WO2023242495A1 - Dispositif de culture cellulaire - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a three-dimensional cell culture device allowing self-organization of cells in the form of a three-dimensional circular ring.
- Spheroids are a promising three-dimensional cell culture model for reflecting the in vivo environment of cells. These multicellular aggregates are unorganized self-assemblies of cells. It has been considered for several years that tumor cell spheroids are capable of approaching the complexity of tumors in vitro and of being used for the characterization of new treatments. However, we see that these structures have a certain number of disadvantages. First, spheroids are difficult to manipulate and characterize without disrupting their self-assembly. It is difficult to acquire images of cells at inside the spheroid without manipulating it. Furthermore, for many organs, the natural organization of the cells of this organ in a simple spheroid does not make it possible to reproduce the organization observed in vivo. The cells at the heart of the spheroid also experience an oxygen deficit which may not be desirable for the intended experiment.
- EP 3425043 describes a screening method using spheroids organized in a multi-well culture plate.
- the spheroids are formed in U-shaped wells whose walls are non-adherent for the cells.
- the effect of the tested drugs is evaluated by validating whether a spheroid is self-assembled or not.
- Patent application US2017-0089887 describes an in vitro model for measuring cellular contractility.
- the cells are first magnetized (by adding magnetic nano-beads) and placed in wells above ring-shaped magnetic fields which impose a ring-like organization on the cells.
- the magnetic field is removed after 3D self-assembly of cells.
- the compounds to be tested are added to the wells and the images acquired make it possible to quantify the contractility of these rings of cells.
- the images are compared before and after the addition of the compounds to be tested.
- WO 2017-008699 entitled “cell traction force measuring device, measuring method and preparation method” describes a measuring device using a layer of nano-pillars of known Young's modulus at the top of which the cells are cultivated. Analysis of the images reveals the deformation of the nano-pillars, and thus a map of the forces applied by each cell can be established.
- This method is compatible with high-resolution imaging, allowing us to understand what happens at the cellular and subcellular level.
- this method measures the forces exerted by individual cells which are not necessarily representative of the pathology and/or the organ that we wish to study.
- manufacturing nanopillars is expensive and complex. This prevents the adaptation of these methods to multi-well plates which are standard for drug screening.
- US 9250241 describes the use of deformable substrates covered with micro-patterns, which are themselves covered with fluorescent adhesive proteins and are surrounded by non-adhesive polymer to the cells. Cells are cultured on these substrates and are located exclusively in adhesive areas. Traction is quantified by comparing images of the micropatterns with and without cells on the patterns. The analysis can then be carried out by comparing the shape of the fluorescent patterns.
- This method based on micro-patterns is oriented towards measurements of individual cells. This does not make it possible to reproduce the natural environment of cells composed of multiple cells favoring their natural communication and organization. Furthermore, this process does not make it possible to create 3D cell assemblies since the cells adhere to a substrate. The organizations obtained are therefore poorly representative of the 3D organization of cells in vivo.
- the main disadvantage of this technology relates to the ease of use of the process.
- the rings of heart tissue must be removed from the molds while this manipulation is difficult. Additionally, imaging of individual cells is not possible because the rings are too thick, while ring imaging and force assessment cannot be performed simultaneously, leading to a time-consuming process. time-consuming and very expensive.
- - Cells may need to be modified before being cultured (e.g. magnetization of cells with nano beads)
- the invention improves the situation.
- the invention makes it possible to avoid the drawbacks of currently known 3D systems by proposing a three-dimensional cell culture device, preferably made of an optically transparent material such as a hydrogel or a biocompatible polymer material, this device allowing the spontaneous assembly of cells into aggregates.
- the subject of the invention is a cell culture device comprising a receptacle for cells which rests on a base, the receptacle being made in one piece and having a first face which rests on the base and a second face substantially opposite the first face, as well as a cavity having an opening at the level of the second face and a bottom near the first face, which cavity comprises at least one groove disposed in the bottom and forming a culture portion arranged to receive cells and allow their culture, and a guide which comprises at least one inclined plane which connects the second face to the groove, which inclined plane has a state surface arranged to guide cells deposited on the second face substantially at the level of the groove in said culture portion by gravity in the manner of a funnel.
