Discovery
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 4
Kollation: 16 Seiten
DOI: 10.3389/fddsv.2024.1427407
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME) is an attractive strategy for cancer therapy, as tumor cells in vivo are surrounded by many different influential cell types, with complex interactions strongly affecting tumor progression and therapeutic outcome. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) represent an abundant stromal cell type in the TME that modulate tumor development by exerting an immunosuppressive effect to influence effector immune cell activation. One promising target for TME-directed therapy is the CAF marker fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP). In this study, we employ a multicellular three-dimensional (3D) spheroid model, including tumor cells, fibroblast cells, and naïve T cells and could observe a protective effect of fibroblasts on tumor cells. Subsequently, we demonstrate that fibroblasts express FAP at differing expression levels in two-dimensional (2D) versus 3D cells. Lastly, we show that in a triple-culture of tumor cells, T cells and fibroblasts, the simultaneous assembly of fibroblasts using the high-affinity ligand oncoFAP with an engineered α-CD3-scFv-Fc-dextran-oncoFAP construct resulted in effective T cell activation to augment immunogenicity. Overall, this model can be routinely used for preclinical screening to study the effects of fibroblasts on the TME in vitro.

Freie Schlagworte: 3D cell culture, spheroid formation, tumor microenvironment, cancer-associated fibroblasts, fibroblast activation protein-α, T cells, immunosuppressive, in vitro
ID-Nummer: Artikel-ID: 1427407
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This article is part of the Research Topic: Next Generation Micro-Physiological Systems for Pragmatic Use in Regular Industrial Workflow

Sec. Technologies and Strategies to Enable Drug Discovery

Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin, Gesundheit
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): Interdisziplinäre Forschungsprojekte
Interdisziplinäre Forschungsprojekte > Centre for Synthetic Biology
07 Fachbereich Chemie
07 Fachbereich Chemie > Clemens-Schöpf-Institut > Fachgebiet Biochemie
07 Fachbereich Chemie > Clemens-Schöpf-Institut
Hinterlegungsdatum: 17 Sep 2024 05:23
Letzte Änderung: 17 Sep 2024 06:33
PPN: 521545110
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