Türker Şener Leyla, Albeniz Gürcan, Dinç Bircan, Albeniz Işil
Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of General Surgery, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34096 Istanbul, Turkey.
Exp Ther Med. 2017 Sep;14(3):1866-1870. doi: 10.3892/etm.2017.4781. Epub 2017 Jul 11.
The recently developed iCELLigence™ real-time cell analyzer (RTCA) can be used for the label-free real-time monitoring of cancer cell proliferation, viability, invasion and cytotoxicity. The RTCA system uses 16-well microtiter plates with a gold microelectrode biosensor array that measures impedance when cells adhere to the microelectrodes causing an alternating current. By measuring the electric field generated in this process, the RTCA system can be used for the analysis of cell proliferation, viability, morphology and migration. The present review aimed to summarize the working method of the RTCA system, in addition to discussing the research performed using the system for various applications, including cancer drug discovery via measuring cytotoxicity.
最近开发的iCELLigence™实时细胞分析仪(RTCA)可用于对癌细胞增殖、活力、侵袭和细胞毒性进行无标记实时监测。RTCA系统使用带有金微电极生物传感器阵列的16孔微量滴定板,当细胞粘附到微电极上产生交流电时,该阵列会测量阻抗。通过测量此过程中产生的电场,RTCA系统可用于分析细胞增殖、活力、形态和迁移。本综述旨在总结RTCA系统的工作方法,此外还讨论了使用该系统进行各种应用的研究,包括通过测量细胞毒性进行癌症药物发现。