Modeling the Early Steps of Ovarian Cancer Dissemination in an Organotypic Culture of the Human Peritoneal Cavity

Pamela N. Peters; Elizabeth M. Schryver; Ernst Lengyel; Hilary Kenny

doi:10.3791/53541

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Modellierung der frühen Schritte der Eierstockkrebs Verbreitung in einer organotypischen Kultur der Menschen Peritonealhöhle

Modeling the Early Steps of Ovarian Cancer Dissemination in an Organotypic Culture of the Human Peritoneal Cavity

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Modeling the Early Steps of Ovarian Cancer Dissemination in an Organotypic Culture of the Human Peritoneal Cavity

Modellierung der frühen Schritte der Eierstockkrebs Verbreitung in einer organotypischen Kultur der Menschen Peritonealhöhle

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December 31, 2015

DOI:

10.3791/53541-v

DOI:

10.3791/53541-v

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Pamela N. Peters¹, Elizabeth M. Schryver¹, Ernst Lengyel¹, Hilary Kenny¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology,University of Chicago

Summary

Here, we present a protocol to construct a three-dimensional in vitro model of the lining of the peritoneal cavity, composed of primary human mesothelial cells and fibroblasts layered with extracellular matrix, as a tool to investigate ovarian cancer cell adhesion, invasion, and proliferation.