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Gullekson C, Walker M, Harden JL, Pelling AE. Measuring mechanodynamics in an unsupported epithelial monolayer grown at an air-water interface. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 28:111-119. [PMID: 28035043 PMCID: PMC5221614 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-05-0300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
A new method is presented for measuring the mechanodynamics of epithelial monolayers by culturing cells at an air–liquid interface. These model monolayers are grown in the absence of any supporting structures, removing cell–substrate effects. Actomyosin contraction and relaxation in a monolayer is a fundamental biophysical process in development and homeostasis. Current methods used to characterize the mechanodynamics of monolayers often involve cells grown on solid supports such as glass or gels. The results of these studies are fundamentally influenced by these supporting structures. Here we describe a new method for measuring the mechanodynamics of epithelial monolayers by culturing cells at an air–liquid interface. These model monolayers are grown in the absence of any supporting structures, removing cell–substrate effects. This method’s potential was evaluated by observing and quantifying the generation and release of internal stresses upon actomyosin contraction (800 ± 100 Pa) and relaxation (600 ± 100 Pa) in response to chemical treatments. Although unsupported monolayers exhibited clear major and minor strain axes, they were not correlated with nuclear alignment as observed when the monolayers were grown on soft deformable gels. It was also observed that both gels and glass substrates led to the promotion of long-range cell nuclei alignment not seen in the hanging-drop model. This new approach provides us with a picture of basal actomyosin mechanodynamics in a simplified system, allowing us to infer how the presence of a substrate affects contractility and long-range multicellular organization and dynamics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Corinne Gullekson
- Centre for Interdisciplinary NanoPhysics, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N5N5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N5N5, Canada
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary NanoPhysics, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N5N5, Canada.,Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N5N5, Canada
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary NanoPhysics, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N5N5, Canada .,Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N5N5, Canada.,Institute for Science Society and Policy, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N5N5, Canada.,SymbioticA, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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Atiyeh BS, Hayek SN, Gunn SW. New technologies for burn wound closure and healing--review of the literature. Burns 2005; 31:944-56. [PMID: 16274932 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2005] [Accepted: 08/31/2005] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Methods for handling burn wounds have changed in recent decades. Increasingly, aggressive surgical approach with early tangential excision and wound closure is being applied leading to improvement in mortality rates of burn victims. Autografts from uninjured skin remain the mainstay of treatment. Autologous skin graft, however, has limited availability and is associated with additional morbidity and scarring. Severe burn patients invariably lack sufficient adequate skin donor sites requiring alternative methods of skin replacement. The present review summarizes available replacement technologies.
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- Bishara S Atiyeh
- Division Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
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