- the inclined plane can surround the groove
- the groove can be arranged along a closed path in the cavity
- the groove can be arranged in an annular shape in the cavity
- the device may further comprise a central pillar disposed in the center of the groove;
- the central pillar can be surrounded by the groove and at least part of the perimeter of said central pillar can define the internal perimeter of the groove;
- the central pillar can be arranged in a general S shape (i.e. have a narrowed circumference below a certain height);
- the device can be made at least partially, preferably completely, in a transparent material
- the material of the device may have a refractive index of between 1.32 and 1.45, preferably equal to 1.33, so as to allow the acquisition of in situ images of individual cells or an aggregate of cells;
- the device can be made at least partially, preferably completely, in a material based on a flexible or soft biocompatible hydrogel making it possible to measure the force of contraction of the aggregate of cells forming the annular-shaped tissue;
- the cell culture device described here is three-dimensional. It presents a structured substrate, comprising a hollow cavity having a shape that can be described as a crater, the bottom of which has a groove taking the shape of a path in which the cells can spontaneously organize themselves into a continuous tissue in three dimensions shape following the path.
- the path can be of any shape, provided that the groove it defines has an aspect ratio (length of the groove path divided by the width of the groove) greater than or equal to 2, which will lead to the formation of an aggregate of cells taking the shape of the groove defined by the path.
- the path can be open (straight or irregular line, a network, a grid, a tree shape) to mimic the organization of slender organs such as vessels, or glandular organs.
- the path can be closed (ring, polygon or any other closed irregular path) if the cells are contractile.
- the path can advantageously take the form of a ring forming a groove of annular shape in which the cells can spontaneously organize themselves into a continuous three-dimensional tissue of annular shape.
- the groove is flanked on at least one of its sides and all along the path by inclined sides whose slope points towards the groove and whose width is at least equal to the width of the groove.
- these sides have an angle greater than 30° relative to the horizontal.
- the sides are of the same width all around the path.
- the cells When the cells are seeded on top of this substrate, the cells fall to the bottom of the substrate under the effect of gravity or an artificially applied force such as a centrifugal force so that they are guided along the flanks towards the groove, leading to the formation of a cellular aggregate or tissue whose shape corresponds to that of the groove.
- the structured culture substrate is preferably composed of a flat support on which the grooves have been formed (preferably molded) in which the cells spontaneously organize themselves into a tissue.
- the opening of the cavity is circular and has a diameter greater than the diameter of the annular groove.
- the walls of the cavity completely surround the annular-shaped groove.
- the device has a central pillar disposed in the center of the groove when the latter is of annular shape.
- the central pillar is completely surrounded by the annular groove and preferably delimits the internal perimeter of the annular groove.
- the central pillar comprises a local reduction of its perimeter to an intermediate height in order to allow reliable and constant maintenance of the position of the cell ring around the pillar, in particular when the cells contract or if an external force comes. Apply to the cell ring, for example if the culture medium is replaced. This local reduction in the perimeter prevents the ring from sliding along the pillar if it contracts around it.
- the local reduction in perimeter is less than 20% of the average perimeter of the central pillar to facilitate the unmolding of the structure.
- the central pillar can take a general s shape. This s-shape allows reliable and constant maintenance of the position of the cell ring around the pillar, and particularly when the cells contract. As explained above, this local reduction in the perimeter prevents the ring from sliding along the pillar, Fortunately, maintaining the ring allows reliable and reproducible observations and measurements to be made over time.
- the local reduction in perimeter is less than 20% of the average perimeter of the central pillar to facilitate the unmolding of the structure.
- the device according to the invention is characterized in that the base of the central pillar is integral with the structured substrate and in that the other end of the central pillar is preferably conical in shape to guide the seeded cells towards the groove.
