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Prinelli A, Silva-Almeida C, Parks S, Pasotti A, Telopoulou A, Dunlop S, Sutherland E, Lynch M, Ewart MA, Wilde CJ, Töpfer E. In-Plate Cryopreservation of 2D and 3D Cell Models: Innovative Tools for Biomedical Research and Preclinical Drug Discovery. SLAS Discov 2020; 26:32-43. [PMID: 33021863 DOI: 10.1177/2472555220960028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Cell-based assays performed in multiwell plates are utilized in basic and translational research in a variety of cell models. The assembly of these multiwell platforms and their use is often laboratory specific, preventing the standardization of methods and the comparison of outputs across different analytical sites. Moreover, when cell models are based on primary cells with specialized culture requirements, including three-dimensional (3D) cell culture, their complexity and the need for manipulation by experienced operators can add significant cost and introduce long lead times to analysis, both of which are undesirable in any preclinical situation. To address this issue, we explored adaptations of cryopreservation technology that allow cells to be cryopreserved in-plate, ready for use in analysis, and have developed a method applicable to cells from different origins and different culture formats. Here we describe the application of this technology to conventional two-dimensional (2D) monolayers of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and human macrophages derived from primary monocytes, and to 3D cultures of hepatic organoids, colon organoids, and colon tumor organoids, each presented for cryopreservation in their obligate extracellular matrix. We demonstrated that cell viability, cell physiology, and cytotoxic sensitivity were maintained after cryopreservation, such that the models offer the means to uncouple model assembly from analytical use and to standardize cell models in product form for distribution to end users.
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Töpfer E, Pasotti A, Telopoulou A, Italiani P, Boraschi D, Ewart MA, Wilde C. Bovine colon organoids: From 3D bioprinting to cryopreserved multi-well screening platforms. Toxicol In Vitro 2019; 61:104606. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Chatzileontiadou DSM, Parmenopoulou V, Manta S, Kantsadi AL, Kylindri P, Griniezaki M, Kontopoulou F, Telopoulou A, Prokova H, Panagopoulos D, Boix E, Balatsos NAA, Komiotis D, Leonidas DD. Triazole double-headed ribonucleosides as inhibitors of eosinophil derived neurotoxin. Bioorg Chem 2015; 63:152-65. [PMID: 26551065 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Eosinophil derived neurotoxin (EDN) is an eosinophil secretion protein and a member of the Ribonuclease A (RNase A) superfamily involved in the immune response system and inflammatory disorders. The pathological actions of EDN are strongly dependent on the enzymatic activity and therefore, it is of significant interest to discover potent and specific inhibitors of EDN. In this framework we have assessed the inhibitory potency of triazole double-headed ribonucleosides. We present here an efficient method for the heterologous production and purification of EDN together with the synthesis of nucleosides and their biochemical evaluation in RNase A and EDN. Two groups of double-headed nucleosides were synthesized by the attachment of a purine or a pyrimidine base, through a triazole group at the 3'-C position of a pyrimidine or a purine ribonucleoside, respectively. Based on previous data with mononucleosides these compounds were expected to improve the inhibitory potency for RNase A and specificity for EDN. Kinetics data revealed that despite the rational, all but one, double-headed ribonucleosides were less potent than the respective mononucleosides while they were also more specific for ribonuclease A than for EDN. Compound 11c (9-[3'-[4-[(cytosine-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]-β-d-ribofuranosyl]adenine) displayed a stronger preference for EDN than for ribonuclease A and a Ki value of 58μM. This is the first time that an inhibitor is reported to have a better potency for EDN than for RNase A. The crystal structure of EDN-11c complex reveals the structural basis of its potency and selectivity providing important guidelines for future structure-based inhibitor design efforts.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece.
| | - Demetres D Leonidas
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 41221 Larissa, Greece.
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