Development of a Gas-Tight Microfluidic System for Raman Sensing of Single Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells Under Normoxic/Hypoxic Conditions

Acute hypoxia changes the redox-state of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). This might influence the activity of redox-sensitive voltage-gated K⁺-channels (Kv-channels) whose inhibition initiates hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). However, the molecular mechanism of how hypoxia-or the subsequent change in the cellular redox-state-inhibits Kv-channels remains elusive. For this purpose, a new multifunctional gas-tight microfluidic system was developed enabling simultaneous single-cell Raman spectroscopic studies (to sense the redox-state under normoxic/hypoxic conditions) and patch-clamp experiments (to study the Kv-channel activity). The performance of the system was tested by optically recording the O₂-content and taking Raman spectra on murine PASMCs under normoxic/hypoxic conditions or in the presence of H₂O₂. Oxygen sensing showed that hypoxic levels in the gas-tight microfluidic system were achieved faster, more stable and significantly lower compared to a conventional open system (1.6 ± 0.2%, respectively 6.7 ± 0.7%, n = 6, p < 0.001). Raman spectra revealed that the redistribution of biomarkers (cytochromes, FeS, myoglobin and NADH) under hypoxic/normoxic conditions were improved in the gas-tight microfluidic system (p-values from 0.00% to 16.30%) compared to the open system (p-value from 0.01% to 98.42%). In conclusion, the new redox sensor holds promise for future experiments that may elucidate the role of Kv-channels during HPV.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) - 18(2018), 10 vom: 26. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Knoepp, Fenja [VerfasserIn]
Wahl, Joel [VerfasserIn]
Andersson, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Borg, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Weissmann, Norbert [VerfasserIn]
Ramser, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BBX060AN9V
Gases
Hydrogen Peroxide
Hypoxia
Journal Article
Microfluidic system
Oxygen
Raman spectroscopy
Redox reactions on single cell level
S88TT14065

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Date Completed 29.04.2019

Date Revised 29.04.2019

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/s18103238

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM288975014