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Direct plate-reader measurement of nitric oxide released from hypoxic erythrocytes flowing through a microfluidic device.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20681630     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The ability to perform a fluorescence-based quantitative determination of a biologically important analyte directly released from mammalian cells using a standard microtiter plate reader to measure wells integrated into a microfluidic device is reported. Specifically, the amount of nitric oxide (NO) released from flowing erythrocytes (ERYs) exposed to a hypoxic buffer is measured using a fluorescein-based probe. The ERYs are pumped through channels in one layer of the poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) device; as these cells release NO, it flows through a porous polycarbonate membrane to the probe. The device is then placed into a standard microtiter plate reader for measurement, with the entire calibration and analyte determination occurring simultaneously. Using this method, NO release from hypoxic ERYs was determined to be 6.9 +/- 1.8 microM, a significantly increased value in comparison to that from normoxic ERYs of 0.60 +/- 0.04 microM (p < 0.001, n = 4 rabbits). Furthermore, the reproducibility (reported as a %RSD) of measuring fluorescence standards was 3.5%. Detection limits, dynamic range, and optimal membrane pore diameters are also reported. This device enables the use of a standard high-throughput tool (the plate reader) to measure analytes in a microfluidic device, the ability to improve the quantitative determination of a relatively unstable molecule (NO), and the incorporation of a flow component and blood constituent into a system that can be combined with microtiter plate technology.
Authors:
Stephen T Halpin; Dana M Spence
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Analytical chemistry     Volume:  82     ISSN:  1520-6882     ISO Abbreviation:  Anal. Chem.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-31     Completed Date:  2011-01-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370536     Medline TA:  Anal Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7492-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Hypoxia
Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry
Erythrocytes / metabolism*
Male
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation,  methods*
Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
Rabbits
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dimethylpolysiloxanes; 10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide; 63148-62-9/baysilon

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