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Early Diagnosis of Pathogen Infection by Cell-Based Activation Immunoassay. Cells 2019; 8:cells8090952. [PMID: 31443439 PMCID: PMC6769711 DOI: 10.3390/cells8090952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Diagnostic identification of pathogens is usually accomplished by isolation of the pathogen or its substances, and should correlate with the time and site of infection. Alternatively, immunoassays such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for quantification of serum antibodies are expedient and are usually employed for retrospective diagnostic of a particular infective agent. Here, the potential of cell-based immunoassays for early pathogen detection was evaluated by quantification of specific, antigen-activated, low-frequency IFNγ-secreting cells in mouse spleens following infection with various pathogens. Using enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays, specific responses were observed within 3–6 days following infection with F. tularensis, B. anthracis, Y. pestis, or Influenza virus. Blood samples collected from F. tularensis-infected mice revealed the presence of IFNγ-producing activated cells within one week post infection. When non-human primates were infected with B. anthracis, cellular response was observed in peripheral blood samples as early as five days post infection, 3–5 days earlier than serum antibodies. Finally, the expression pattern of genes in splenocytes of F. tularensis-infected mice was inspected by a transcriptomic approach, enabling the identification of potential host targets for the future development of genetic-based cellular immunoassays. Altogether, the data demonstrate the potential of cell-based immunoassays for early pathogen detection.
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Park H, Kim H, Doh J. Multifunctional Microwell Arrays for Single Cell Level Functional Analysis of Lymphocytes. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 29:672-679. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Komova O, Krasavin E, Nasonova E, Mel’nikova L, Shmakova N, Cunha M, Testa E, Beuve M. Relationship between radioadaptive response and individual radiosensitivity to low doses of gamma radiation: an extended study of chromosome damage in blood lymphocytes of three donors. Int J Radiat Biol 2017; 94:54-61. [DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2018.1399226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Olga Komova
- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Cytology, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Cytology, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Cytology, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Cytology, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Cytology, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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Clonal expansion under the microscope: studying lymphocyte activation and differentiation using live‐cell imaging. Immunol Cell Biol 2015; 94:242-9. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2015.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Shen Y, Fukuda T. State of the art: micro-nanorobotic manipulation in single cell analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1186/s40638-014-0021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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O'Neill PF, Ben Azouz A, Vázquez M, Liu J, Marczak S, Slouka Z, Chang HC, Diamond D, Brabazon D. Advances in three-dimensional rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices for biological applications. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2014; 8:052112. [PMID: 25538804 PMCID: PMC4241764 DOI: 10.1063/1.4898632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The capability of 3D printing technologies for direct production of complex 3D structures in a single step has recently attracted an ever increasing interest within the field of microfluidics. Recently, ultrafast lasers have also allowed developing new methods for production of internal microfluidic channels within the bulk of glass and polymer materials by direct internal 3D laser writing. This review critically summarizes the latest advances in the production of microfluidic 3D structures by using 3D printing technologies and direct internal 3D laser writing fabrication methods. Current applications of these rapid prototyped microfluidic platforms in biology will be also discussed. These include imaging of cells and living organisms, electrochemical detection of viruses and neurotransmitters, and studies in drug transport and induced-release of adenosine triphosphate from erythrocytes.
