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ArticleScientific reports2018

Raman micro-spectroscopy for accurate identification of primary human bronchial epithelial cells.

Jakub M Surmacki, Benjamin J Woodhams, Alexandria Haslehurst, Bruce A J Ponder, Sarah E Bohndiek

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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Jakub M SurmackiDepartment of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6654-0286
Benjamin J WoodhamsDepartment of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2801-5733
Alexandria HaslehurstCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, United Kingdom.
Bruce A J PonderCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, United Kingdom.
Sarah E BohndiekDepartment of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom. seb53@cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-0371-8635

Funding

Cancer Research UK 16267Cancer Research UK 16465Cancer Research UK 21142Cancer Research UK 24669
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Live cell Raman micro-spectroscopy is emerging as a promising bioanalytical technique for label-free discrimination of a range of different cell types (e.g. cancer cells and fibroblasts) and behaviors (e.g. apoptosis). The aim of this study was to determine whether confocal Raman micro-spectroscopy shows sufficient sensitivity and specificity for identification of primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) to be used for live cell biological studies in vitro. We first compared cell preparation substrates and media, considering their influence on lung cell proliferation and Raman spectra, as well as methods for data acquisition, using different wavelengths (488 nm, 785 nm) and scan protocols (line, area). Evaluating these parameters using human lung cancer (A549) and fibroblast (MRC5) cell lines confirmed that line-scan data acquisition at 785 nm using complete cell media on a quartz substrate gave optimal performance. We then applied our protocol to acquisition of data from primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) derived from three independent sources, revealing an average sensitivity for different cell types of 96.3% and specificity of 95.2%. These results suggest that Raman micro-spectroscopy is suitable for delineating primary HBEC cell cultures, which in future could be used for identifying different lung cell types within co-cultures and studying the process of early carcinogenesis in lung cell culture.

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A549 CellsBronchiCarcinogenesisCell Culture TechniquesCell LineCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesEpithelial CellsFibroblastsHumansLungLung NeoplasmsSensitivity and SpecificitySpectrum Analysis, Raman

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PMID30135442
PMCPMC6105656

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