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Miripour ZS, Aghaee P, Mahdavi R, Khayamian MA, Mamdouh A, Esmailinejad MR, Mehrvarz S, Yousefpour N, Namdar N, Mousavi-Kiasary SMS, Vajhi AR, Abbasvandi F, Hoseinpour P, Ghafari H, Abdolahad M. Nanoporous platinum needle for cancer tumor destruction by EChT and impedance-based intra-therapeutic monitoring. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:22129-22139. [PMID: 33119020 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05993e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Herein, we present a new design on the Single Needle Electrochemical Therapy (SNEChT) method by introducing some major improvements, including a nanoporous platinum electrode, tunable in situ anode size that depends on the width and location of the tumor, and the capability of measuring the efficacy of therapy based in intra-therapeutic impedance recording by the same EChT needle. It could have significant implications in optimizing EChT operative conditions. The nanoporous Pt electrode increased the interactive surface with a tumor, and produced a higher amount of current with lower stimulating DC voltage. The tunable anode size prevents the over-acidification of treated or non-desired lesions. Hence, this feature reduced the over distribution of tissue. Monitoring the impedance during the therapy clearly informs us about the local destruction of the tumor in each location. Thus, we can be informed about the threshold of tissue acidosis with the lowest electrical stimulation. The insertion of one needle with a tunable anode length for both precise therapy and impedance-based intra-therapeutic monitoring will shed new light on the applications of EChT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zohreh Sadat Miripour
- Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, Cancer Electronics Research Group, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.
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Dong C, Meng G, Saji SE, Gao X, Zhang P, Wu D, Pan Y, Yin Z, Cheng Y. Simulation-guided nanofabrication of high-quality practical tungsten probes. RSC Adv 2020; 10:24280-24287. [PMID: 35516222 PMCID: PMC9055080 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03967e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Micro/nanoscale tungsten probes are widely utilized in the fields of surface analysis, biological engineering, etc. amongst several others. This work performs comprehensive dynamic simulations on the influences of electric field distribution, surface tension and the bubbling situation on electrochemical etching behaviors, and then the tip dimension. Results show that the etching rate is reliant on the electric field distribution determined by the cathode dimension. The necking position lies in the meniscus rather than at the bottom of the meniscus. A bubble-free condition is mandatory to stabilize the distribution of OH− and WO42− ions for a smooth tungsten probe surface. Such simulation-guidance enables the nanofabrication of probes with a high aspect ratio (10 : 1), ultra-sharp tip apex (40 nm) and ultra-smooth surface. These probes have been successfully developed for high-performance application with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM). The acquired decent atomic resolution images of epitaxial bilayer graphene robustly verify the feasibility of the practical level application of these nanoscale probes. Therefore, these nanoscale probes would be of great benefit to the development of advanced analytical science and nano-to-atomic scale experimental science and technology. Dynamic simulation is employed to reveal the mechanism of electrochemical nanofabrication of nanoscale probes for atomic resolution imaging in STM.![]()
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- Chengye Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an
- China
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- Center for Advancing Materials Performance from the Nanoscale (CAMP-Nano)
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Center for Spintronics and Quantum Systems
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Center for Spintronics and Quantum Systems
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Research School of Chemistry
- The Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an
- China
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Ansaryan S, Khayamian MA, Saghafi M, Shalileh S, Nikshoar MS, Abbasvandi F, Mahmoudi M, Bahrami F, Abdolahad M. Stretch Induces Invasive Phenotypes in Breast Cells Due to Activation of Aerobic-Glycolysis-Related Pathways. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3:e1800294. [PMID: 32648669 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201800294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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It is increasingly being accepted that cells' physiological functions are substantially dependent on the mechanical characteristics of their surrounding tissue. This is mainly due to the key role of biomechanical forces on cells and their nucleus' shapes, which have the capacity to regulate chromatin conformation and thus gene regulations. Therefore, it is reasonable to postulate that altering the biomechanical properties of tissue may have the capacity to change cell functions. Here, the role of cell stretching (as a model of biomechanical variations) is probed in cell migration and invasion capacity using human normal and cancerous breast cells. By several analyses (i.e., scratch assay, invasion to endothelial barrier, real-time RNA sequencing, confocal imaging, patch clamp, etc.), it is revealed that the cell-stretching process could increase the migration and invasion capabilities of normal and cancerous cells, respectively. More specifically, it is found that poststretched breast cancer cells are found in low grades of invasion; they substantially upregulate the expression of manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) through activation of H-Ras proteins, which subsequently induce aerobic glycolysis followed by an overproduction of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-reinforced filopodias. Presence of such invadopodias facilitates targeting of the endothelial layer, and increased invasive behaviors in breast cells are observed.
