S. J. Jones, J. Ashworth, Marian L Meakin, Pamela Collier, C. Probert, Alison Ritchie, Catherine L.R. Merry, Anna Grabowska
Abstract Purpose This 3D in vitro cancer model for propagation of
patient-derived cells, using a synthetic self-assembling peptide gel, allows the
formation of a fully characterised, tailorable tumour microenvironment. Unlike
many existing 3D cancer models, the peptide gel is inert, apart from molecules
and motifs deliberately added or produced by cells within the model. Methods
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Luisa de Lemos, Pedro Antas, Inês S. Ferreira, Inês Paz Santos, Beatriz Felgueiras, Catarina M. Gomes, Catarina Brito, Sandra Tenreiro
Abstract Purpose Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes and a
primary cause of visual impairment amongst working-age individuals. DR is a
degenerative condition in which hyperglycaemia results in morphological and
functional changes in certain retinal cells. Existing treatments mainly address
the advanced stages of the disease, which involve vascular defects or
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