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ArticleiScience2022

Single-cell analysis reveals chemokine-mediated differential regulation of monocyte mechanics.

Tom M J Evers, Vahid Sheikhhassani, Mariëlle C Haks, Cornelis Storm, Tom H M Ottenhoff, Alireza Mashaghi

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Article in iScience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 27 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tom M J EversMedical Systems Biophysics and Bioengineering, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden, the Netherlands.
Vahid SheikhhassaniMedical Systems Biophysics and Bioengineering, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden, the Netherlands.
Mariëlle C HaksDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333ZC Leiden, the Netherlands.
Cornelis StormDepartment of Applied Physics and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Tom H M OttenhoffDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333ZC Leiden, the Netherlands.
Alireza MashaghiMedical Systems Biophysics and Bioengineering, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden, the Netherlands.
Leiden University · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NLEindhoven University of Technology · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monocytes continuously adapt their shapes for proper circulation and elicitation of effective immune responses. Although these functions depend on the cell mechanical properties, the mechanical behavior of monocytes is still poorly understood and accurate physiologically relevant data on basic mechanical properties are lacking almost entirely. By combining several complementary single-cell force spectroscopy techniques, we report that the mechanical properties of human monocyte are strain-rate dependent, and that chemokines can induce alterations in viscoelastic behavior. In addition, our findings indicate that human monocytes are heterogeneous mechanically and this heterogeneity is regulated by chemokine CCL2. The technology presented here can be readily used to reveal mechanical complexity of the blood cell population in disease conditions, where viscoelastic properties may serve as physical biomarkers for disease progression and response to therapy.

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BiomechanicsCell biologyImmunology

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PMID34988399
PMCPMC8693412
OpenAlexW3217178558

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