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Starodubtseva MN, Shkliarava NM, Chelnokova IA, Villalba MI, Krylov AY, Nadyrov EA, Kasas S. Mechanical Properties and Nanomotion of BT-20 and ZR-75 Breast Cancer Cells Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy and Optical Nanomotion Detection Method. Cells 2023; 12:2362. [PMID: 37830577 PMCID: PMC10572077 DOI: 10.3390/cells12192362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Cells of two molecular genetic types of breast cancer-hormone-dependent breast cancer (ZR-75 cell line) and triple-negative breast cancer (BT-20 cell line)-were studied using atomic force microscopy and an optical nanomotion detection method. Using the Peak Force QNM and Force Volume AFM modes, we revealed the unique patterns of the dependence of Young's modulus on the indentation depth for two cancer cell lines that correlate with the features of the spatial organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Within a 200-300 nm layer just under the cell membrane, BT-20 cells are stiffer than ZR-75 cells, whereas in deeper cell regions, Young's modulus of ZR-75 cells exceeds that of BT-20 cells. Two cancer cell lines also displayed a difference in cell nanomotion dynamics upon exposure to cytochalasin D, a potent actin polymerization inhibitor. The drug strongly modified the nanomotion pattern of BT-20 cells, whereas it had almost no effect on the ZR-75 cells. We are confident that nanomotion monitoring and measurement of the stiffness of cancer cells at various indentation depths deserve further studies to obtain effective predictive parameters for use in clinical practice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria N. Starodubtseva
- Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Gomel State Medical University, 246000 Gomel, Belarus
- Laboratory of the Stability of Biological Systems, Radiobiology Institute of NAS of Belarus, 246007 Gomel, Belarus; (N.M.S.); (I.A.C.)
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- Laboratory of the Stability of Biological Systems, Radiobiology Institute of NAS of Belarus, 246007 Gomel, Belarus; (N.M.S.); (I.A.C.)
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- Laboratory of the Stability of Biological Systems, Radiobiology Institute of NAS of Belarus, 246007 Gomel, Belarus; (N.M.S.); (I.A.C.)
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- Laboratory of Biological Electron Microscopy, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (M.I.V.); (S.K.)
- Centre Universitaire Romand de Médecine Légale, UFAM, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Further Training and Retraining of the Personnel, State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 220033 Minsk, Belarus;
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- Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Gomel State Medical University, 246000 Gomel, Belarus;
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- Laboratory of Biological Electron Microscopy, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (M.I.V.); (S.K.)
- Centre Universitaire Romand de Médecine Légale, UFAM, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Starodubtseva MN, Liu J, Nadyrov EA, Shkliarava NM, Sadouskaya AU, Starodubtsev IE, Achinovich SL, Meng X, Zinovkin DA, Pranjol MZI. CD109-regulated mechanical properties of endothelial cells. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2023. [PMID: 36929132 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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CD109 antigen on the endothelial cell surface plays an important role in vascular pathology. The aim of the work was to investigate the effect of the immobilization of CD109 antigen with specific antibodies on nanomechanical properties of human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVECs) using atomic force microscopy in quantitative nanomechanical property mapping mode (PeakForce QNM). Anti-CD109 antibodies induced significant stiffening of the cell surface Me(LQ; UQ): in 1.45(1.07;2.29) times with respect to control cells for fixed cells and in 4.9(3.6;5.9) times with respect to control cells for living cells, and changes in the spatial distribution of cell surface mechanical properties. The changes in the HUVEC's mechanical properties were accompanied by the activation of the TGF-/Smad2/3 signaling pathway and reorganization of the vimentin and actin cytoskeletal elements. Our findings show that blocking CD109 antigen using anti-CD109 antibodies leads in HUVECs to the processes similar to that occur after cell TGF-β-signaling activation. Therefore, we suggest that CD109 antigen may be involved in regulating the mechanical behavior of endothelial cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria N Starodubtseva
- Gomel State Medical University, 5 Lange str, Gomel, BY-246000, Belarus
- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, 4 Fedyuninskogo str, Gomel, BY-246007, Belarus
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- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, People's Republic of China
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- Gomel State Medical University, 5 Lange str, Gomel, BY-246000, Belarus
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- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, 4 Fedyuninskogo str, Gomel, BY-246007, Belarus
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- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, 4 Fedyuninskogo str, Gomel, BY-246007, Belarus
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- Gomel Clinical Oncology Center, 2 Meditsinskaya str, Gomel, BY-246041, Belarus
