Integrating quantitative assays with biologically based mathematical modeling for predictive oncology

AS Kazerouni, M Gadde, A Gardner, DA Hormuth… - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
We provide an overview on the use of biological assays to calibrate and initialize
mechanism-based models of cancer phenomena. Although artificial intelligence methods …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Cancer Properties of Flaxseed Proteome

Y Merkher, E Kontareva, A Alexandrova, R Javaraiah… - Proteomes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flaxseed has been recognized as a valuable source of nutrients and bioactive compounds,
including proteins that possess various health benefits. In recent years, studies have shown …

Encapsulation and adhesion of nanoparticles as a potential biomarker for TNBC cells metastatic propensity

Y Merkher, E Kontareva, E Bogdan, K Achkasov… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Metastasis is the main cause of cancer-related mortality; therefore, the ability to predict its
propensity can remarkably affect survival rate. Metastasis development is predicted …

Breast cancer stem cells: mechanobiology reveals highly invasive cancer cell subpopulations

MB Alvarez-Elizondo, D Weihs - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) are a typically small subpopulation of highly tumorigenic cells
that can self-renew, differentiate, drive tumor progression, and may mediate drug resistance …

Actin as a target to reduce cell invasiveness in initial stages of metastasis

MB Alvarez-Elizondo, Y Merkher, G Shleifer… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2021 - Springer
We demonstrate the relative roles of the cell cytoskeleton, and specific importance of actin in
facilitating mechanical aspects of metastatic invasion. A crucial step in metastasis, the …

Mechanobiological cell adaptations to changing microenvironments determine cancer invasiveness: Experimentally validated finite element modeling

M Tulchinsky, D Weihs - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metastases are the leading cause of cancer‐associated deaths. A key process in metastasis
is cell invasiveness, which is driven and controlled by cancer cell interactions with their …

Modeling force application configurations and morphologies required for cancer cell invasion

Y Ben-David, D Weihs - Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2021 - Springer
We show that cell-applied, normal mechanical stresses are required for cells to penetrate
into soft substrates, matching experimental observations in invasive cancer cells, while in …

Computational modeling reveals a vital role for proximity-driven additive and synergistic cell-cell interactions in increasing cancer invasiveness

M Tulchinsky, D Weihs - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Solid-tumor cell invasion typically occurs by collective migration of attached cell-cohorts, yet
we show here that indirect cell-interactions through the substrate can also drive …

Proteomic Markers for Mechanobiological Properties of Metastatic Cancer Cells

S Leonov, O Inyang, K Achkasov, E Bogdan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The major cause (more than 90%) of all cancer-related deaths is metastasis, thus its
prediction can critically affect the survival rate. Metastases are currently predicted by lymph …

[HTML][HTML] Physical confinement and cell proximity increase cell migration rates and invasiveness: A mathematical model of cancer cell invasion through flexible …

Q Peng, FJ Vermolen, D Weihs - journal of the mechanical behavior of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer cell migration between different body parts is the driving force behind cancer
metastasis, which is the main cause of mortality of patients. Migration of cancer cells often …