In Vitro Models for Studying Tumor Progression
CANCER CELL SIGNALING, 3 EDITION: Methods and Protocols(2021)
摘要
Beyond cell proliferation, one of the most outstanding characteristics of the cancerous cells that promotes the tumoral progression is their high capacity to migrate and invade the surrounding healthy tissue. These cellular processes (migration and invasion) are critical steps to metastasis. Metastatic progression of the tumors is often the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. Critical genes and cell signaling pathways involved in cell migration and invasion of tumor cells have been identified, and several clinical efforts to alleviate cancer are focused on them; however, once the tumor has metastasized, it is extremely difficult to stop the progression of very aggressive forms of cancer such as glioblastomas. Therefore, it is crucial to elucidate the specific molecular mechanisms underlying tumor progression. In this chapter, we describe some methods to study tumor progression by assessing migration and cell invasion in 2D and 3D cell culture conditions.
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Cell migration,Cell invasion,Metastasis,Tumor progression,3D cell cultures
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