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- Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University , Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Microfluidics and Medical Diagnostics, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Centre for Microfluidics and Medical Diagnostics, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Centre for Microfluidics and Medical Diagnostics, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Insight Centre for Data Analytics, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University , Dublin, Ireland
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Zurgil N, Ravid-Hermesh O, Shafran Y, Howitz S, Afrimzon E, Sobolev M, He J, Shinar E, Goldman-Levi R, Deutsch M. Donut-shaped chambers for analysis of biochemical processes at the cellular and subcellular levels. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:2226-2239. [PMID: 24829933 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc51426a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In order to study cell-cell variation with respect to enzymatic activity, individual live cell analysis should be complemented by measurement of single cell content in a biomimetic environment on a cellular scale arrangement. This is a challenging endeavor due to the small volume of a single cell, the low number of target molecules and cell motility. Micro-arrayed donut-shaped chambers (DSCs) of femtoliter (fL), picoliter (pL), and nanoliter (nL) volumes have been developed and produced for the analysis of biochemical reaction at the molecular, cellular and multicellular levels, respectively. DSCs are micro-arrayed, miniature vessels, in which each chamber acts as an individual isolated reaction compartment. Individual live cells can settle in the pL and nL DSCs, share the same space and be monitored under the microscope in a noninvasive, time-resolved manner. Following cell lysis and chamber sealing, invasive kinetic measurement based on cell content is achieved for the same individual cells. The fL chambers are used for the analysis of the same enzyme reaction at the molecular level. The various DSCs were used in this proof-of-principle work to analyze the reaction of intracellular esterase in both primary and cell line immune cell populations. These unique DSC arrays are easy to manufacture and offer an inexpensive and simple operating system for biochemical reaction measurement of numerous single cells used in various practical applications.
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- N Zurgil
- The Biophysical Interdisciplinary Schottenstein Center for the Research and Technology of the Cellome, Physics Department, Bar Ilan University, 52900, Ramat Gan, Israel.
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Adutler-Lieber S, Zaretsky I, Platzman I, Deeg J, Friedman N, Spatz JP, Geiger B. Engineering of synthetic cellular microenvironments: implications for immunity. J Autoimmun 2014; 54:100-11. [PMID: 24951031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2014.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In this article, we discuss novel synthetic approaches for studying the interactions of cells with their microenvironment. Notably, critical cellular processes such as growth, differentiation, migration, and fate determination, are tightly regulated by interactions with neighboring cells, and the surrounding extracellular matrix. Given the huge complexity of natural cellular environments, and their rich molecular and physical diversity, the mission of understanding "environmental signaling" at a molecular-mechanistic level appears to be extremely challenging. To meet these challenges, attempts have been made in recent years to design synthetic matrices with defined chemical and physical properties, which, artificial though they may be, could reveal basic "design principles" underlying the physiological processes. Here, we summarize recent developments in the characterization of the chemical and physical properties of cell sensing and adhesion, as well as the design and use of engineered, micro- to nanoscale patterned and confined environments, for systematic, comprehensive modulation of the cells' environment. The power of these biomimetic surfaces to highlight environmental signaling events in cells, and in immune cells in particular, will be discussed.
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- Shimrit Adutler-Lieber
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl St., Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
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- Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl St., Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems & University of Heidelberg, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems & University of Heidelberg, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl St., Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems & University of Heidelberg, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl St., Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
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Platzman I, Janiesch JW, Matić J, Spatz JP. Artificial Antigen-Presenting Interfaces in the Service of Immunology. Isr J Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201300060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The differentiation of CD4 helper T cells into specialized effector lineages has provided a powerful model for understanding immune cell differentiation. Distinct lineages have been defined by differential expression of signature cytokines and the lineage-specifying transcription factors necessary and sufficient for their production. The traditional paradigm of differentiation towards Th1 and Th2 subtypes driven by T-bet and GATA3, respectively, has been extended to incorporate additional T cell lineages and transcriptional regulators. Technological advances have expanded our view of these lineage-specifying transcription factors to the whole genome and revealed unexpected interplay between them. From these data, it is becoming clear that lineage specification is more complex and plastic than previous models might have suggested. Here, we present an overview of the different forms of transcription factor interplay that have been identified and how T cell phenotypes arise as a product of this interplay within complex regulatory networks. We also suggest experimental strategies that will provide further insight into the mechanisms that underlie T cell lineage specification and plasticity.
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- Catherine M Evans
- Division of Infection and Immunity and UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, Paul O'Gorman Building, 72 Huntley Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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