In this work, we report the direct diagnosing chemoresistance of glioma stem cells (GSCs) during chemotherapy on a biomimetric microsystem that reconstitutes glioma perivascular niches on a chip. Glioma stem cells and endothelial cells were specially cocultured onto the biomimetric system to precisely control stem cell coculture for the proof-of-principle studies. The expression levels of 6- O-methylguanine was confirmed by mass spectrometer, and Bmi-1 gene was also investigated to uncover the chemoresistance of GSCs. The results demonstrated that the formation of perivascular niches effectively maintains the glioma stem cells at a pluripotent status owing to their successful cellular interactions. A stronger chemoresistance of glioma stem cells was confirmed by the formation of the GSCs neurosphere, the expression levels of 6- O-methylguanine and Bmi-1 gene. The vital role of endothelial cells in chemoresistance was demonstrated. The chemoresistance reported in this work will contribute to glioma therapy.
We report a laminar flow based approach that is capable of precisely cutting off or treating a portion of a single cell from its remaining portion in its original adherent state.
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