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Ovarian cancer(OC)is an aggressive and fatal cancer. A growing number of studies have shown that the tumor mi-croenvironment(TME)is involved in the promotion and development of ovarian cancer,immunosuppression and inflammatory response through various mechanisms. TME includes tumor blood vessels and lymphatic vessels,as well as cancer cells,mesenchymal cells,im-mune cells,and extracellular matrix(ECM). Based on recent literature reports,this paper reviews the commonly used three-dimen-sional(3D)cell culture model of ovarian tumor microenvironment,and summarizes many 3D models that do not contain primitive stro-mal cells,aiming to find new approaches for ovarian cancer treatment.
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This study aimed to modify the mixed and purified culture of rat retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in vitro.The retinae of 1-3 day old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were separated bluntly into two layers:inner layer and outer layer,under a surgical microscope.Retinal cells isolated from different layers (inner layer,outer layer and whole retinal tissue) by using enzyme dissociation method were cultured in F12/DMEM medium containing 15％ FBS.After 3-day culture,the RGCs in the retinal cells obtained from mixed culture of inner,outer,and whole retinal tissue were identified by immunocytochemical staining of Thy-1.1,and the rate of RGCs to retinal cells (RGCs％) was calculated.Two monoclonal antibodies,anti-macrophages/granulocytes (OX-41) against rat macrophage and antibody against rat Thy-1.1 (OX-7),were used to purify RGCs by either a conventional or modified two-stepped immunopanning procedure (purification in situ).Purified RGCs were seeded at different cell density and cultured in F12/DMEM medium containing 15％ FBS.Immunocytochemical staining for Thy-1.1,MTT,and PI-Hoechst33342 fluorescence imaging were used to identify the purity and the viability of RGCs in purified culture of RGCs.The results showed:(1) Immunocytochemistry of different retinal tissue layers culture revealed that the RGCs％ was (19.9±1.2)％,(0.5±0.2)％,and (6.2±1.7)％ respectively in the mixed culture of inner,outer,and whole retinal tissue,with differences being significant (P＜0.05); (2)fluorescent double staining of Hoechst33342 and PI indicated that with the same RGCs％,RGCs obtained from purification in situ grew well with more neurite outgrowth than those by the conventional two-stepped immunopanning method; (3) the viability of purified RGCs seeded at high density was increased and the cells developed complex intercellular networks.The viability of RGCs was declined with the decreasing seeding density,and most cells presented round or oval in shape with thin neurites.It was concluded that:(1) RGCs％ in the inner layer retina was higher than that in the outer layer retina;(2) RGCs obtained by in situ purification had more neurite outgrowth and lower mortality than those by conventional two-stepped immunopanning procedure; (3) the viability of purified RGCs could be increased by increasing cell seeding density to some extent.