scholarly journals An image-based flow cytometric approach to the assessment of the nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0253439
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Sebastian ◽  
Michael J. Moore ◽  
Elizabeth S. L. Berndl ◽  
Michael C. Kolios
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Malignant Cell ◽  
Cell Diameter ◽  
Average Cell ◽  
Malignant Cell Line ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
High Throughput Detection ◽  
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The nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio (N:C) can be used as one metric in histology for grading certain types of tumor malignancy. Current N:C assessment techniques are time-consuming and low throughput. Thus, in high-throughput clinical contexts, there is a need for a technique that can assess cell malignancy rapidly. In this study, we assess the N:C ratio of four different malignant cell lines (OCI-AML-5—blood cancer, CAKI-2—kidney cancer, HT-29—colon cancer, SK-BR-3—breast cancer) and a non-malignant cell line (MCF-10A –breast epithelium) using an imaging flow cytometer (IFC). Cells were stained with the DRAQ-5 nuclear dye to stain the cell nucleus. An Amnis ImageStreamX® IFC acquired brightfield/fluorescence images of cells and their nuclei, respectively. Masking and gating techniques were used to obtain the cell and nucleus diameters for 5284 OCI-AML-5 cells, 1096 CAKI-2 cells, 6302 HT-29 cells, 3159 SK-BR-3 cells, and 1109 MCF-10A cells. The N:C ratio was calculated as the ratio of the nucleus diameter to the total cell diameter. The average cell and nucleus diameters from IFC were 12.3 ± 1.2 μm and 9.0 ± 1.1 μm for OCI-AML5 cells, 24.5 ± 2.6 μm and 15.6 ± 2.1 μm for CAKI-2 cells, 16.2 ± 1.8 μm and 11.2 ± 1.3 μm for HT-29 cells, 18.0 ± 3.7 μm and 12.5 ± 2.1 μm for SK-BR-3 cells, and 19.4 ± 2.2 μm and 10.1 ± 1.8 μm for MCF-10A cells. Here we show a general N:C ratio of ~0.6–0.7 across varying malignant cell lines and a N:C ratio of ~0.5 for a non-malignant cell line. This study demonstrates the use of IFC to assess the N:C ratio of cancerous and non-cancerous cells, and the promise of its use in clinically relevant high-throughput detection scenarios to supplement current workflows used for cancer cell grading.

scholarly journals Cytotoxic Properties of Lyophilized Beers in a Malignant Cell Line

2014 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmela Spagnuolo ◽  
Idolo Tedesco ◽  
Maria Grazia Volpe ◽  
Stefania Bilotto ◽  
Maria Russo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Malignant Cell ◽  
Malignant Cell Line

Synthesis of axially disubstituted silicon phthalocyanines and investigation of their in vitro cytotoxic/phototoxic anticancer activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Fatma Yurt ◽  
Ece Tugba Saka ◽  
Zekeriya Biyiklioglu ◽  
Ayça Tunçel ◽  
Derya Ozel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Colon Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Nuclear Imaging ◽  
Fibroblast Cell ◽  
Target Tissue ◽  
Anticancer Activities ◽  
Human Lung Fibroblast ◽  
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In this study, two SiPcs have been selected and the photodynamic therapy potentials were evaluated of the Pcs. Synthesis of Axially 2-decyn-1-oxy disubstituted Es-SiPc-2 was newly synthesized by the reaction of SiPcCl2 with 2-decyn-1-ol in the presence of NaH in toluene. Furthermore, their nuclear imaging potentials were evaluated in human colon adenocarcinoma (HT-29) and human lung fibroblast cell (WI-38) cell lines. The uptake results have indicated that Es-SiPc labeled with [Formula: see text]I radionuclide ([Formula: see text]I-Es-SiPc) was approximately 2-fold higher in the HT-29 cell line than the WI-38 cell line. In other words, the target/non-target tissue ratio is defined as two in the HT-29/WI-38 cell lines. Besides, the uptake values of [Formula: see text]I-Es-SiPc were found to be higher than [Formula: see text]I-Es-SiPc-2. [Formula: see text]I-Es-SiPc and [Formula: see text]I-Es-SiPc-2 are promising for imaging or treating colon adenocarcinoma. In vitrophotodynamic therapy (PDT) studies have shown that both compounds are suitable and can be used in this field. Also, Es-SiPc has been shown to have higher phototoxicity than Es-SiPc-2.

