Studies of the metabolism of cell cultures by microspectrofluoroscopy

Wolfgang Hoehne; Werner Schramm; V. Moritzen; U. Burgmann; Heinz Detlef Kronfeldt

doi:10.1117/12.229980

15 January 1996 Studies of the metabolism of cell cultures by microspectrofluoroscopy

Wolfgang Hoehne, Werner Schramm, V. Moritzen, U. Burgmann, Heinz Detlef Kronfeldt

Proceedings Volume 2628, Optical and Imaging Techniques for Biomonitoring; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229980
Event: BiOS Europe '95, 1995, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The monitoring of the state of cellular energy metabolism and respiratory activity is a necessary procedure in cell biology and pharmacology. One method is the observation of the redox state by NADH and FAD autofluorescence measurements. Using this technique, investigations on endothelial cell cultures were done to study their behavior under pharmacologic influences. One application was the investigation of cytotoxicity of cyanides, blocking the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Further we studied the activation of energy metabolism as a step of the cellular reaction on extracellular impacts. The measurements have been performed with a fluorescence microscope Zei(beta) Axioplan, extended by a PMT and a CCD camera. During examination, the cell cultures were kept under nearly physiological conditions using a specialized perfusion chamber. The measurements took place on cellular monolayers. Different excitation geometries have been studied to overcome the difficulties, which arose from the very weak absorption of the cell monolayer, resulting in a low quantum yield and SNR. In classical cytotoxicity studies, only the statistical long-time effects (e.g. IC50) of cell damages are recorded. By redox microspectrofluorometry it is possible to observe the process of damage in its progress, shown by the presented results. In the second, more complex model, we studied the reaction of cells on ligands like PIA (Phenylisopropyladenosin). In this case, the intracellular reaction is connected with an increased production of cAMP. Again, this requires an increased production of ATP, which leads to an activation of the cellular energy metabolism. The spectroscopic results are interpreted by a first model.

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Wolfgang Hoehne, Werner Schramm, V. Moritzen, U. Burgmann, and Heinz Detlef Kronfeldt "Studies of the metabolism of cell cultures by microspectrofluoroscopy", Proc. SPIE 2628, Optical and Imaging Techniques for Biomonitoring, (15 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229980

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