PMID- 38394389 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20240305 IS - 2192-2659 (Electronic) IS - 2192-2640 (Linking) DP - 2024 Feb 23 TI - A 3D Bioprinted Human Neurovascular Unit Model of Glioblastoma Tumor Growth. PG - e2302831 LID - 10.1002/adhm.202302831 [doi] AB - A 3D bioprinted neurovascular unit (NVU) model is developed to study glioblastoma (GBM) tumor growth in a brain-like microenvironment. The NVU model includes human primary astrocytes, pericytes and brain microvascular endothelial cells, and patient-derived glioblastoma cells (JHH-520) are used for this study. Fluorescence reporters are used with confocal high content imaging to quantitate real-time microvascular network formation and tumor growth. Extensive validation of the NVU-GBM model includes immunostaining for brain relevant cellular markers and extracellular matrix components; single cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) to establish physiologically relevant transcriptomics changes; and secretion of NVU and GBM-relevant cytokines. The scRNAseq reveals changes in gene expression and cytokines secretion associated with wound healing/angiogenesis, including the appearance of an endothelial mesenchymal transition cell population. The NVU-GBM model is used to test 18 chemotherapeutics and anti-cancer drugs to assess the pharmacological relevance of the model and robustness for high throughput screening. CI - Published 2024. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Advanced Healthcare Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Tung, Yen-Ting AU - Tung YT AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. FAU - Chen, Yu-Chi AU - Chen YC AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. FAU - Derr, Kristy AU - Derr K AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. FAU - Wilson, Kelli AU - Wilson K AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. FAU - Song, Min Jae AU - Song MJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1744-0806 AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. FAU - Ferrer, Marc AU - Ferrer M AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240223 PL - Germany TA - Adv Healthc Mater JT - Advanced healthcare materials JID - 101581613 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - 3D Bioprinting OT - glioblastomas OT - high-throughput screening OT - neurovascular unit OT - transcriptomics EDAT- 2024/02/23 18:42 MHDA- 2024/02/23 18:42 CRDT- 2024/02/23 15:12 PHST- 2024/01/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/10/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/23 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/23 18:42 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/23 15:12 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/adhm.202302831 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - Adv Healthc Mater. 2024 Feb 23:e2302831. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202302831.