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Obtaining Human Breast Adipose Cells for Breast Cancer Cell Co-culture Studies.

Picon-Ruiz M., Marchal JA., Slingerland JM.

Laboratory Study, published in STAR Protoc (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
STAR Protoc (2020)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
33377091
PMCID
PMC7757558
DOI
10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100197
Citations
13

Abstract (original English)

Primary human breast cancers invade surrounding fat and contact adipocytes, inflammatory infiltrates, and fibrous stroma. This tissue niche influences breast tumor progression. Here, we present a protocol to enable the in vitro study of the complex interactions that occur between breast cancer cells and adipose cells. We describe how to obtain different adipose cell populations, including adipose-derived stem cells, immature adipocytes, and mature adipocytes, from human breast fat tissue and detail the application for co-culture assays with breast cancer cells. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Picon-Ruiz et al. (2016) and Qureshi et al. (2020).

What this study does not prove

  • • 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.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
AdipocytesAdipose TissueBreastBreast NeoplasmsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesFemaleHumansSpecimen Handling

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