Monitoring the effect of sonoporation on the cells using electrochemical approach

Mohammad Ali Khayamian; Majid Baniassadi; Mohammad Abdolahad

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.10.030

Monitoring the effect of sonoporation on the cells using electrochemical approach

Ultrason Sonochem. 2018 Mar:41:619-625. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.10.030. Epub 2017 Oct 31.

Authors

Mohammad Ali Khayamian¹, Majid Baniassadi², Mohammad Abdolahad³

Affiliations

¹ Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran; School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran; Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran.
² School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran.
³ Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Nano Bio Electronic Devices Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran; Nano Electronic Center of Excellence, Thin Film and Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14395/515, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: m.abdolahad@ut.ac.ir.

PMID: 29137794
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.10.030

Abstract

Sonoporation is applied to enhance the permeability of the cell to bioactive materials by employing the acoustic cavitation of microbubbles. This phenomena would be helpful in molecular biology, delivery of large molecules into the cells and gene therapy. Many methods have been applied to monitor the biological effects and trace of sonoporation on the cells such as scanning/transmission electron microscopy, confocal imaging and flow cytometry. Here, we monitored the effect of sonoporation on the cells using electrochemical method with an integrated three electrode system. Electrochemical responses of stimulated cells, compared to flow cytometry and electron microscopy results, presented different patterns of sonoporation in the cells detectable by cyclic voltammetry. In addition, confocal microscopy from actin stress fibers and young's modulus measured by AFM revealed the correlation of cell mechanics and amount of induced sonopores in the cells. This method could be applied as a new trend in cellular mechanochemical studies.

Keywords: AFM indentation; Actin stress fiber; Cyclic voltammetry; Sonoporation; Ultrasonic stimulation; Young’s modulus.

MeSH terms

Biomechanical Phenomena
Electrochemistry
Humans
MCF-7 Cells
Sonication*