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- Saeid Ansaryan
- Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.,Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.,Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.,School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, 11155-4563, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.,Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.,Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.,Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- ATMP Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, P.O. BOX 15179/64311, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 13169-43551, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center and Dept. of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O.Box: 19839-63113, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.,Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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Gharooni M, Alikhani A, Moghtaderi H, Abiri H, Mashaghi A, Abbasvandi F, Khayamian MA, Miripour ZS, Zandi A, Abdolahad M. Bioelectronics of The Cellular Cytoskeleton: Monitoring Cytoskeletal Conductance Variation for Sensing Drug Resistance. ACS Sens 2019; 4:353-362. [PMID: 30572702 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b01142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Actin and microtubules form cellular cytoskeletal network, which mediates cell shape, motility and proliferation and are key targets for cancer therapy. Changes in cytoskeletal organization dramatically affect mechanical properties of the cells and correlate with proliferative capacity and invasiveness of cancer cells. Changes in the cytoskeletal network expectedly lead to altered nonmechanical material properties including electrical conductivity as well. Here we applied, for the first time, microtubule and actin based electrical measurement to monitor changes in the electrical properties of breast cancer cells upon administration of anti-tubulin and anti-actin drugs, respectively. Semiconductive behavior of microtubules and conductive behavior of actins presented different bioelectrical responses (in similar frequencies) of the cells treated by anti-tubulin with respect to anti-actin drugs. Doped silicon nanowires were applied as the electrodes due to their enhanced interactive surface and compatibility with electronic fabrication process. We found that treatment with Mebendazole (MBZ), a microtubule destabilizing agent, decreases electrical resistance while treatment with Paclitaxel (PTX), a microtubule stabilizing agent, leads to an increase in electrical resistance. In contrast, actin destabilizing agents, Cytochalasin D (CytD), and actin stabilizing agent, Phalloidin, lead to an increased and decreased electrical resistance, respectively. Our study thus provides proof-of-principle of the usage of determining the electrical function of cytoskeletal compartments in grading of cancer as well as drug resistance assays.
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden University, 2311 EZ, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- ATMP Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, P.O. BOX 15179/64311, Tehran, Iran
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Nikshoar MS, Khosravi S, Jahangiri M, Zandi A, Miripour ZS, Bonakdar S, Abdolahad M. Distinguishment of populated metastatic cancer cells from primary ones based on their invasion to endothelial barrier by biosensor arrays fabricated on nanoroughened poly(methyl methacrylate). Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 118:51-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Khayamian MA, Ansaryan S, Moghtaderi H, Abdolahad M. Applying VHB acrylic elastomer as a cell culture and stretchable substrate. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2017.1419244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Mohammad Ali Khayamian
- School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Janmaleki M, Pachenari M, Seyedpour SM, Shahghadami R, Sanati-Nezhad A. Impact of Simulated Microgravity on Cytoskeleton and Viscoelastic Properties of Endothelial Cell. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32418. [PMID: 27581365 PMCID: PMC5007526 DOI: 10.1038/srep32418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This study focused on the effects of simulated microgravity (s-μg) on mechanical properties, major cytoskeleton biopolymers, and morphology of endothelial cells (ECs). The structural and functional integrity of ECs are vital to regulate vascular homeostasis and prevent atherosclerosis. Furthermore, these highly gravity sensitive cells play a key role in pathogenesis of many diseases. In this research, impacts of s-μg on mechanical behavior of human umbilical vein endothelial cells were investigated by utilizing a three-dimensional random positioning machine (3D-RPM). Results revealed a considerable drop in cell stiffness and viscosity after 24 hrs of being subjected to weightlessness. Cortical rigidity experienced relatively immediate and significant decline comparing to the stiffness of whole cell body. The cells became rounded in morphology while western blot analysis showed reduction of the main cytoskeletal components. Moreover, fluorescence staining confirmed disorganization of both actin filaments and microtubules (MTs). The results were compared statistically among test and control groups and it was concluded that s-μg led to a significant alteration in mechanical behavior of ECs due to remodeling of cell cytoskeleton.
