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ArticleCytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology2011

A miniature Couette to generate shear for flow cytometry: studying real-time modulation of intracellular calcium in monocytic cells.

Gordon J Zwartz, Alexandre Chigaev, Terry D Foutz, Bruce Edwards, Larry A Sklar

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Article in Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Gordon J ZwartzDepartment of Physics, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. gzwartz@salud.unm.edu
Alexandre Chigaev
Terry D Foutz
Bruce Edwards
Larry A Sklar

Funding

Yeast Biology ConsortiumU54MH084690 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI SKLAR, LARRY A. · 2008 to 2013
$14.4M
Force, Conformation & Affinity in VLA-4 and LFA-1 AdhesionR01HL081062 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI SKLAR, LARRY A. · 2007 to 2011
$2.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL081062NIMH NIH HHS U54 MH084690PHS HHS U54084690
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Abstract

Extracellular hydrodynamic forces may be transmitted to the interior of cells through the alteration of integrin conformation and affinity. Integrin activation regulates leukocyte recruitment, cell activation, and transmigration. The cellular and molecular mechanisms for integrin activation are not precisely known, although intracellular calcium signaling is involved. Flow cytometry offers a versatile way to study intracellular calcium signaling in real-time. We report a novel method to generate defined shear by using a miniature Couette. Testing involved measuring shear-induced intracellular calcium signals of human monoblastoid U937 cells in suspension. The Couette was connected externally to a flow cytometer and pressurized at 6 PSI (4.1 N/m(2) ). Cells were subjected to a well-defined shear between 0 and 1,000 s(-1) and delivered continuously within 10 s to a FACScan at 1 μl/s. Intracellular calcium levels and the percentage of cells activated increased as shear increased in duration and intensity.

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CalciumCalcium SignalingFlow CytometryHumansMonocytesSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalU937 CellsCalcium

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PMID22045643
PMCPMC3584716

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