PMID- 37953708 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240207 LR - 20240218 IS - 2192-2659 (Electronic) IS - 2192-2640 (Print) IS - 2192-2640 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 4 DP - 2024 Feb TI - Hydrogel-Embedded Precision-Cut Lung Slices Model Lung Cancer Premalignancy Ex Vivo. PG - e2302246 LID - 10.1002/adhm.202302246 [doi] AB - Lung cancer is the leading global cause of cancer-related deaths. Although smoking cessation is the best prevention, 50% of lung cancer diagnoses occur in people who have quit smoking. Research into treatment options for high-risk patients is constrained to rodent models, which are time-consuming, expensive, and require large cohorts. Embedding precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) within an engineered hydrogel and exposing this tissue to vinyl carbamate, a carcinogen from cigarette smoke, creates an in vitro model of lung cancer premalignancy. Hydrogel formulations are selected to promote early lung cancer cellular phenotypes and extend PCLS viability to six weeks. Hydrogel-embedded PCLS are exposed to vinyl carbamate, which induces adenocarcinoma in mice. Analysis of proliferation, gene expression, histology, tissue stiffness, and cellular content after six weeks reveals that vinyl carbamate induces premalignant lesions with a mixed adenoma/squamous phenotype. Putative chemoprevention agents diffuse through the hydrogel and induce tissue-level changes. The design parameters selected using murine tissue are validated with hydrogel-embedded human PCLS and results show increased proliferation and premalignant lesion gene expression patterns. This tissue-engineered model of human lung cancer premalignancy is the foundation for more sophisticated ex vivo models that enable the study of carcinogenesis and chemoprevention strategies. CI - (c) 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Blomberg, Rachel AU - Blomberg R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1776-0044 AD - Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Denver |Anschutz, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. FAU - Sompel, Kayla AU - Sompel K AD - Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. FAU - Hauer, Caroline AU - Hauer C AD - Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. FAU - Smith, Alex J AU - Smith AJ AD - Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. FAU - Pena, Brisa AU - Pena B AD - Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Denver |Anschutz, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. AD - Cardiovascular Institute & Adult Medical Genetics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. FAU - Driscoll, Jennifer AU - Driscoll J AD - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, 80206, USA. FAU - Hume, Patrick S AU - Hume PS AD - Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. AD - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, 80206, USA. FAU - Merrick, Daniel T AU - Merrick DT AD - Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. FAU - Tennis, Meredith A AU - Tennis MA AD - Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. FAU - Magin, Chelsea M AU - Magin CM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6988-8584 AD - Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Denver |Anschutz, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. AD - Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. LA - eng GR - R21 CA252172/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32HL007085/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - K25 HL148386/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - K08 HL155894/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - K25HL148386/GF/NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 HL007085/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231127 PL - Germany TA - Adv Healthc Mater JT - Advanced healthcare materials JID - 101581613 RN - 0 (Hydrogels) RN - 7Y2431GOM5 (vinyl carbamate) RN - 3IN71E75Z5 (Urethane) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - Hydrogels MH - *Lung Neoplasms/pathology MH - Lung/pathology MH - Urethane MH - *Precancerous Conditions PMC - PMC10872976 MID - NIHMS1950299 OTO - NOTNLM OT - biomaterials OT - hydrogels OT - in vitro models OT - lung cancer OT - precision-cut lung slices OT - premalignancy OT - tissue engineering EDAT- 2023/11/13 06:43 MHDA- 2024/02/07 06:43 PMCR- 2025/02/01 CRDT- 2023/11/13 03:48 PHST- 2023/10/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/07/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2025/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PHST- 2024/02/07 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/13 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/13 03:48 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/adhm.202302246 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Healthc Mater. 2024 Feb;13(4):e2302246. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202302246. Epub 2023 Nov 27.