Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: 3-D Vascularized Breast Cancer Model to Study the Role of Osteoblast in Formation of a Pre-Metastatic Niche Breast cancer cells (BCCs) preferentially metastasize to bone. It is known that BCCs remotely primes the distant bone site prior to metastasis. However, the reciprocal influence of bone cells on the primary tumor is relatively overlooked. Here, to study the bone-tumor paracrine influence, a tri-cellular 3-D vascularized breast cancer tissue (VBCTs) model is engineered which comprised MDA-MB231, a triple-negative breast cancer cells (TNBC), fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. The VBCTs are indirectly co-cultured with osteoblasts (OBs), thereby constituting a complex quad-cellular tumor progression model. MDA-MB231 alone and in conjunction with OBs led to abnormal vasculature and reduced vessel density but enhanced VEGF production. A total of 1476 significantly upregulated and 775 downregulated genes are identified in the VBCTs exposed to OBs. HSP90N, CYCS, RPS27A, and EGFR are recognized as upregulated hub-genes. Kaplan Meier plot shows HSP90N to have a significant outcome in TNBC patient survivability. Furthermore, compared to cancer tissues without vessels, gene analysis recognized 1278 significantly upregulated and 566 downregulated genes in VBCTs. DKK1, CXCL13, C3 protein and BMP4 are identified to be downregulated hub genes in VBCTs. Together, a multi-cellular breast cancer model and culture protocols are established to study pre-metastatic events in the presence of OBs.
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The categories of this paper are: animal
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The categories of this paper are: ecology
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The categories of this paper are: physiology
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: evolutionary
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The categories of this paper are: biochemistry
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The categories of this paper are: cancer
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: scientific
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The categories of this paper are: communication
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The categories of this paper are: genomics
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The categories of this paper are: molecular