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Core/shell multicellular spheroids on chitosan as in vitro 3D coculture tumor models.

An ideal in vitro drug screening model is important for the drug development. In addition to monoculture systems, 3 dimensional (3D) coculture systems are extensively used to simulate the in vivo tumor microenvironment as cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions within the tumor tissues can be mimicked. In this study, in vitro 3D suspension coculture multicellular spheroids with core/shell cell distribution were developed on chitosan-coated surfaces. Based on the characteristic of chitosan inhibiting cell adhesion, SW620 (colon cancer cell line), 3A6 (mesenchymal stem-like cell line) and Hs68 (foreskin fibroblast line) cells could aggregate to form 3D coculture spheroids with intimate cell contacts. When cells were cocultured on chitosan, 3A6 and Hs68 cells always located in the core of spheroids and were completely enveloped by SW620 cells due to their N-cadherin protein expression following the differential adhesion hypothesis. The core cells could be the feeder layers to stimulate the shell SW620 cells to enhance their mitochondria activity. Moreover, 3D coculture core/shell multicellular spheroids could enhance the resistance of SW620 cells against the cytotoxicity effect of chemotherapy drugs. To sum up, based on the specificity of the core/shell coculture multicellular spheroids, a novel in vitro tumor model was proposed in this study.

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