The methods and models generally comprise co-culturing cancer cells and host cells and comparing biological markers from such co-cultured cells to control cells.

A method for antigen transfer to dendritic cells, comprising cocultivation of DCs with cells transfected with, or expressing the, desired antigens.

An extracellular matrix provides a good environment for culturing or co-culturing anchorage-dependent cells.

It is also possible to co-culture cells from different organs—for example, liver and kidney.

To elucidate the functional significance of glioma cell-related B7-H1 expression, we performed coculture experiments of glioma cells with alloreactive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells.

Some co-culture systems for skin have been engineered so that they form a three dimensional structure resembling skin in vivo.