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18184986

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-10
pubmed:abstractText
Dielectrophoresis (DEP)--the motion of particles in non-uniform AC fields-has been used in the investigation of cell electrophysiology. The technique offers the advantages of rapid determination of the conductance and capacitance of membrane and cytoplasm. However, it is unable to directly determine the ionic strengths of individual cytoplasmic ions, which has potentially limited its application in assessing cell composition. In this paper, we demonstrate how dielectrophoresis can be used to investigate the cytoplasmic ion composition by using ion channel blocking agents. By blocking key ion transporters individually, it is possible to determine their overall contribution to the free ions in the cytoplasm. We use this technique to evaluate the relative contributions of chloride, potassium and calcium ions to the cytoplasmic conductivities of drug sensitive and resistant myelogenous leukaemic (K562) cells in order to determine the contributions of individual ion channel activity in mediating multi-drug resistance in cancer. Results indicate that whilst K(+) and Ca(2+) levels were extremely similar between sensitive and resistant lines, levels of Cl(-) were elevated by three times to that in the resistant line, implying increased chloride channel activity. This result is in line with current theories of MDR, and validates the use of ion channel blockers with DEP to investigate ion channel function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0031-9155
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
N1-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Dielectrophoretic analysis of changes in cytoplasmic ion levels due to ion channel blocker action reveals underlying differences between drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant leukaemic cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering (H5), University of Surrey, Guildford GU27XH, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't