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- Title
Label-free, non-contact determination of resting membrane potential using dielectrophoresis.
- Authors
Hughes, Michael Pycraft; Clarke, Krista S. P.; Hoque, Rashedul; Griffiths, Oreoluwa V.; Kruchek, Emily J.; Johnson, Matthew P.; Tariq, Muhammad Hamza; Kohli, Nupur; Lewis, Rebecca; Labeed, Fatima H.
- Abstract
Measurement of cellular resting membrane potential (RMP) is important in understanding ion channels and their role in regulation of cell function across a wide range of cell types. However, methods available for the measurement of RMP (including patch clamp, microelectrodes, and potential-sensitive fluorophores) are expensive, slow, open to operator bias, and often result in cell destruction. We present non-contact, label-free membrane potential estimation which uses dielectrophoresis to determine the cytoplasm conductivity slope as a function of medium conductivity. By comparing this to patch clamp data available in the literature, we have demonstratet the accuracy of this approach using seven different cell types, including primary suspension cells (red blood cells, platelets), cultured suspension cells (THP-1), primary adherent cells (chondrocytes, human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells), and adherent (HeLa) and suspension (Jurkat) cancer cell lines. Analysis of the effect of ion channel inhibitors suggests the effects of pharmaceutical agents (TEA on HeLa; DMSO and neuraminidase on red blood cells) can also be measured. Comparison with published values of membrane potential suggest that the differences between our estimates and values recorded by patch clamp are accurate to within published margins of error. The method is low-cost, non-destructive, operator-independent and label-free, and has previously been shown to allow cells to be recovered after measurement.
- Subjects
CELL physiology; CELLULAR control mechanisms; MEMBRANE potential; ERYTHROCYTES; MESENCHYMAL stem cells; ION channels; CARTILAGE regeneration
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-024-69000-7