Hydrogel-supported skeletal muscle cell-based bioassay system

Kuniaki Nagamine, Shingo Otani, Mai Takeda, Makoto Kanzaki, Matsuhiko Nishizawa

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Abstract

Contractile C2C12 myotube line patterns supported by a fibrin gel have been developed to afford a physiologically relevant and stable bioassay system. Myotube line patterns cultured on dish were transferred with 100% efficiency to the surface of fibrin gel sheets. We found that the myotubes supported by an elastic fibrin gel maintained their line patterns and contractile activities for a longer period of time (one week) than myotubes adhered on a conventional culture dish. The gel sheet-supported C 2C12 myotube micropatterns were combined with a microelectrode array chip to fabricate a skeletal muscle cell-based bioassay system. The contractile behavior of each myotube line pattern on the gel was individually controlled by localized electrical stimulation using microelectrode arrays that had been previously modified with the electropolymerized conducting polymer. We successfully demonstrated fluorescent imaging of the contraction-induced translocation of the glucose transporter, GLUT4, from intracellular vesicles to the plasma membrane of the myotubes. This device is applicable for the bioassay of contraction-induced metabolic alterations in a skeletal muscle cell.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 Int. Symp. on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, Symp. on "COE for Education and Research of Micro-Nano Mechatronics", Symposium on "Hyper Bio Assembler for 3D Cellular System Innovation"
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages180-185
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781457713613
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event22nd Annual Symp. on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2011, Held Jointly with the Symp. on COE for Education and Research of Micro-Nano Mechatronics, Micro-Nano GCOE 2011, Symp. on Hyper Bio Assembler for 3D Cellular System Innovation - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: 2011 Nov 62011 Nov 9

Publication series

Name2011 Int. Symp. on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, Symp. on "COE for Education and Research of Micro-Nano Mechatronics", Symposium on "Hyper Bio Assembler for 3D Cellular System Innovation"

Conference

Conference22nd Annual Symp. on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2011, Held Jointly with the Symp. on COE for Education and Research of Micro-Nano Mechatronics, Micro-Nano GCOE 2011, Symp. on Hyper Bio Assembler for 3D Cellular System Innovation
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period11/11/611/11/9

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