摘要
Objective: To observe whether there is evidence for vascular channel formation by osteosarcoma cellsin vitro and to illustrate mechanism of vasculogenic mimicry in osteosarcoma.Methods: Osteosarcoma cell lines (U-2OS) were tested for their ability to form tubular networks in three-dimensional culture containing type I collagen. The structures of the tubular networks were observed under a phase contrast microscope and an electron microscope.Results: Observation under light microscopy and electron microscopy showed that high aggressive osteosarcoma cells line (U-2OS) formed networks containing channels when grown in three-dimensional culture containing type I collagen in the absence of endothelial cells or fibroblasts.Conclusion: These observations strongly suggest that aggressive osteosarcoma cells may generate vascular channels that facilitate tumor perfusion independent of tumor angiogenesis and have the ability of vasculogenic mimicry. Key words osteosarcoma cells line - vasculogenesis mimicry - angiogenesis - 3-dimensional cultures This study was supported in part by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30271314).
基金
This study was supported in part by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(No.30271314).
