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Geng X, Zhou ZA, Mi Y, Wang C, Wang M, Guo C, Qu C, Feng S, Kim I, Yu M, Ji H, Ren X. Glioma Single-Cell Biomechanical Analysis by Cyclic Conical Constricted Microfluidics. Anal Chem 2023; 95:15585-15594. [PMID: 37843131 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
Determining the grade of glioma is a critical step in choosing patients' treatment plans in clinical practices. The pathological diagnosis of patient's glioma samples requires extensive staining and imaging procedures, which are expensive and time-consuming. Current advanced uniform-width-constriction-channel-based microfluidics have proven to be effective in distinguishing cancer cells from normal tissues, such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, etc. However, the uniform-width-constriction channels can result in low yields on glioma cells with irregular morphologies and high heterogeneity. In this research, we presented an innovative cyclic conical constricted (CCC) microfluidic device to better differentiate glioma cells from normal glial cells. Compared with the widely used uniform-width-constriction microchannels, the new CCC configuration forces single cells to deform gradually and obtains the biophysical attributes from each deformation. The human-derived glioma cell lines U-87 and U-251, as well as the human-derived normal glial astrocyte cell line HA-1800 were selected as the proof of concept. The results showed that CCC channels can effectively obtain the biomechanical characteristics of different 12-25 μm glial cell lines. The patient glioma samples with WHO grades II, III, and IV were tested by CCC channels and compared between Elastic Net (ENet) and Lasso analysis. The results demonstrated that CCC channels and the ENet can successfully select critical biomechanical parameters to differentiate the grades of single-glioma cells. This CCC device can be potentially further applied to the extensive family of brain tumors at the single-cell level.
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- Xin Geng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
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- Department of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Research and Development, Stedical Scientific, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China
- Department of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Gimondi S, Ferreira H, Reis RL, Neves NM. Microfluidic Devices: A Tool for Nanoparticle Synthesis and Performance Evaluation. ACS NANO 2023; 17:14205-14228. [PMID: 37498731 PMCID: PMC10416572 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in nanomedicine holds great promise for the treatment of diseases for which conventional therapies present serious limitations. Additionally, NPs can drastically improve early diagnosis and follow-up of many disorders. However, to harness their full capabilities, they must be precisely designed, produced, and tested in relevant models. Microfluidic systems can simulate dynamic fluid flows, gradients, specific microenvironments, and multiorgan complexes, providing an efficient and cost-effective approach for both NPs synthesis and screening. Microfluidic technologies allow for the synthesis of NPs under controlled conditions, enhancing batch-to-batch reproducibility. Moreover, due to the versatility of microfluidic devices, it is possible to generate and customize endless platforms for rapid and efficient in vitro and in vivo screening of NPs' performance. Indeed, microfluidic devices show great potential as advanced systems for small organism manipulation and immobilization. In this review, first we summarize the major microfluidic platforms that allow for controlled NPs synthesis. Next, we will discuss the most innovative microfluidic platforms that enable mimicking in vitro environments as well as give insights into organism-on-a-chip and their promising application for NPs screening. We conclude this review with a critical assessment of the current challenges and possible future directions of microfluidic systems in NPs synthesis and screening to impact the field of nanomedicine.
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- Sara Gimondi
- 3B’s
Research Group, I3Bs − Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters
of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and
Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque
de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group, I3Bs − Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters
of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and
Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque
de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group, I3Bs − Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters
of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and
Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque
de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group, I3Bs − Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters
of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and
Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque
de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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Lin L, Li W, Wang X, Xie Y, Li Y, Wu Z. Functional Liquid Crystal Core/Hydrogel Shell Microcapsules for Monitoring Live Cells in a 3D Microenvironment. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2750-2756. [PMID: 36599406 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture, even as a simple microspheroid model, can be used to recapitulate the native biological microenvironment of cells. Examining the biochemical characteristics of cells in multicellular hydrogel microspheroids using microsensors is usually limited to monitoring the medium around the microspheroids. Here, functional liquid crystal (LC) core/hydrogel shell microcapsules loaded with cells were prepared using droplet microfluidic technology for monitoring live cells in a 3D microenvironment. These microcapsules have a distinctive core/shell structure; cells can be cultured in the hydrogel shell of this 3D model. The functional LC core responds to the acidic microenvironment of cells, showing an axial-to-bipolar transfiguration. 3D cell culture and visual monitoring of the cell microenvironment can be simultaneously achieved in a single microcapsule. Therefore, this novel method may enable a standard approach for monitoring multiple ions or molecules in a 3D model of the cell microenvironment.
