Abstract |
We describe an in situ fluorescence optical detection system to demonstrate real-time and non-invasive detection of reaction products in a microfluidic device while under perfusion within a standard incubator. The detection system is designed to be compact and robust for operation inside a mammalian cell culture incubator for quantitative detection of fluorescent signal from microfluidic devices. When compared to a standard plate reader, both systems showed similar biphasic response curves with two linear regions. Such a detection system allows real-time measurements in microfluidic devices with cells without perturbing the culture environment. In a proof-of-concept experiment, the cytochrome P450 1A1/1A2 activity of a hepatoma cell line (HepG2/C3A) was monitored by measuring the enzymatic conversion of ethoxyresorufin to resorufin. The hepatoma cell line was embedded in Matrigel(TM) construct and cultured in a microfluidic device with medium perfusion. The response of the cells, in terms of P450 1A1/1A2 activity, was significantly different in a plate well system and the microfluidic device. Uninduced cells showed almost no activity in the plate assay, while uninduced cells in Matrigel(TM) with perfusion in a microfluidic device showed high activity. Cells in the plate assay showed a significant response to induction with 3-Methylcholanthrene while cells in the microfluidic device did not respond to the inducer. These results demonstrate that the system is a potentially useful method to measure cell response in a microfluidic system.
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Authors | Jong Hwan Sung, Jong-ryul Choi, Donghyun Kim, Michael L Shuler |
Journal | Biotechnology and bioengineering
(Biotechnol Bioeng)
Vol. 104
Issue 3
Pg. 516-25
(Oct 15 2009)
ISSN: 1097-0290 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19575443
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Oxazines
- ethoxyresorufin
- resorufin
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
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Topics |
- Cell Culture Techniques
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
(metabolism)
- Fluorescence
- Hepatocytes
(enzymology)
- Humans
- Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
- Oxazines
(metabolism)
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