Multiscale mechanobiology in brain physiology and diseases

A Procès, M Luciano, Y Kalukula, L Ris… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence suggests that mechanics play a critical role in regulating brain function
at different scales. Downstream integration of mechanical inputs into biochemical signals …

A molecular basis of tumor metastasis and current approaches to decode targeted migration-promoting events in pediatric neuroblastoma

D Corallo, M Dalla Vecchia, D Lazic… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cell motility is a crucial biological process that plays a critical role in the development of
multicellular organisms and is essential for tissue formation and regeneration. However …

A 3D bioprinted in vitro model of neuroblastoma recapitulates dynamic tumor‐endothelial cell interactions contributing to solid tumor aggressive behavior

L Ning, J Shim, ML Tomov, R Liu, R Mehta… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial tumor in children resulting in
substantial morbidity and mortality. A deeper understanding of the NB tumor …

[HTML][HTML] A review for cell-based screening methods in drug discovery

F Wei, S Wang, X Gou - Biophysics Reports, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With the biological relevance of the whole cells, low cost compared with animal experiments,
a wide variety of cell-based screening platforms (cell-based assay, cell-based microfluidics …

Monocyte and macrophage in Neuroblastoma: blocking their pro-tumoral functions and strengthening their crosstalk with natural killer cells

C Vitale, C Bottino, R Castriconi - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, immunotherapy has represented an enormous step forward in the
fight against cancer. Immunotherapeutic approaches have increasingly become a …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional in vitro model of bone metastases of neuroblastoma as a tool for pharmacological evaluations

S Aveic, M Seidelmann, R Davtalab, D Corallo… - …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In vitro metastatic models are foreseen to introduce a breakthrough in the field of preclinical
screening of more functional small-molecule pharmaceuticals and biologics. To achieve this …

The Extracellular Matrix and Neuroblastoma Cell Communication—A Complex Interplay and Its Therapeutic Implications

I Horwacik - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a pediatric neuroendocrine neoplasm. It arises from the sympatho-
adrenal lineage of neural-crest-derived multipotent progenitor cells that fail to differentiate …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical Models of Neuroblastoma—Current Status and Perspectives

E Krawczyk, J Kitlińska - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neuroblastoma is a pediatric tumor originating from the precursors of
sympathetic nerves. The disease is known for its high heterogeneity. Hence, developing …

The next-generation of combination cancer immunotherapy: Epigenetic immunomodulators transmogrify immune training to enhance immunotherapy

RB Mokhtari, M Sambi, B Qorri, N Baluch, N Ashayeri… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Drug development and therapeutic approaches for treating cancer have
shifted towards incorporating more multimodality approaches that harness the immune …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial tumor microenvironments in neuroblastoma

CH Quinn, AM Beierle, EA Beierle - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the quest to advance neuroblastoma therapeutics, there is a need to have a deeper
understanding of the tumor microenvironment (TME). From extracellular matrix proteins to …