- the device is made at least partially, preferably completely, of transparent material, preferably with an optical refractive index of between 1.32 and 1.45, preferably equal to 1. ,33, so as to allow the acquisition of in situ images of individual cells or an aggregate of cells.
- the device is made at least partially, preferably completely, of a flexible or soft material making it possible to measure the force of contraction of the aggregate of cells forming the annular-shaped tissue.
- the behavior of the central pillar can be compared to an elastic solid.
- the contraction force, (F), exerted by the 3D cellular structure is proportional to the variation in the radius of the pillar (A r) multiplied by a constant (a) which depends on the mechanical properties of the material, such as its modulus of elasticity or Young's modulus (F « and A r).
- the flexible or soft material is a biocompatible material or a hydrogel allowing the diffusion of nutritional elements and/or oxygen and/or allowing the measurement of the force of contraction of the aggregate of cells in ring shape.
- the device is made partially or totally of a photo-polymerizable polymer material in order to reduce its manufacturing time.
- the walls of the cavity are made of non-adherent material for the cells in order to let the cells freely exert their own force on the aggregate.
- the lower part of the groove (bottom), to which the cells adhere can be adherent to provide support for the formation of the aggregate, which makes it possible to stabilize its shape and prevent the aggregate
- the cell contracts on itself and takes the shape of a simple spheroid.
- the device according to the invention makes it possible to produce stable ring-shaped organoids after a single cell seeding step.
- the invention also relates to a multi-well support, which comprises a plurality of cell culture devices according to one of the shapes and/or variants indicated in the present application, preferably distributed regularly on the surface of the support.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a device as described above, characterized in that it comprises in particular the following steps:
- a substrate preferably made of a transparent material (for example glass or plastic, for example in the format of a petri dish, multi-well plate or glass slide)
- a transparent material for example glass or plastic, for example in the format of a petri dish, multi-well plate or glass slide
- the culture device according to the invention, the multi-well support and the method can be used for producing cell cultures, in particular cells derived from human cells.
- the device of the invention makes it possible to maintain autonomous organoids on a structured substrate while allowing flows in the culture medium above and on the annular groove without Need to use some sort of adhesive between the cells and the substrate to avoid disrupting the cells.
- the operation of the device according to the invention makes it possible to optimize the number of cells necessary to form the three-dimensional ring structure. Few cells are lost because the vast majority of them are guided towards the zone of formation of the ring (groove) due to the presence of the sides (preferably inclined) of the cavity which ensure the guidance and sliding of the cells in the groove.
- Such a device therefore has a structure that generates a robust and reproducible technique for assembling cells into 3D structures.
- the invention can also be used to measure contractility forces when the material constituting the structured substrate is flexible or soft.
- the measurement can be performed by analyzing the deformation of the central pillar (contraction) created by the contraction of the 3D cell ring or organoid.
- This makes it possible, for example, to measure the contractility force of contractile cells such as striated muscle cells (skeletal muscle cells or cardiac cells), smooth muscle cells (pericytes, vascular smooth muscle cells, visceral smooth muscle cells). or bladder, etc.), mesenchymal contractile cells (fibroblasts) or any other cells having contractile behavior and also measure changes due to the effect of specific compounds, to the environment of chemical cells or to the modification of cells.
- the invention can also be used to measure the contractility induced by its tension of the surface of the cell aggregate, in particular for cells not -contractile. For example to indirectly measure the surface tension of an aggregate of epithelial cells.
- measuring the variation in diameter is used to evaluate the variation in the contraction force applied by the cellular structure on the central pillar.
- the dimensional analysis shows us that the force applied by the organoid can be determined as follows:
- dF is the variation of force in Newton
- dD the variation of the measured diameter of the central pillar
- E the modulus of elasticity of the pillar in N/m 2
- dO a characteristic length which depends on the precise geometry of the central pillar .
- an active ingredient or a drug such as Latrunculin A can be used to inhibit cell contraction and thus deduce the force of contraction before application of the drug.
