Growing Role of 3D In Vitro Cell Cultures in the Study of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms: Short Focus on Breast Cancer, Endometriosis, Liver and Infectious …

N Bloise, M Giannaccari, G Guagliano, E Peluso… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, the development of three-dimensional (3D) models has increased
exponentially, facilitating the unravelling of fundamental and essential cellular mechanisms …

Clinical applications of 3D normal and breast cancer organoids: A review of concepts and methods

SM Lewis, MK Callaway… - … Biology and Medicine, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
While mouse models and two-dimensional (2D) cell culture systems have dominated as
research tools for cancer biology, three-dimensional (3D) cultures have gained traction as a …

Three-dimensional cell cultures: the bridge between in vitro and in vivo models

O Urzì, R Gasparro, E Costanzo, A De Luca… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although historically, the traditional bidimensional in vitro cell system has been widely used
in research, providing much fundamental information regarding cellular functions and …

Methodological aspects and pharmacological applications of three-dimensional cancer cell cultures and organoids

F Foglietta, R Canaparo, G Muccioli, E Terreno… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures, in which cells grow in flat layers on plastic
surfaces, are considered the standard model for use in drug screening and for biological …

3D cell culture systems: tumor application, advantages, and disadvantages

O Habanjar, M Diab-Assaf, F Caldefie-Chezet… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The traditional two-dimensional (2D) in vitro cell culture system (on a flat support) has long
been used in cancer research. However, this system cannot be fully translated into clinical …

Contributions of 3D cell cultures for cancer research

M Ravi, A Ramesh, A Pattabhi - Journal of cellular physiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer cell lines have contributed immensely in understanding the complex physiology of
cancers. They are excellent material for studies as they offer homogenous samples without …

Three-dimensional biological cultures and organoids

H Byrne - Interface Focus, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While two-dimensional (2D) cell models and animal models have played central roles in
advancing knowledge and understanding of cell biology, neither can accurately recapitulate …

Life is three dimensional—as in vitro cancer cultures should be

I Levinger, Y Ventura, R Vago - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
For many decades, fundamental cancer research has relied on two-dimensional in vitro cell
culture models. However, these provide a poor representation of the complex three …

Three-dimensional 3D culture models in gynecological and breast cancer research

YM Salinas-Vera, J Valdes, Y Perez-Navarro… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Traditional two-dimensional (2D) monolayer cell cultures have long been the gold standard
for cancer biology research. However, their ability to accurately reflect the molecular …

Three-dimensional tissue cultures: current trends and beyond

H Page, P Flood, EG Reynaud - Cell and tissue research, 2013 - Springer
Life science research focuses on deciphering the biochemical mechanisms that regulate cell
proliferation and function and largely depends on the use of tissue culture methods in which …