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dc.contributor.authorVoutouri, C.en
dc.contributor.authorStylianopoulos, T.en
dc.creatorVoutouri, C.en
dc.creatorStylianopoulos, T.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-06T12:24:49Z
dc.date.available2019-05-06T12:24:49Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/48930
dc.description.abstractHyaluronan is abundant in the extracellular matrix of many desmoplastic tumors and determines in large part the tumor biochemical and mechanical microenvironment. Additionally, it has been identified as one of the major physiological barriers to the effective delivery of drugs to solid tumors and its targeting with the use of pharmaceutical agents has shown to decompress tumor blood vessels, and thus improve tumor perfusion and efficacy of cytotoxic drugs. In this study, we investigated the contribution of hyaluronan to the accumulation of mechanical forces in tumors. Using experimental data from two orthotopic breast tumor models and treating tumors with two clinically approved anti-fibrotic drugs (tranilast and pirfenidone), we found that accumulation of growth-induced, residual forces in tumors are associated with hyaluronan content. Furthermore, mechanical characterization of the tumors revealed a good correlation of the accumulated forces with the elastic modulus of the tissue. Our results provide important insights on the mechano-pathology of solid tumors and can be used for the design of therapeutic strategies that target hyaluronan. © 2018 Voutouri, Stylianopoulos. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.sourcePLoS ONEen
dc.titleAccumulation of mechanical forces in tumors is related to hyaluronan content and tissue stiffnessen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0193801
dc.description.volume13
dc.author.facultyΠολυτεχνική Σχολή / Faculty of Engineering
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Μηχανικών Μηχανολογίας και Κατασκευαστικής / Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.contributor.orcidStylianopoulos, T. [0000-0002-3093-1696]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-3093-1696


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