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MONITORING THE METABOLISM OF THIOLS/DISULFIDES IN THE EXTRACELLULAR SPACE OF ORGANOTYPIC HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE CULTURES BY ONLINE MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS COUPLED WITH ELECTROOSMOTIC SAMPLING

Wu, Juanfang (2013) MONITORING THE METABOLISM OF THIOLS/DISULFIDES IN THE EXTRACELLULAR SPACE OF ORGANOTYPIC HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE CULTURES BY ONLINE MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS COUPLED WITH ELECTROOSMOTIC SAMPLING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Sulfur-containing compounds, such as glutathione (GSH), cysteamine (CSH), homocysteine (Hcy), cysteine (Cys) and their disulfides, are critical for maintaining various cellular functions. Concentration profiles of these compounds in biological samples are useful for evaluating cellular physiological status and diagnosing diseases. Traditional quantitative methods involve tedious sample pretreatment and are not suited to dealing with submicroliter samples. We have developed a microfluidic system for online analysis of thiol-containing compounds in the extracellular space of rat organotypic hippocampal slices cultures (OHSCs). This system is also capable of monitoring ectoenzymatic activity involved in the metabolism of thiols/disulfides.
A microfluidic chip capable of derivatization, multiple injection, separation, and quantitation was designed and coupled to a homemade confocal laser induced fluorescence detector with a multifunctional control program. The microfluidic system was evaluated in an on-chip kinetic study of the reduction of oxidized glutathione (GSSG) catalyzed by glutathione reductase (GR, EC 1.8.1.7) followed by derivatization of GSH with ThioGlo-1. The separation of analytes was successfully achieved within 4.5 s and 9 mm separation length. The linear range of the system is up to 50 µM (GSH). The mass and concentration detection limits are 10-18 mol and 4.2 nM, respectively. Based on GSH growth rates, the apparent Michaelis constants of GR were determined to be 40 ± 11 μM (GSSG) and 4.4 ± 0.6 μM (β-NADPH). Electroosmotic sampling of the extracellular fluid of OHSCs was further coupled to a microfluidic device for in situ quantitation of endogenous aminothiols in OHSCs, by which CSH (10.6 ± 1.0 nM), Hcy (0.18 ± 0.01 μM) and Cys (11.1 ± 1.2 μM) were separated and evaluated simultaneously. Using this method, we also observed the complete biodegradation of coenzyme A (CoA) in the extracellular space of OHSCs and determined the kinetic parameters of this sequential multi-enzyme reaction in in situ. Metabolism of cystamine (CSSC) and pantethine (PSSP) in OHSCs have also been investigated and the percentage yields of CSH from CSSC and PSSP after ~55 s exposure time to OHSCs were 91% ± 4% and 0.01% - 0.03%, respectively, which explains the differences of the drugs in clinical effectiveness and toxicity.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Wu, Juanfangjuw30@pitt.eduJUW30
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairWeber, Stephen Gsweber@pitt.eduSWEBER
Committee MemberLiu, Xinyuxinyuliu@pitt.eduXINYULIU
Committee MemberMichael, Adrianamichael@pitt.eduAMICHAEL
Committee MemberKagan, Valerian Ekagan@pitt.eduKAGAN
Date: 18 October 2013
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 25 June 2013
Approval Date: 18 October 2013
Submission Date: 13 August 2013
Access Restriction: 1 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 1 year.
Number of Pages: 235
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Chemistry
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: microfluidics, thiols and disulfides, metabolism, electroosmotic sampling, extracellular, organotypic hippocampal slice cultures
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2013 16:22
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 14:15
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19758

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