Project description
To develop a microfluidic system to study the interaction between microorganisms characteristic of the microbiota of the human intestine and spheroids of colorectal cancer. This will allow to carry out basic or applied research in controlled environments, in less time and at a lower cost than what is currently done through experimental systems based on animal models or clinical studies based on stool analysis.
By integrating two organ-on-chip systems, we will study how some of the organisms in our microbiota contribute to inhibiting cancerous processes. One of these two systems will simulate what happens in our intestines. Another will recreate a cancerous process, by keeping a small colorectal tumor in culture. We will analyze how the products of the former, generated by bacteria typical of human microbiota, affect the growth of the latter's tumor.
Desarrollar un sistema microfluídico para estudiar la interacción entre microorganismos característicos de la microbiota del intestino humano y esferoides de cáncer colorrectal. Esto permitirá llevar a cabo investigación básica o aplicada en entornos controlados, en menos tiempo y a un coste inferior al que se realiza actualmente mediante sistemas experimentales basados en modelos animales o estudios clínicos basados en análisis de heces.
Mediante la integración de dos sistemas órgano-en-chip, estudiaremos cómo algunos de los organismos de nuestra microbiota contribuyen a inhibir procesos cancerígenos. Uno de estos dos sistemas simulará lo que ocurre en nuestros intestinos. Otro recreará un proceso canceroso, manteniendo en cultivo un pequeño tumor colorrectal. Analizaremos cómo los productos del primero, generados por bacterias típicas de la microbiota humana, afectan al crecimiento del tumor del segundo.
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