Tanaka Yuki, Sato Kiichi, Yamato Masayuki, Okano Teruo, Kitamori Takehiko
Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
J Chromatogr A. 2006 Apr 14;1111(2):233-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.06.053. Epub 2005 Jul 11.
A microchip-based cell culture system was developed and a primary culture of rat hepatocytes was realized in the system. The microchip was made of glass plates and had a microchannel and a microculture flask inside. The flask inner surface was coated using collagen solution; then FBS and DMEM were added successively. Rat hepatocytes suspended in a medium was introduced into the microchip and incubated at 37 degrees C in a humidified atmosphere with 5% CO(2). Because of the shortage of dissolved oxygen, the cultured cells in the microchip resulted in a significant decrease in viability. To overcome this, a continuous medium flow oxygen and nutrition supplying system was designed and constructed. The system realized good cell growth for at least 4 days. Liver-specific functions, such as the synthesis of albumin and urea from hepatocytes were confirmed.
开发了一种基于微芯片的细胞培养系统,并在该系统中实现了大鼠肝细胞的原代培养。该微芯片由玻璃板制成,内部有一个微通道和一个微培养瓶。培养瓶内表面用胶原蛋白溶液包被;然后依次加入胎牛血清和杜氏改良 Eagle 培养基。将悬浮在培养基中的大鼠肝细胞引入微芯片,并在 37℃、5%二氧化碳的湿润气氛中孵育。由于溶解氧不足,微芯片中培养的细胞活力显著下降。为克服这一问题,设计并构建了一种连续培养基流动的氧气和营养供应系统。该系统实现了至少 4 天的良好细胞生长。证实了肝细胞的肝脏特异性功能,如白蛋白合成和尿素合成。