Deconstructed microfluidic bone marrow on‐A‐chip to study normal and malignant hemopoietic cell–niche interactions

J Aleman, SK George, S Herberg, M Devarasetty… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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Human hematopoietic niches are complex specialized microenvironments that maintain and
regulate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC). Thus far, most of the studies
performed investigating alterations of HSPC‐niche dynamic interactions are conducted in
animal models. Herein, organ microengineering with microfluidics is combined to develop a
human bone marrow (BM)‐on‐a‐chip with an integrated recirculating perfusion system that
consolidates a variety of important parameters such as 3D architecture, cell–cell/cell–matrix …
Abstract
Human hematopoietic niches are complex specialized microenvironments that maintain and regulate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC). Thus far, most of the studies performed investigating alterations of HSPC‐niche dynamic interactions are conducted in animal models. Herein, organ microengineering with microfluidics is combined to develop a human bone marrow (BM)‐on‐a‐chip with an integrated recirculating perfusion system that consolidates a variety of important parameters such as 3D architecture, cell–cell/cell–matrix interactions, and circulation, allowing a better mimicry of in vivo conditions. The complex BM environment is deconvoluted to 4 major distinct, but integrated, tissue‐engineered 3D niche constructs housed within a single, closed, recirculating microfluidic device system, and equipped with cell tracking technology. It is shown that this technology successfully enables the identification and quantification of preferential interactions—homing and retention—of circulating normal and malignant HSPC with distinct niches.
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