Protein kinase C-epsilon is the likely mediator of mucin exocytosis in human colonic cell lines

1997 ◽  
Vol 272 (1) ◽  
pp. G31-G37 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Hong ◽  
J. F. Forstner ◽  
G. G. Forstner
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Mucin Secretion ◽  
T84 Cells ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Pkc Epsilon ◽  
Pkc Alpha ◽  
Colonic Cells ◽  
Ht 29

The phorbol ester, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), induces mucin secretion in the colonic tumor cell line T84 in a Ca(2+)-independent manner. To determine whether a specific protein kinase C (PKC) isoform is involved in colonic cells, we compared PMA-dependent mucin secretion by three human colonic tumor cell lines (T84, HT-29/A1, and LS 180) with the expression of PKC isoforms alpha, beta, delta, epsilon, and zeta, previously identified in human colon (L. A. Davidson, Y. H. Jiang, J. D. Derr, H. Aukema, J. R. Lupton, and R. S. Chapkin. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 312:547-553, 1994). In each cell line PMA (10(-7) M) caused mucin secretion within 30 min. PMA-dependent mucin secretion was three to four times greater from HT-29/A1 and T84 cells than from LS 180 cells. All three-cell lines contained mRNA for PKC-alpha, PKC-epsilon, and PKC-zeta but not PKC-beta or -delta. Each cell line also expressed PKC-alpha, -epsilon, and -zeta protein. PKC-epsilon expression (mRNA and protein) was three to four times greater in HT-29/A1 and T84 cells than in LS 180 cells, correlating with PMA-responsive mucin secretion, whereas all cell lines contained similar levels of PKC-alpha mRNA and protein. When cells were stimulated by PMA, only PKC-epsilon was translocated from cytosol to membrane fractions early enough to stimulate mucin secretion. Because PKC-epsilon is also a Ca(2+)-independent isoform, it is likely to mediate mucin exocytosis in colonic cells.

Lyophilized whole human melanoma cells enhanced suppressive action of PBMC toward survival of the corresponding malignant cell line in vitro

1999 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. S358-S359
Author(s):  
Z.D. Juranic ◽  
T. Stanojkovic ◽  
N. Stanojevic-Bakic ◽  
D. Milosevic ◽  
S. Radulovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Malignant Cell ◽  
Melanoma Cells ◽  
Human Melanoma ◽  
Malignant Cell Line ◽  
Human Melanoma Cells ◽  
Suppressive Action

Chemical Constituents and Cytotoxic Effect of the Main Compounds of Lythrum salicaria L.

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 367-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azadeh Manayi ◽  
Soodabeh Saeidnia ◽  
Seyed Nasser Ostad ◽  
Abbas Hadjiakhoondi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Shams Ardekani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Ductal Carcinoma ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Lythrum Salicaria ◽  
Cytotoxic Activities ◽  
Dodecanoic Acid ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Ht 29

Lythrum salicaria L. (Lythraceae), a herbaceous plant growing widely in Iran, has been well known for many centuries for its astringent and styptic properties. A phytochemical investigation of this plant, based on spectroscopic analysis, identifi ed fourteen compounds: 5-hydroxypyrrolidin-2-one (1), umbelliferone-6-carboxylic acid (2), 3,3',4'-tri-O-methylellagic acid-4-O-β-D-(2"-acetyl)-glucopyranoside (3), 3,3',4'-tri-O-methylellagic acid-4-O-β- D-glucopyranoside (4), daucosterol (5), phytol (6), dodecanoic acid (7), oleanolic acid (8), 3,3',4'-tri-O-methylellagic acid (9), corosolic acid (10), β-sitosterol (11), peucedanin (12), buntansin (13), and erythrodiol (14). All compounds, except for 8 and 11, have been isolated from L. salicaria for the fi rst time. Cytotoxic activities of the compounds were examined against three cancerous cell lines, colon carcinoma (HT-29), leukemia (K-562), and breast ductal carcinoma (T47D), and Swiss mouse embryo fi broblast (NIH-3T3) cells using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and methotrexate as positive control. Compounds 5, 10, 11, and 14 were the most active against the HT-29 cell line with IC50 values of 192.7, 36.8, 38.2, and 12.8 μg/mL, respectively. Compounds 14, 11, 5, and 10 were 6.4, 2.8, 2.6, and 1.4 times, respectively, more selective than methotrexate. Compound 5 was the most active against the K-562 cell line (IC50 = 50.2 μg/mL), with a selectivity exceeding that of methotrexate 13.3 times. The results of the cytotoxic assay confi rmed that growth and proliferation of the cancer cell lines are predominantly infl uenced by triterpene derivatives and sterols of this plant

