2D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study.
A physiologically relevant in vitro human-based model could be the 'gold standard' to clarify the pathological steps involved in glaucoma onset. In this regard, human 3D cultures may represent an excellent starting point to achieve this goal. Indeed, the 3D matrix allows to re-create the i...
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doaj-21878b1250d34a939b07f1404cccb5f32021-03-03T19:56:16ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01149e022194210.1371/journal.pone.02219422D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study.Stefania VernazzaSara TirendiSonia ScarfìMario PassalacquaFrancesco OddoneCarlo Enrico TraversoIlaria RizzatoAnna Maria BassiSergio Claudio SaccàA physiologically relevant in vitro human-based model could be the 'gold standard' to clarify the pathological steps involved in glaucoma onset. In this regard, human 3D cultures may represent an excellent starting point to achieve this goal. Indeed, the 3D matrix allows to re-create the in vivo-like tissue architecture, maintaining its functionality and cellular behaviour, compared to the 2D model. Thus, we propose a comparison between the 2D and 3D in vitro models of human trabecular meshwork cells in terms of cellular responses after chronic stress exposure. Our results showed that 3D-cells are more sensitive to intracellular reactive oxidative specie production induced by hydrogen peroxide treatment, compared to 2D cultures. Additionally, in 3D cultures a more accurate regulation of the apoptosis trigger and cell adaptation mechanisms was detected than in 2D models. In line with these findings, the 3D-HTMC model shows the ability to better mimic the in vivo cell behaviour in adaptive responses to chronic oxidative stress than 2D.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221942 |
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Stefania Vernazza Sara Tirendi Sonia Scarfì Mario Passalacqua Francesco Oddone Carlo Enrico Traverso Ilaria Rizzato Anna Maria Bassi Sergio Claudio Saccà 2D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study. PLoS ONE |
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Stefania Vernazza Sara Tirendi Sonia Scarfì Mario Passalacqua Francesco Oddone Carlo Enrico Traverso Ilaria Rizzato Anna Maria Bassi Sergio Claudio Saccà |
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2D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study. |
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2D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study. |
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2D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study. |
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2D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study. |
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2D- and 3D-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: A preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study. |
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2d- and 3d-cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells: a preliminary assessment of an in vitro model for glaucoma study. |
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A physiologically relevant in vitro human-based model could be the 'gold standard' to clarify the pathological steps involved in glaucoma onset. In this regard, human 3D cultures may represent an excellent starting point to achieve this goal. Indeed, the 3D matrix allows to re-create the in vivo-like tissue architecture, maintaining its functionality and cellular behaviour, compared to the 2D model. Thus, we propose a comparison between the 2D and 3D in vitro models of human trabecular meshwork cells in terms of cellular responses after chronic stress exposure. Our results showed that 3D-cells are more sensitive to intracellular reactive oxidative specie production induced by hydrogen peroxide treatment, compared to 2D cultures. Additionally, in 3D cultures a more accurate regulation of the apoptosis trigger and cell adaptation mechanisms was detected than in 2D models. In line with these findings, the 3D-HTMC model shows the ability to better mimic the in vivo cell behaviour in adaptive responses to chronic oxidative stress than 2D. |
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