High‐Throughput Assessment of Mechanistic Toxicity of Chemicals in Miniaturized 3D Cell Culture. Issue 1 (2nd November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Joshi, Pranav; Kang, Soo‐Yeon; Datar, Akshata; Lee, Moo‐Yeal
• Editors: Bus, James S.; Costa, Lucio G.; Hodgson, Ernest; Lawrence, David A.; Reed, Donald J.
• Is Part Of: Current protocols in toxicology. Volume 79:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: n/a
• Page End: n/a
• Publication Date: 2018-11-02
• Subjects: 3D cell culture -- assay miniaturization -- high‐content imaging -- mechanistic toxicity -- microarray chip platform; Toxicology -- Laboratory manuals; Toxicology -- methods; Toxicology; Laboratory Manual; Electronic books; Laboratory manuals; 571.95028
• DOI: 10.1002/cptx.66
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1934-9254

Abstract

Abstract: High‐content imaging (HCI) assays on two‐dimensional (2D) cell cultures often do not represent in vivo characteristics accurately, thus reducing the predictability of drug toxicity/efficacy in vivo . On the other hand, conventional 3D cell cultures are relatively low throughput and possess difficulty in cell imaging. To address these limitations, a miniaturized 3D cell culture has been developed on a micropillar/microwell chip platform with human cells encapsulated in biomimetic hydrogels. Model compounds are used to validate human cell microarrays for high‐throughput assessment of mechanistic toxicity. Main mechanisms of toxicity of compounds can be investigated by analyzing multiple parameters such as DNA damage, mitochondrial impairment, intracellular glutathione level, and cell membrane integrity. IC50 values of these parameters can be determined and compared for the compounds to investigate the main mechanism of toxicity. This paper describes miniaturized HCI assays on 3D‐cultured cell microarrays for high‐throughput assessment of mechanistic profiles of compound‐induced toxicity. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.