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Luminal MCF-12A & myoepithelial-like Hs 578Bst cells form bilayered acini similar to human breast

Weber-Ouellette A., Busby M., Plante I.

Laboratory Study, published in Future Sci OA (2018) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
Future Sci OA (2018)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
30112185
PMCID
PMC6088263
DOI
10.4155/fsoa-2018-0010
Citations
4

Abstract (original English)

The epithelium's functional unit is the bilayered acinus, made of a layer of luminal cells, surrounded by a layer of basal cells mainly composed of myoepithelial cells. Aim The aim of this study was to develop a reproducible and manipulable 3D co-culture model of the bilayered acinus in vitro to study the interactions between the two layers. Materials & methods Two different combinations of cell lines were co-cultured in Matrigel: SCp2 and SCg6 mice cells, or MCF-12A and Hs 578Bst human cell lines. Results Confocal microscopy analysis showed that only MCF-12A and Hs 578Bst cells could form some bilayered acini. This in vitro bilayered acini model will allow us to understand the role of interactions between luminal and myoepithelial cells in the normal breast development.

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  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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