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ArticleToxins2019

Whole-Cell Multiparameter Assay for Ricin and Abrin Activity-Based Digital Holographic Microscopy.

Efi Makdasi, Orly Laskar, Elad Milrot, Ofir Schuster, Shlomo Shmaya, Shmuel Yitzhaki

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Article in Toxins, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Efi MakdasiThe Department of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. efim@iibr.gov.il.
Orly LaskarThe Department of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. orlyl@iibr.gov.il.
Elad MilrotThe Department of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. eladm@iibr.gov.il.
Ofir SchusterThe Department of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. ofirsc@iibr.gov.il.
Shlomo ShmayaThe Department of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. shlomosh@iibr.gov.il.
Shmuel YitzhakiThe Department of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. shmuely@iibr.gov.il.
Israel Institute for Biological Research · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ricin and abrin are ribosome-inactivating proteins leading to inhibition of protein synthesis and cell death. These toxins are considered some of the most potent and lethal toxins against which there is no available antidote. Digital holographic microscopy (DHM) is a time-lapse, label-free, and noninvasive imaging technique that can provide phase information on morphological features of cells. In this study, we employed DHM to evaluate the morphological changes of cell lines during ricin and abrin intoxication. We showed that the effect of these toxins is characterized by a decrease in cell confluence and changes in morphological parameters such as cell area, perimeter, irregularity, and roughness. In addition, changes in optical parameters such as phase-shift, optical thickness, and effective-calculated volume were observed. These effects were completely inhibited by specific neutralizing antibodies. An enhanced intoxication effect was observed for preadherent compared to adherent cells, as was detected in early morphology changes and confirmed by annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) apoptosis assay. Detection of the dynamic changes in cell morphology at initial stages of cell intoxication by DHM emphasizes the highly sensitive and rapid nature of this method, allowing the early detection of active toxins.

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AbrinAnimalsApoptosisCell SurvivalChlorocebus aethiopsHeLa CellsHumansMicroscopyRicinVero CellsAbrinRicinabrindigital holographic microscopyholomonitorintoxicationmorphologyricin

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PMID30909438
PMCPMC6468687
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