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  • Cancer Research
  • Metabolic Profiling

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  • Quiescence is a reversible cell cycle exit crucial in solid tumors, contributing to therapy resistance and relapse.
  • Quiescent cancer cells are often found in poorly vascularized tumor regions.
  • Identifying these dormant cells is vital for predicting treatment outcomes and personalizing therapies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a fluorescence-based method for assessing individual cell metabolic states.
  • To distinguish quiescent cancer cells from proliferating cells in 3D tumor models.
  • To establish a reliable readout for cell dormancy and drug resistance.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized acridine orange (AO) staining to measure AO-RNA and AO-DNA signals in individual cells.
  • Employed algorithm-driven quantification for precise measurement of fluorescence signals.
  • Applied the method to 3D non-small cell lung cancer spheroids to analyze cell populations.

Main Results:

  • Successfully distinguished metabolic differences between cell states within 3D spheroids.
  • Demonstrated that the RNA/DNA staining ratio serves as a reliable indicator of transcriptional activity.
  • Validated the AO staining method as an effective tool for identifying quiescent cells.

Conclusions:

  • The developed AO staining method reliably identifies quiescent cancer cells based on metabolic state.
  • This technique offers a powerful approach to detect drug-resistant, dormant cancer cells in 3D cultures.
  • Findings support the potential of this method for predicting therapeutic outcomes and guiding personalized cancer treatment strategies.