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Pang K, Liu Q, Zhu Y, Wei X. In vivo photoacoustic flow cytometry-based study of the effect of melanin content on melanoma metastasis. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2024; 17:e202300405. [PMID: 38010214 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202300405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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A major cause of death in cancer patients is distant metastasis of tumors, in which circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are an important marker. Photoacoustic flow cytometry (PAFC) can monitor CTCs in real time, non-invasively, and label-free; we built a PAFC system and validated the feasibility of PAFC for monitoring CTCs using in vivo animal experiments. By cultivating heavily-pigmented and moderately-pigmented melanoma cells, more CTCs were detected in mice inoculated with moderately-pigmented tumor cells, resulting in more distant metastases and poorer survival status. Tumor cells with lower melanin content may produce more CTCs, increasing the risk of metastasis. CTC melanin content may be down-regulated during the metastatic which may be a potential indicator for assessing the risk of melanoma metastasis. In conclusion, PAFC can be used to assess the risk of melanoma metastasis by dynamically monitoring the number of CTCs and the CTC melanin content in future clinical diagnoses.
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- Kai Pang
- School of Instrument Science and Opto Electronics Engineering of Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China
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- Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto Electronics Engineering of Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China
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- Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute and Biomedical Engineering Department, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Tang P, Thongrom B, Arora S, Haag R. Polyglycerol-Based Biomedical Matrix for Immunomagnetic Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation and Their Expansion into Tumor Spheroids for Drug Screening. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300842. [PMID: 37402278 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are established as distinct cancer biomarkers for diagnosis, as preclinical models, and therapeutic targets. Their use as preclinical models is limited owing to low purity after isolation and the lack of effective techniques to create 3D cultures that accurately mimic in vivo conditions. Herein, a two-component system for detecting, isolating, and expanding CTCs to generate multicellular tumor spheroids that mimic the physiology and microenvironment of the diseased organ is proposed. First, an antifouling biointerface on magnetic beads is fabricated by adding a bioinert polymer layer and conjugation of biospecific ligands to isolate cancer cells, dramatically enhancing the selectivity and purity of the isolated cancer cells. Next, the isolated cells are encapsulated into self-degradable hydrogels synthesized using a thiol-click approach. The hydrogels are mechanochemically tuned to enable tumor spheroid growth to a size greater than 300 µm and to further release the grown spheroids while retaining their tumor-like characteristics. In addition, drug treatment highlights the need for 3D culture environments rather than conventional 2D culture. The designed biomedical matrix shows potential as a universal method to ensure mimicry of in vivo tumor characteristics in individual patients and to improve the predictability of preclinical screening of personalized therapeutics.
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- Peng Tang
- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Kumar T, Harish AV, Etcheverry S, Margulis W, Laurell F, Russom A. Lab-in-a-fiber-based integrated particle separation and counting. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:2286-2293. [PMID: 37070926 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc01175a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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An all-fiber integrated device capable of separating and counting particles is presented. A sequence of silica fiber capillaries with various diameters and longitudinal cavities are used to fabricate the component for size-based elasto-inertial passive separation of particles followed by detection in an uninterrupted continuous flow. Experimentally, fluorescent particles of 1 μm and 10 μm sizes are mixed in a visco-elastic fluid and fed into the all-fiber separation component. The particles are sheathed by an elasticity enhancer (PEO - polyethylene oxide) to the side walls. Larger 10 μm particles migrate to the center of the silica capillary due to the combined inertial lift force and elastic force, while the smaller 1 μm particles are unaffected, and exit from a side capillary. A separation efficiency of 100% for the 10 μm and 97% for the 1 μm particles is achieved at a total flow rate of 50 μL min-1. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time effective inertial-based separation has been demonstrated in circular cross-section microchannels. In the following step, the separated 10 μm particles are routed through another all-fiber component for counting and a counting throughput of ∼1400 particles per min is demonstrated. We anticipate the ability to combine high throughput separation and precise 3D control of particle position for ease of counting will aid in the development of advanced microflow cytometers capable of particle separation and quantification for various biomedical applications.
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- T Kumar
- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Department of Protein Science, Science for life laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden.
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- Laser Physics, Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laser Physics, Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Department of Protein Science, Science for life laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden.
- AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mentink A, Isebia KT, Kraan J, Terstappen LWMM, Stevens M. Measuring antigen expression of cancer cell lines and circulating tumour cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6051. [PMID: 37055551 PMCID: PMC10101999 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33179-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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When evaluating EpCAM-based enrichment technologies for circulating tumour cells (CTCs), the cell lines used should closely resemble real CTCs, meaning the EpCAM expression of CTCs needs to be known, but also the EpCAM expression of cell lines at different institutions and times is important. As the number of CTCs in the blood is low, we enriched CTCs through the depletion of leukocytes from diagnostic leukapheresis products of 13 prostate cancer patients and measured EpCAM expression using quantitative flow cytometry. Antigen expression was compared between multiple institutions by measuring cultures from each institution. Capture efficiency was also measured for one of the used cell lines. Results show CTCs derived from castration-sensitive prostate cancer patients have varying but relatively low EpCAM expression, with median expression per patient ranging from 35 to 89,534 (mean 24,993) molecules per cell. A large variation in the antigen expression of identical cell lines cultured at different institutions was found, resulting in recoveries when using the CellSearch system ranging from 12 up to 83% for the same cell line. We conclude that large differences in capture efficiency can occur while using the same cell line. To closely resemble real CTCs from castration-sensitive prostate cancer patients, a cell line with a relatively low EpCAM expression should be used, and its expression should be monitored frequently.
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- Anouk Mentink
- Medical Cell Biophysics Group, Techmed Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Cell Biophysics Group, Techmed Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Medical Cell Biophysics Group, Techmed Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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He S, Ding L, Yuan H, Zhao G, Yang X, Wu Y. A review of sensors for classification and subtype discrimination of cancer: Insights into circulating tumor cells and tumor-derived extracellular vesicles. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1244:340703. [PMID: 36737145 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Liquid biopsy can reflect the state of tumors in vivo non-invasively, thus providing a strong basis for the early diagnosis, individualized treatment monitoring and prognosis of tumors. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and tumor-derived extracellular vesicles (tdEVs) contain information-rich components, such as nucleic acids and proteins, and they are essential markers for liquid biopsies. Their capture and analysis are of great importance for the study of disease occurrence and development and, consequently, have been the subject of many reviews. However, both CTCs and tdEVs carry the biological characteristics of their original tissue, and few reviews have focused on their function in the staging and classification of cancer. In this review, we focus on state-of-the-art sensors based on the simultaneous detection of multiple biomarkers within CTCs and tdEVs, with clinical applications centered on cancer classification and subtyping. We also provide a thorough discussion of the current challenges and prospects for novel sensors with the ultimate goal of cancer classification and staging. It is hoped that these most advanced technologies will bring new insights into the clinical practice of cancer screening and diagnosis.
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- Sitian He
- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- School of Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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Isolation, Detection and Analysis of Circulating Tumour Cells: A Nanotechnological Bioscope. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15010280. [PMID: 36678908 PMCID: PMC9864919 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Cancer is one of the dreaded diseases to which a sizeable proportion of the population succumbs every year. Despite the tremendous growth of the health sector, spanning diagnostics to treatment, early diagnosis is still in its infancy. In this regard, circulating tumour cells (CTCs) have of late grabbed the attention of researchers in the detection of metastasis and there has been a huge surge in the surrounding research activities. Acting as a biomarker, CTCs prove beneficial in a variety of aspects. Nanomaterial-based strategies have been devised to have a tremendous impact on the early and rapid examination of tumor cells. This review provides a panoramic overview of the different nanotechnological methodologies employed along with the pharmaceutical purview of cancer. Initiating from fundamentals, the recent nanotechnological developments toward the detection, isolation, and analysis of CTCs are comprehensively delineated. The review also includes state-of-the-art implementations of nanotechnological advances in the enumeration of CTCs, along with future challenges and recommendations thereof.
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Pourshahidi AM, Achtsnicht S, Offenhäusser A, Krause HJ. Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection Setup Employing Permanent Ring Magnets as a Static Offset Field Source. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:8776. [PMID: 36433383 PMCID: PMC9694433 DOI: 10.3390/s22228776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Frequency mixing magnetic detection (FMMD) has been explored for its applications in fields of magnetic biosensing, multiplex detection of magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) and the determination of core size distribution of MNP samples. Such applications rely on the application of a static offset magnetic field, which is generated traditionally with an electromagnet. Such a setup requires a current source, as well as passive or active cooling strategies, which directly sets a limitation based on the portability aspect that is desired for point of care (POC) monitoring applications. In this work, a measurement head is introduced that involves the utilization of two ring-shaped permanent magnets to generate a static offset magnetic field. A steel cylinder in the ring bores homogenizes the field. By variation of the distance between the ring magnets and of the thickness of the steel cylinder, the magnitude of the magnetic field at the sample position can be adjusted. Furthermore, the measurement setup is compared to the electromagnet offset module based on measured signals and temperature behavior.
