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Bioprinting Decellularized Breast Tissue for the Development of Three-Dimensional Breast Cancer Models
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The tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a vital role in tumor progression and drug resistance. Previous studies have shown that breast tissue-derived matrices could be an important biomaterial to recreate the complexity of the tumor ECM. We have developed a method for decellularizing and delipidating a porcine breast tissue (TDM) compatible with hydrogel formation. The addition of gelatin methacrylamide and alginate allows this TDM to be bioprinted by itself with good printability, shape fidelity, and cytocompatibility. Furthermore, this bioink has been tuned to more closely recreate the breast tumor by incorporating collagen type I (Col1). Breast cancer cells (BCCs) proliferate in both TDM bioinks forming cell clusters and spheroids. The addition of Col1 improves the printability of the bioink as well as increases BCC proliferation and reduces doxorubicin sensitivity due to a downregulation of HSP90. TDM bioinks also allow a precise three-dimensional printing of scaffolds containing BCCs and stromal cells and could be used to fabricate artificial tumors. Taken together, we have proven that these novel bioinks are good candidates for biofabricating breast cancer models.
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BLANCO FERNANDEZ, Barbara, et al. Bioprinting Decellularized Breast Tissue for the Development of Three-Dimensional Breast Cancer Models. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2022. Vol. 14, num. 26, pags. 29467-29482. ISSN 1944-8244. [consulted: 7 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/216396