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- M. Janmaleki
- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Center for
BioEngineering Research and Education, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
- Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
Iran
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- Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
Iran
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- Chair of Mechanics - Structural Analysis - Dynamics, Faculty of
Architecture and Civil Engineering, TU
Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Shahid
Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
Iran
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Center for
BioEngineering Research and Education, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
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Hosseini SA, Abdolahad M, Zanganeh S, Dahmardeh M, Gharooni M, Abiri H, Alikhani A, Mohajerzadeh S, Mashinchian O. Nanoelectromechanical Chip (NELMEC) Combination of Nanoelectronics and Microfluidics to Diagnose Epithelial and Mesenchymal Circulating Tumor Cells from Leukocytes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:883-891. [PMID: 26727927 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201502808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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An integrated nano-electromechanical chip (NELMEC) has been developed for the label-free distinguishing of both epithelial and mesenchymal circulating tumor cells (ECTCs and MCTCs, respectively) from white blood cells (WBCs). This nanoelectronic microfluidic chip fabricated by silicon micromachining can trap large single cells (>12 µm) at the opening of the analysis microchannel arrays. The nature of the captured cells is detected using silicon nanograss (SiNG) electrodes patterned at the entrance of the channels. There is an observable difference between the membrane capacitance of the ECTCs and MCTCs and that of WBCs (measured using SiNG electrodes), which is the key indication for our diagnosis. The NELMEC chip not only solves the problem of the size overlap between CTCs and WBCs but also detects MCTCs without the need for any markers or tagging processes, which has been an important problem in previously reported CTC detection systems. The great conductivity of the gold-coated SiNG nanocontacts as well as their safe penetration into the membrane of captured cells, facilitate a precise and direct signal extraction to distinguish the type of captured cell. The results achieved from epithelial (MCF-7) and mesenchymal (MDA-MB231) breast cancer cells circulated in unprocessed blood suggest the significant applications for these diagnostic abilities of NELMEC.
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- Seied Ali Hosseini
- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab and Thin Film and NanoElectronics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14395/515, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Babahosseini H, Srinivasaraghavan V, Zhao Z, Gillam F, Childress E, Strobl JS, Santos WL, Zhang C, Agah M. The impact of sphingosine kinase inhibitor-loaded nanoparticles on bioelectrical and biomechanical properties of cancer cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:188-98. [PMID: 26607223 PMCID: PMC4756608 DOI: 10.1039/c5lc01201e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cancer progression and physiological changes within the cells are accompanied by alterations in the biophysical properties. Therefore, the cell biophysical properties can serve as promising markers for cancer detection and physiological activities. To aid in the investigation of the biophysical markers of cells, a microfluidic chip has been developed which consists of a constriction channel and embedded microelectrodes. Single-cell impedance magnitudes at four frequencies and entry and travel times are measured simultaneously during their transit through the constriction channel. This microchip provides a high-throughput, label-free, automated assay to identify biophysical signatures of malignant cells and monitor the therapeutic efficacy of drugs. Here, we monitored the dynamic cellular biophysical properties in response to sphingosine kinase inhibitors (SphKIs), and compared the effectiveness of drug delivery using poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with SphKIs versus conventional delivery. Cells treated with SphKIs showed significantly higher impedance magnitudes at all four frequencies. The bioelectrical parameters extracted using a model also revealed that the highly aggressive breast cells treated with SphKIs shifted electrically towards that of a less malignant phenotype; SphKI-treated cells exhibited an increase in cell-channel interface resistance and a significant decrease in specific membrane capacitance. Furthermore, SphKI-treated cells became slightly more deformable as measured by a decrease in their channel entry and travel times. We observed no significant difference in the bioelectrical changes produced by SphKI delivered conventionally or with NPs. However, NPs-packaged delivery of SphKI decreased the cell deformability. In summary, this study showed that while the bioelectrical properties of the cells were dominantly affected by SphKIs, the biomechanical properties were mainly changed by the NPs.
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- Hesam Babahosseini
- Department of Mechanical Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA
- The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
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- The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
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- The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
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- The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA 24061 , USA .
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Hajipour MJ, Raheb J, Akhavan O, Arjmand S, Mashinchian O, Rahman M, Abdolahad M, Serpooshan V, Laurent S, Mahmoudi M. Personalized disease-specific protein corona influences the therapeutic impact of graphene oxide. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:8978-94. [PMID: 25920546 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00520e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The hard corona, the protein shell that is strongly attached to the surface of nano-objects in biological fluids, is recognized as the first layer that interacts with biological objects (e.g., cells and tissues). The decoration of the hard corona (i.e., the type, amount, and conformation of the attached proteins) can define the biological fate of the nanomaterial. Recent developments have revealed that corona decoration strongly depends on the type of disease in human patients from which the plasma is obtained as a protein source for corona formation (referred to as the 'personalized protein corona'). In this study, we demonstrate that graphene oxide (GO) sheets can trigger different biological responses in the presence of coronas obtained from various types of diseases. GO sheets were incubated with plasma from human subjects with different diseases/conditions, including hypofibrinogenemia, blood cancer, thalassemia major, thalassemia minor, rheumatism, fauvism, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and pregnancy. Identical sheets coated with varying protein corona decorations exhibited significantly different cellular toxicity, apoptosis, and uptake, reactive oxygen species production, lipid peroxidation and nitrogen oxide levels. The results of this report will help researchers design efficient and safe, patient-specific nano biomaterials in a disease type-specific manner for clinical and biological applications.
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- Mohammad Javad Hajipour
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran.
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