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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Modes of signaling in fibroblasts can differ substantially depending on whether these cells are in their natural three-dimensional environment compared to artificial two-dimensional culture conditions. Although studying cell behavior in two-dimensional environments has been valuable for understanding biological processes, questions can be raised about their in vivo physiological relevance. This review focuses on some of our research involving fibroblast behavior in cell-derived three-dimensional matrices. Specifically, we examine how these matrices affect cell morphology, adhesion, proliferation, and signaling compared to two-dimensional substrates. We stress the importance of controls for three-dimensional matrix studies and discuss cancer as an example in which altered three-dimensional matrices can influence fibroblast signaling. Studying cells in three-dimensional microenvironments can lead to the design of more physiologically relevant conditions for assaying drug responses and deciphering biological mechanisms.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0169-409X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1293-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Three-dimensional microenvironments modulate fibroblast signaling responses.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, 30 Convent Drive, MSC 4370, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural