Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 32(11), 1217 (2016).
Fluidic Culture and Analysis of Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells for the Study of Pulmonary Hypertension
Kae SATO,* Minori NAKAJIMA,* Sana TOKUDA,* and Aiko OGAWA**
*Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women’s University, 2-8-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
**Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita, Okayama 701-1192, Japan
**Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita, Okayama 701-1192, Japan
There is an urgent need to develop novel in-vitro models to mimic the disease conditions in pulmonary hypertension (PH). We developed a microfluidic cell culture device for PH studies that withstood high shear stress. Techniques were also developed for cell recovery from the microchannel and mRNA isolation from the collected cells. Using this device, we found that shear stress caused a 7.5-fold increase in the transcription levels of a PH-related molecule, Cyclin D1.
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