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- Ali Mohammad Pourshahidi
- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Nano-and Biotechnologies (INB), FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Nano-and Biotechnologies (INB), FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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Verkhovskii R, Ermakov A, Grishin O, Makarkin MA, Kozhevnikov I, Makhortov M, Kozlova A, Salem S, Tuchin V, Bratashov D. The Influence of Magnetic Composite Capsule Structure and Size on Their Trapping Efficiency in the Flow. Molecules 2022; 27:6073. [PMID: 36144805 PMCID: PMC9501256 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27186073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
A promising approach to targeted drug delivery is the remote control of magnetically sensitive objects using an external magnetic field source. This method can assist in the accumulation of magnetic carriers in the affected area for local drug delivery, thus providing magnetic nanoparticles for MRI contrast and magnetic hyperthermia, as well as the magnetic separation of objects of interest from the bloodstream and liquid biopsy samples. The possibility of magnetic objects' capture in the flow is determined by the ratio of the magnetic field strength and the force of viscous resistance. Thus, the capturing ability is limited by the objects' magnetic properties, size, and flow rate. Despite the importance of a thorough investigation of this process to prove the concept of magnetically controlled drug delivery, it has not been sufficiently investigated. Here, we studied the efficiency of polyelectrolyte capsules' capture by the external magnetic field source depending on their size, the magnetic nanoparticle payload, and the suspension's flow rate. Additionally, we estimated the possibility of magnetically trapping cells containing magnetic capsules in flow and evaluated cells' membrane integrity after that. These results are required to prove the possibility of the magnetically controlled delivery of the encapsulated medicine to the affected area with its subsequent retention, as well as the capability to capture magnetically labeled cells in flow.
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- Roman Verkhovskii
- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
- Institute of Molecular Theranostics, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya Str., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13511, Egypt
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
- Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin’s Ave., 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, FRC “Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 24 Rabochaya Str., 410028 Saratov, Russia
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, FRC “Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., 410012 Saratov, Russia; (A.E.); (O.G.); (M.A.M.); (I.K.); (M.M.); (A.K.); (S.S.); (V.T.); (D.B.)
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Jiang TT, Li HP, Li YC. [A Rare Case of Extremely High Counts of EpCAM + Circulating Tumor Cells and Circulating Tumor Microemboli Detected in a Patient with Small Cell Lung Cancer]. SICHUAN DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF SICHUAN UNIVERSITY. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDITION 2022; 53:711-715. [PMID: 35871746 PMCID: PMC10409470 DOI: 10.12182/20220760107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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A 77-year-old man was admitted at our hospital due to "generalized increase in the number of masses and enlargement of the masses observed for one month". Combined assessment of the imaging (computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) findings and results of lung centesis biopsy and liquid biopsy suggest that the patient had small cell lung cancer of the left upper lobe, with right hilar, mediastinal, bilateral axillary, abdominal and retroperitoneal lymph node metastases, as well as widespread subcutaneous soft tissue, liver, bilateral adrenal, bilateral kidneys and multiple brain metastases (extensive stage). In order to obtain an evaluation of the development of the disease as soon as possible, the circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor microemboli (CTM) in 6 mL peripheral blood were examined by subtraction enrichment-immunostaining fluorescence in situ hybridization (SE-iFISH) technology. A total of 919 epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)-positive CTCs and 61 EpCAM-positive CTM were identified. Among them, there were 14 haploid CTCs (1.52%), 788 diploid CTCs (85.75%), 44 triploid CTCs (4.79%), 70 tetraploid CTCs (7.62%) and 3 pentaploid or higher-fold polyploid CTCs (0.33%). Herein, we reported a rare case with extremely high accounts of CTCs and CTM and positive findings for tumor markers, which was identified for the first time. The examination of CTCs by SE-iFISH contributed to the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment evaluation of cancer and facilitated the formulation of precise and individualized therapeutic regime.