scholarly journals Cytotoxic Activity of Familact: A Probiotic Supplement

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
Zahra Yahyavi ◽  
◽  
Mohammad Reza Fazeli ◽  
Mani Mirfeizi ◽  
Shima Aliebrahimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Apoptotic Cell ◽  
Human Cancer ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Ht 29

Background: Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species are among the probiotics discussed due to their anti-cancer effects in the treatment of colorectal and breast cancers in recent studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the anticancer effect of Familact, a commercial probiotic capsule containing seven bacterial strains (L. casei, L. acidophilus, L. rhamnosus, L. bulgaricus, B. breve, B. longum and Streptococcus thermophilus). Methods: Various cancer cell lines including Caco-2, HT-29, T47D and normal cell line L929 were treated with different concentrations of Familact. Using MTT assay, the cytotoxicity effect was investigated for each cell line and then flow cytometry analysis of apoptosis was evaluated. Results: Familact demonstrated inhibitory effects on the proliferation of all tested cancer cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Although Familact augmented apoptotic cell death in HT-29 human cancer cells, it was less effective in the case of Caco-2 and T47D cells. Moreover, exposure to Familact showed moderate cytotoxicity towards L929 mouse fibroblast cells. Conclusion: Familact could be considered as a complementary therapy in the treatment of cancers.

scholarly journals An Isogenic Cell Line Panel for Sequence-based Screening of Targeted Anti-cancer Drugs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley L Cook ◽  
Nicolas Wyhs ◽  
Surojit B Sur ◽  
Blair Ptak ◽  
Maria Popoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Growth Inhibitor ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Cancer Pathways ◽  
Isogenic Cell Line ◽  
Cell Line Panel

We describe the creation and characterization of an isogenic cell line panel representing common cancer pathways, with multiple features optimized for high-throughput screening. More than 1,800 cell lines from three normal human cells were generated using CRISPR-technologies. Surprisingly, we discovered most of these lines did not result in complete gene inactivation, despite integration of sgRNA at the desired genomic site. However, a subset of the lines harbored true, biallelic disruptions of the targeted tumor suppressor gene, yielding a final panel of 100 well-characterize lines covering 19 pathways frequently subject to loss of function in cancers. This panel included genetic markers optimized for sequence-based ratiometric assays for drug-based screening assays. To illustrate the potential utility of this panel, we developed a multiplexed high-throughput screen that identified Wee1 inhibitor MK-1775 as a selective growth inhibitor of cells with inactivation of TP53. These cell lines and screening approach should prove useful for researchers studying a variety of cellular and biochemical phenomena.

scholarly journals High-throughput Sequencing for Species Authentication and Contamination Detection of 63 Cell Lines

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Lung ◽  
Rebecca Candlish ◽  
Michelle Nebroski ◽  
Peter Kruckiewicz ◽  
Cody Buchanan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Classical Swine Fever ◽  
Virus Genome ◽  
Cox1 Gene ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Cell Line Authentication ◽  
Dna And Rna

Abstract Cell lines are widely used in research and for diagnostic tests and are often shared between laboratories. Lack of cell line authentication can result in the use of contaminated or misidentified cell lines, potentially affecting the results from research and diagnostic activities. Cell line authentication and contamination detection based on metagenomic high-throughput sequencing (HTS) was tested on DNA and RNA from 63 cell lines available at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease. Through sequence comparison of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COX1) gene, the species identity of 53 cell lines was confirmed, and eight cell lines were found to show a greater pairwise nucleotide identity in the COX1 sequence of a different species within the same expected genus. Two cell lines, LFBK-αvβ6 and SCP-HS, were determined to be composed of cells from a different species and genus. Mycoplasma contamination was not detected in any cell lines. However, several expected and unexpected viral sequences were detected, including part of the classical swine fever virus genome in the IB-RS-2 Clone D10 cell line. Metagenomics-based HTS is a useful laboratory QA tool for cell line authentication and contamination detection that should be conducted regularly.

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