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- Ling Lin
- Department of Bioengineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Lu H, Zhou L, Zhang B, Xie Y, Yang H, Wang Z. Cuproptosis key gene FDX1 is a prognostic biomarker and associated with immune infiltration in glioma. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:939776. [PMID: 36523779 PMCID: PMC9745336 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.939776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Recent studies have found that the protein encoded by the FDX1 gene is involved in mediating Cuproptosis as a regulator of protein lipoylation and related to immune response process of tumors. However, the specific biological function of FDX1 in glioma is currently unclear. To explore the potential function of FDX1, this study explored the correlation between the expression of FDX1 in cancers and survival prognosis by analyzing the public databases of GEPIA and Cbioportal. Immune infiltration was analyzed by the TIMER2.0 database in tumors. The possible biological processes and functions of FDX1-related in glioma were annotated through gene enrichment. Relationship between Cuproptosis and autophagy was explored through gene co-expression studies. Summary and conclusions of this study: (1) FDX1 is highly expressed in gliomas and associated with poor prognosis in low-grade gliomas (LGG). (2) Gene annotation indicates that FDX1 is mainly involved in the tumor protein lipoylation and cell death. (3) FDX1 expression is positively correlated with the infiltration of immune cells. (4) LIPT2 and NNAT, two other genes involved in lipoylation, may be unidentified marker gene for Cuproptosis. And the Cuproptosis genes related to FDX1 were positively correlated with the expression of autophagy marker genes Atg5, Atg12, and BECN-1. This evidence suggests that there may be some interaction between FDX1 mediated Cuproptosis and autophagy. In summary, FDX1 may serve as a potential immunotherapy target and prognostic marker for Glioma.
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- Hanwen Lu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Gulaia V, Shmelev M, Romanishin A, Shved N, Farniev V, Goncharov N, Biktimirov A, Vargas IL, Khodosevich K, Kagansky A, Kumeiko V. Single-nucleus transcriptomics of IDH1- and TP53-mutant glioma stem cells displays diversified commitment on invasive cancer progenitors. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18975. [PMID: 36348001 PMCID: PMC9643511 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23646-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Glioma is a devastating brain tumor with a high mortality rate attributed to the glioma stem cells (GSCs) possessing high plasticity. Marker mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase type 1 (IDH1) and tumor protein 53 (TP53) are frequent in gliomas and impact the cell fate decisions. Understanding the GSC heterogeneity within IDH1- and TP53- mutant tumors may elucidate possible treatment targets. Here, we performed single-nucleus transcriptomics of mutant and wild-type glioma samples sorted for Sox2 stem cell marker. For the first time the rare subpopulations of Sox2 + IDH1- and TP53-mutant GSCs were characterized. In general, GSCs contained the heterogeneity root subpopulation resembling active neural stem cells capable of asymmetric division to quiescent and transit amplifying cell branches. Specifically, double-mutant GSCs revealed the commitment on highly invasive oligodendrocyte- and astroglia-like progenitors. Additionally, double-mutant GSCs displayed upregulated markers of collagen synthesis, altered lipogenesis and high migration, while wild-type GSCs expressed genes related to ATP production. Wild-type GSC root population was highly heterogeneous and lacked the signature marker expression, thus glioblastoma treatment should emphasize on establishing differentiation protocol directed against residual GSCs. For the more differentiated IDH1- and TP53-mutant gliomas we suggest therapeutic targeting of migration molecules, such as CD44.
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- Valeriia Gulaia
- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia ,grid.410686.d0000 0001 1018 9204School of Life Sciences, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, 236041 Russia
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia ,grid.417808.20000 0001 1393 1398A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, FEB RAS, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XBiotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XBiotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia
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- grid.440624.00000 0004 0637 7917Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Medical Center, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690922 Russia ,grid.417808.20000 0001 1393 1398A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, FEB RAS, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia
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