Abstract
Noninvasive monitoring of tissue-engineered constructs is of critical importance for accurate characterization of constructs and their remodeling in vitro and in vivo. This study investigated the utility of 1H NMR spectroscopy to noninvasively quantify viable cell number in tissue-engineered substitutes in vitro. Agarose disk-shaped constructs containing βTC3 cells were employed as the model tissue-engineered system. Two construct prototypes containing different initial cell numbers were monitored by localized, water-suppressed 1H NMR spectroscopy over the course of 13 days. 1H NMR measurements of the total choline resonance at 3.2 ppm were compared with results from the traditional cell viability assay MTT and with insulin secretion rates. Results show a strong linear correlation between total choline and MTT (R2 = 0.86), and between total choline and insulin secretion rate (R2 = 0.90). Overall, this study found noninvasive measurement of total choline to be an accurate and nondestructive assay for monitoring viable βTC3 cell numbers in tissue-engineered constructs. The applicability of this method to in vivo monitoring is also discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 404-414 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Tissue Engineering |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Biophysics
- Cell Biology