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ArticleScientific reports2022

Functional optimization of electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) using human corneal epithelial cells.

Abdul Shukkur Ebrahim, Thanzeela Ebrahim, Hussein Kani, Ahmed S Ibrahim, Thomas W Carion, Elizabeth A Berger

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Abdul Shukkur EbrahimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Thanzeela EbrahimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Hussein KaniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA.
Ahmed S IbrahimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Thomas W CarionDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Elizabeth A BergerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA. eberger@med.wayne.edu.

Funding

VISION RESEARCH--COREP30EY004068 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LINDA D HAZLETT · 1985 to 2026
$13.2M
Thymosin beta-4 as an Adjunct Treatment for Bacterial KeratitisR01EY029836 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BERGER, ELIZABETH · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 18CDA34080403NEI NIH HHS P30EY004068NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029836NEI NIH HHS R01EY029836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An intact epithelium is key to maintaining corneal integrity and barrier function which can lead to impaired ocular defense and sight-threatening opacity when compromised. Electrical cell-substrate impedance sensing or ECIS is a non-invasive method to measure real-time cellular behaviors including barrier function and cell migration. The current study uses ECIS technology to assess and optimize human telomerase-immortalized corneal epithelial cells to generate quantifiable measurements that accurately reflect changes in cell behavior in vitro. Five cell densities were assessed in two different media to determine the optimal conditions for monitoring of cellular behavior over time. Parameters of evaluation included: overall impedance (Z), barrier resistance (R), cell capacitance (C), and mathematical modeling of the R data to further generate R

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Biosensing TechniquesEpithelial CellsCell MovementElectric ImpedanceHumans

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PMID35986158
PMCPMC9391335

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