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- Ting-Ting Jiang
- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Laboratory of Single Cell Research and Liquid Biopsy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Laboratory of Single Cell Research and Liquid Biopsy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Removal of Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood Samples of Cancer Patients Using Highly Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Translational Research Project. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14071397. [PMID: 35890293 PMCID: PMC9315588 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14071397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The count of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been associated with a worse prognosis in different types of cancer. Perioperatively, CTCs detach due to mechanical forces. Diagnostic tools exist to detect and isolate CTCs, but no therapeutic technique is currently available to remove CTCs in vivo from unprocessed blood. The aim of this study was to design and test new magnetic nanoparticles to purify whole blood from CTCs. Novel magnetic carbon-coated cobalt (C/Co) nanoparticles conjugated with anti-epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) antibodies were synthesized, and their antifouling and separation properties were determined. The newly developed C/Co nanoparticles showed excellent separation and antifouling properties. They efficiently removed tumor cells that were added to healthy subjects’ blood samples, through an anti-EpCAM antibody interaction. The nanoparticles did not interact with other blood components, such as lymphocytes or the coagulation system. In blood samples of carcinoma patients suffering from metastatic disease, on average, ≥68% of CTCs were removed. These nanoparticles could prompt the development of a blood purification technology, such as a dialysis-like device, to perioperatively remove CTCs from the blood of cancer patients in vivo and potentially improve their prognosis.
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Peng T, Li L, Zhou M, Jiang F. Concentration of Microparticles Using Flexural Acoustic Wave in Sessile Droplets. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22031269. [PMID: 35162014 PMCID: PMC8839499 DOI: 10.3390/s22031269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Acoustic manipulation of microparticles and cells has attracted growing interest in biomedical applications. In particular, the use of acoustic waves to concentrate particles plays an important role in enhancing the detection process by biosensors. Here, we demonstrated microparticle concentration within sessile droplets placed on the hydrophobic surface using the flexural wave. The design benefits from streaming flow induced by the Lamb wave propagated in the glass waveguide to manipulate particles in the droplets. Microparticles will be concentrated at the central area of the droplet adhesion plane based on the balance among the streaming drag force, gravity, and buoyancy at the operating frequency. We experimentally demonstrated the concentration of particles of various sizes and tumor cells. Using numerical simulation, we predicted the acoustic pressure and streaming flow pattern within the droplet and characterized the underlying physical mechanisms for particle motion. The design is more suitable for micron-sized particle preparation, and it can be valuable for various biological, chemical, and medical applications.
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- Tao Peng
- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (T.P.); (L.L.); (M.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (T.P.); (L.L.); (M.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (T.P.); (L.L.); (M.Z.)
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- Institute of Polymer Technology (LKT), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Am Weichselgarten 9, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Pourshahidi AM, Achtsnicht S, Nambipareechee MM, Offenhäusser A, Krause HJ. Multiplex Detection of Magnetic Beads Using Offset Field Dependent Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21175859. [PMID: 34502749 PMCID: PMC8433651 DOI: 10.3390/s21175859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Magnetic immunoassays employing Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection (FMMD) have recently become increasingly popular for quantitative detection of various analytes. Simultaneous analysis of a sample for two or more targets is desirable in order to reduce the sample amount, save consumables, and save time. We show that different types of magnetic beads can be distinguished according to their frequency mixing response to a two-frequency magnetic excitation at different static magnetic offset fields. We recorded the offset field dependent FMMD response of two different particle types at frequencies f1 + n⋅f2, n = 1, 2, 3, 4 with f1 = 30.8 kHz and f2 = 63 Hz. Their signals were clearly distinguishable by the locations of the extremes and zeros of their responses. Binary mixtures of the two particle types were prepared with different mixing ratios. The mixture samples were analyzed by determining the best linear combination of the two pure constituents that best resembled the measured signals of the mixtures. Using a quadratic programming algorithm, the mixing ratios could be determined with an accuracy of greater than 14%. If each particle type is functionalized with a different antibody, multiplex detection of two different analytes becomes feasible.
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- Ali Mohammad Pourshahidi
- Institute of Biological Information Processing-Biolelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; (A.M.P.); (S.A.); (M.M.N.); (A.O.)
- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing-Biolelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; (A.M.P.); (S.A.); (M.M.N.); (A.O.)
- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing-Biolelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; (A.M.P.); (S.A.); (M.M.N.); (A.O.)
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing-Biolelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; (A.M.P.); (S.A.); (M.M.N.); (A.O.)
- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing-Biolelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; (A.M.P.); (S.A.); (M.M.N.); (A.O.)
- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, 52428 Jülich, Germany
- Correspondence: h.-; Tel.: +49-2461-61-2955
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Stevens M, Liu P, Niessink T, Mentink A, Abelmann L, Terstappen L. Optimal Halbach Configuration for Flow-through Immunomagnetic CTC Enrichment. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:1020. [PMID: 34199434 PMCID: PMC8229094 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11061020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Due to the low frequency of circulating tumor cells (CTC), the standard CellSearch method of enumeration and isolation using a single tube of blood is insufficient to measure treatment effects consistently, or to steer personalized therapy. Using diagnostic leukapheresis this sample size can be increased; however, this also calls for a suitable new method to process larger sample inputs. In order to achieve this, we have optimized the immunomagnetic enrichment process using a flow-through magnetophoretic system. An overview of the major forces involved in magnetophoretic separation is provided and the model used for optimizing the magnetic configuration in flow through immunomagnetic enrichment is presented. The optimal Halbach array element size was calculated and both optimal and non-optimal arrays were built and tested using anti-EpCAM ferrofluid in combination with cell lines of varying EpCAM antigen expression. Experimentally measured distributions of the magnetic moment of the cell lines used for comparison were combined with predicted recoveries and fit to the experimental data. Resulting predictions agree with measured data within measurement uncertainty. The presented method can be used not only to optimize magnetophoretic separation using a variety of flow configurations but could also be adapted to optimize other (static) magnetic separation techniques.
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- Michiel Stevens
- Department of Medical Cell BioPhysics, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (P.L.); (T.N.); (A.M.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Medical Cell BioPhysics, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (P.L.); (T.N.); (A.M.); (L.T.)
- Department of Molecular Nanofabrication, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Cell BioPhysics, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (P.L.); (T.N.); (A.M.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Medical Cell BioPhysics, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (P.L.); (T.N.); (A.M.); (L.T.)
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- KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany;
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Cell BioPhysics, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (P.L.); (T.N.); (A.M.); (L.T.)
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Peng HY, Yang CM, Chen YP, Liu HL, Chen TC, Pijanowska DG, Chu PY, Hsieh CH, Wu MH. An integrated actuating and sensing system for light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) and light-actuated AC electroosmosis (LACE) operation. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2021; 15:024109. [PMID: 33868536 PMCID: PMC8043754 DOI: 10.1063/5.0040910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
To develop a lab on a chip (LOC) integrated with both sensor and actuator functions, a novel two-in-one system based on optical-driven manipulation and sensing in a microfluidics setup based on a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) layer on an indium tin oxide/glass is first realized. A high-intensity discharge xenon lamp functioned as the light source, a chopper functioned as the modulated illumination for a certain frequency, and a self-designed optical path projected on the digital micromirror device controlled by the digital light processing module was established as the illumination input signal with the ability of dynamic movement of projected patterns. For light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) operation, alternating current (AC)-modulated illumination with a frequency of 800 Hz can be generated by the rotation speed of the chopper for photocurrent vs bias voltage characterization. The pH sensitivity, drift coefficient, and hysteresis width of the Si3N4 LAPS are 52.8 mV/pH, -3.2 mV/h, and 10.5 mV, respectively, which are comparable to the results from the conventional setup. With an identical two-in-one system, direct current illumination without chopper rotation and an AC bias voltage can be provided to an a-Si:H chip with a manipulation speed of 20 μm/s for magnetic beads with a diameter of 1 μm. The collection of magnetic beads by this light-actuated AC electroosmosis (LACE) operation at a frequency of 10 kHz can be easily realized. A fully customized design of an illumination path with less decay can be suggested to obtain a high efficiency of manipulation and a high signal-to-noise ratio of sensing. With this proposed setup, a potential LOC system based on LACE and LAPS is verified with the integration of a sensor and an actuator in a microfluidics setup for future point-of-care testing applications.
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:. Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 5960 and . Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 3599
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- Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Science, IBBE PAS 02-109, Warsaw, Poland
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- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:. Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 5960 and . Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 3599
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