scholarly journals Subpopulations of Organoid-Forming Cells Have Different Motility

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 4673
Author(s):  
David Gomez Jimenez ◽  
Sofia Carreira Santos ◽  
Lennart Greiff ◽  
Kersti Alm ◽  
Malin Lindstedt

Cancer stem cells from oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) have the ability to self-renew and differentiate into heterogeneous three-dimensional structures carrying features of tumor cells. Here, we describe a simple and label-free method for generating tumor organoids, and imaging them using live digital holographic microscopy (DHM) on the basis of the phase shift caused by light passing through the cells. We show early events of cell aggregation during tumor-organoid formation, and display their heterogeneity in terms of optical parameters up to an optical volume of 105 µm3. Lastly, by sorting OPSCC epithelial cells, we demonstrate that CD44+ cells displayed greater motility and tumor-forming capacity than those of CD44− cells. These results were in line with previous reports highlighting increased invasive and tumorigenic potential in tumor cells expressing high levels of CD44. Our method provides insight into the formation of tumor organoids, and could be used to assess stemness-associated biomarkers and drug screenings on the basis of tumor organoids.

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhananjay Kumar Singh ◽  
Caroline C. Ahrens ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Siva A. Vanapalli

Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efi Makdasi ◽  
Orly Laskar ◽  
Elad Milrot ◽  
Ofir Schuster ◽  
Shlomo Shmaya ◽  
...  

Ricin and abrin are ribosome-inactivating proteins leading to inhibition of protein synthesis and cell death. These toxins are considered some of the most potent and lethal toxins against which there is no available antidote. Digital holographic microscopy (DHM) is a time-lapse, label-free, and noninvasive imaging technique that can provide phase information on morphological features of cells. In this study, we employed DHM to evaluate the morphological changes of cell lines during ricin and abrin intoxication. We showed that the effect of these toxins is characterized by a decrease in cell confluence and changes in morphological parameters such as cell area, perimeter, irregularity, and roughness. In addition, changes in optical parameters such as phase-shift, optical thickness, and effective-calculated volume were observed. These effects were completely inhibited by specific neutralizing antibodies. An enhanced intoxication effect was observed for preadherent compared to adherent cells, as was detected in early morphology changes and confirmed by annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) apoptosis assay. Detection of the dynamic changes in cell morphology at initial stages of cell intoxication by DHM emphasizes the highly sensitive and rapid nature of this method, allowing the early detection of active toxins.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Panahi ◽  
Ramin Jamali ◽  
Vahideh Farzam Rad ◽  
Mojtaba Khorasani ◽  
Ahamd Darudi ◽  
...  

AbstractIn several phenomena in biology and industry, it is required to understand the comprehensive behavior of sedimenting micro-particles in fluids. Here, we use the numerical refocusing feature of digital holographic microscopy (DHM) to investigate the slippage effect on micro-particle sedimentation near a flat wall. DHM provides quantitative phase contrast and three-dimensional (3D) imaging in arbitrary time scales, which suggests it as an elegant approach to investigate various phenomena, including dynamic behavior of colloids. 3D information is obtained by post-processing of the recorded digital holograms. Through analysis of 3D trajectories and velocities of multiple sedimenting micro-particles, we show that proximity to flat walls of higher slip lengths causes faster sedimentation. The effect depends on the ratio of the particle size to (1) the slip length and (2) its distance to the wall. We corroborate our experimental findings by a theoretical model which considers both the proximity and the particle interaction to a wall of different hydrophobicity in the hydrodynamic forces.


2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (24) ◽  
pp. 4102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etienne Shaffer ◽  
Corinne Moratal ◽  
Pierre Magistretti ◽  
Pierre Marquet ◽  
Christian Depeursinge

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