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- School of Pharmacy, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, People's Republic of China
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- Gomel State Medical University, 5 Lange str, Gomel, BY-246000, Belarus
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK
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Starodubtseva MN, Chelnokova IA, Shkliarava NM, Villalba MI, Tapalski DV, Kasas S, Willaert RG. Modulation of the nanoscale motion rate of Candida albicans by X-rays. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1133027. [PMID: 37025638 PMCID: PMC10070863 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1133027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Patients undergoing cancer treatment by radiation therapy commonly develop Candida albicans infections (candidiasis). Such infections are generally treated by antifungals that unfortunately also induce numerous secondary effects in the patient. Additional to the effect on the immune system, ionizing radiation influences the vital activity of C. albicans cells themselves; however, the reaction of C. albicans to ionizing radiation acting simultaneously with antifungals is much less well documented. In this study, we explored the effects of ionizing radiation and an antifungal drug and their combined effect on C. albicans. Methods The study essentially relied on a novel technique, referred to as optical nanomotion detection (ONMD) that monitors the viability and metabolic activity of the yeast cells in a label and attachment-free manner. Results and discussion Our findings demonstrate that after exposure to X-ray radiation alone or in combination with fluconazole, low-frequency nanoscale oscillations of whole cells are suppressed and the nanomotion rate depends on the phase of the cell cycle, absorbed dose, fluconazole concentration, and post-irradiation period. In a further development, the ONMD method can help in rapidly determining the sensitivity of C. albicans to antifungals and the individual concentration of antifungals in cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
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- Maria N. Starodubtseva
- Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Gomel State Medical University, Gomel, Belarus
- Laboratory of Bionanoscopy, Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus
- *Correspondence: Maria N. Starodubtseva,
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- Laboratory of Bionanoscopy, Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus
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- Laboratory of Biological Electron Microscopy, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology, Gomel State Medical University, Gomel, Belarus
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- Laboratory of Biological Electron Microscopy, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Centre Universitaire Romand de Médecine Légale, Unité Facultaire d’Anatomie et de Morphologie (UFAM), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- International Joint Research Group VUB-EPFL NanoBiotechnology & NanoMedicine (NANO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- International Joint Research Group VUB-EPFL NanoBiotechnology & NanoMedicine (NANO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Alliance Research Group VUB-UGent NanoMicrobiology (NAMI), Research Group Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Starodubtseva MN, Nadyrov EA, Shkliarava NM, Tsukanava AU, Starodubtsev IE, Kondrachyk AN, Matveyenkau MV, Nedoseikina MS. Heterogeneity of nanomechanical properties of the human umbilical vein endothelial cell surface. Microvasc Res 2021; 136:104168. [PMID: 33845104 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Endothelial cells, due to heterogeneity in the cell structure, can potentially form an inhomogeneous on structural and mechanical properties of the inner layer of the capillaries. Using quantitative nanomechanical mapping mode of atomic force microscopy, the parameters of the structural, elastic, and adhesive properties of the cell surface for living and glutaraldehyde-fixed human umbilical vein endothelial cells were studied. A significant difference in the studied parameters for three cell surface zones (peripheral, perinuclear, and nuclear zones) was established. The perinuclear zone appeared to be the softest zone of the endothelial cell surface. The heterogeneity of the endothelial cell mechanical properties at the nanoscale level can be an important mechanism in regulating the endothelium functions in blood vessels.
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- Maria N Starodubtseva
- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, 4 Fedyuninskogo str., Gomel BY-246007, Belarus; Gomel State Medical University, 5 Lange str., Gomel BY-246000, Belarus.
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- Gomel State Medical University, 5 Lange str., Gomel BY-246000, Belarus
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- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, 4 Fedyuninskogo str., Gomel BY-246007, Belarus
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- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, 4 Fedyuninskogo str., Gomel BY-246007, Belarus
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- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, 4 Fedyuninskogo str., Gomel BY-246007, Belarus
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