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Evolution of oxygen and glucose concentration profiles in a tissue-mimetic culture system of embryonic stem cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16832606     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A tissue-mimetic culture system (TMCS) in which cells are sandwiched between two glass slides provides an ideal microenvironment for studying the effects of oxygen and nutrient gradients on cells in culture. A mathematical model was utilized to predict the time course of the development of oxygen and glucose concentration gradients within the TMCS. Oxygen and glucose consumption rates of mouse embryonic stem cells were measured as parameters for the model. The model predicts oxygen and glucose concentration profiles directly using a single experimentally controlled variable, the seeding density of cells within the system. The model predicts that the time required for the gradients to reach steady state is inversely related to the cell density, and the penetration depth of the gradients into the TMCS is inversely related to the square root of the cell density. Experimental oxygen concentration measurements were performed at a cell density of 9.1 x 10(6) cells cm(-3), and the gradient was found to develop to a steady-state profile within 20 min and penetrate approximately 2 mm into the TMCS, consistent with the theoretical predictions. This model and the TMCS provide useful tools for investigating the effect of the metabolic microenvironment on cells in culture.
Authors:
David M Cochran; Dai Fukumura; Marek Ancukiewicz; Peter Carmeliet; Rakesh K Jain
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2006-07-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of biomedical engineering     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0090-6964     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Biomed Eng     Publication Date:  2006 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-09     Completed Date:  2006-10-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0361512     Medline TA:  Ann Biomed Eng     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1247-58     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Edwin L. Steele Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Blossom St, Cox-7, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biomimetics / methods*
Cell Proliferation
Cells, Cultured
Computer Simulation
Glucose / metabolism*
Humans
Kinetics
Metabolic Clearance Rate
Models, Biological*
Oxygen / metabolism*
Stem Cells / cytology*,  physiology*
Tissue Culture Techniques / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-99-7/Glucose; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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