کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2480057 1556164 2016 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Three-dimensional podocyte–endothelial cell co-cultures: Assembly, validation, and application to drug testing and intercellular signaling studies
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
ترکیبات سلولهای اندوتلیال پادوکای سه بعدی: مونتاژ، اعتبارسنجی و کاربرد در آزمایشات دارو و مطالعات سیگنالینگ بین سلولی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت داروسازی، سم شناسی و علوم دارویی اکتشاف دارویی
چکیده انگلیسی

Proteinuria is a common symptom of glomerular diseases and is due to leakage of proteins from the glomerular filtration barrier, a three-layer structure composed by two post-mitotic highly specialized and interdependent cell populations, i.e. glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes, and the basement membrane in between. Despite enormous progresses made in the last years, pathogenesis of proteinuria remains to be completely uncovered. Studies in the field could largely benefit from an in vitro model of the glomerular filter, but such a system has proved difficult to realize. Here we describe a method to obtain and utilize a three-dimensional podocyte–endothelial co-culture which can be largely adopted by the scientific community because it does not rely on special instruments nor on the synthesis of devoted biomaterials. The device is composed by a porous membrane coated on both sides with type IV collagen. Adhesion of podocytes on the upper side of the membrane has to be preceded by VEGF-induced maturation of endothelial cells on the lower side. The co-culture can be assembled with podocyte cell lines as well as with primary podocytes, extending the use to cells derived from transgenic mice. An albumin permeability assay has been extensively validated and applied as functional readout, enabling rapid drug testing. Additionally, the bottom of the well can be populated with a third cell type, which multiplies the possibilities of analyzing more complex glomerular intercellular signaling events. In conclusion, the ease of assembly and versatility of use are the major advantages of this three-dimensional model of the glomerular filtration barrier over existing methods. The possibility to run a functional test that reliably measures albumin permeability makes the device a valid companion in several research applications ranging from drug screening to intercellular signaling studies.

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ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Volume 86, 30 April 2016, Pages 1–12
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