- the device can also be used to measure contraction force profiles over time by producing films or time-lapses of the organoid.
- the device can be used to measure the contraction profile of muscle fibers, spontaneous or under the effect of a stimulus, in the presence or absence of the molecules whose effect we seek to measure. For example to study the effect of molecules acting on the contractility of cardiac muscle, skeletal muscles or smooth muscles.
- Another use of the device according to the invention is to produce 3D cell aggregates like spheroids, but having a higher surface/volume ratio which have the advantage of improving the diffusion of nutrients and oxygen. in organoids compared to spheroids.
- Yet another use of the device according to the invention consists of making 3D cell aggregates in a single step of seeding cells which remain stuck on the device, due to the contraction of the annular-shaped organoid around the pillar it surrounds. This allows the culture medium around the organoid to be replaced without disturbing it.
- the structured substrate of the device according to the invention can be manufactured using any type of material which has the capacity to polymerize and which is biocompatible.
- the monomer molecules react so as to form a three-dimensional network or polymer chain by polymerization and forming polymers which may be synthetic or natural in nature.
- the polymer will be a hydrogel allowing the diffusion of nutritional molecules and the oxygenation of the organoid and therefore its well-being.
- -Polymers based on peptides which are not hydrogels can also be used or elastomers such as silicones (for example polydimethyl siloxane) with which it is easy to mold such shapes.
- silicones for example polydimethyl siloxane
- this polymer will be photopolymerizable to accelerate the manufacturing process.
- the polymer will be optically transparent (refractive index close to that of water 1.33) after polymerization, which allows optical microscopic imaging (for example by fluorescence, by high resolution imaging, etc.) .
- optical microscopic imaging for example by fluorescence, by high resolution imaging, etc.
- the rigidity of the material can be adjusted to adapt to the environment of the cells. We will therefore choose materials whose rigidity will be between (or adapted) between 0.1 KPa and 1 MPa, preferably between 1 and 20 KPa.
- the material constituting the structured substrate 1 (at least the walls of the cavity) will preferably be a non-adherent material to help guide the cells towards the annular groove and/or to prevent adhesion of the organoid to the substrate. .
- a material allowing cell adhesion will be used. This can be further improved by the presence on the surface of a specific extra cellular matrix such as collagen, fibronectin, etc.
- the dimensions of the annular groove can be adapted to the size of the organoids used in the process within the limits described above.
- FIG.l shows a sectional view of a device according to the invention
- FIG.2 shows a top view of a device according to the invention
- FIG.3 shows a sectional view of a device according to the invention with respective dimensions
- FIG.4 shows the steps of molding a device according to the invention
- FIG.5 shows photographs of molds for manufacturing the device according to the invention
- FIG.6 shows a photograph of fibroblast cells after centrifugation
- FIG.7 shows a photograph of the cells in [Fig.6] one hour after centrifugation and polymerization of the collagen;
- FIG.8 shows a sectional view of a variant embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- FIG.9 shows a sectional view of a variant of the device according to the invention with respective dimensions
- FIG.10 shows a photograph of the MEFs cells 22 hours after culture in the ring and 12 days later;
- FIG.11 shows a diagram of the contraction and relaxation of a central pillar caused by cells under tension arranged around the pillar.
- FIG.l a vertical sectional view of the structured cell culture substrate 1 according to the invention.
- the substrate comprises a receptacle 2 which rests on a base 10.
- the substrate further comprises a groove 4 having an annular shape.
- a central pillar 6 surrounded by the groove 4, this central pillar 6 having a top 5 of preferably conical shape.
- Above the annular groove 4 is arranged a wall structure having the shape of a funnel (preferably conical). More particularly, the receptacle is made in one piece (or in one piece) and has a first face 30 resting on the base 10.
- the receptacle further comprises a second face 40 substantially facing the first face 30.
- the assembly of the structure of walls and the annular groove 4 form a cavity 9 having an opening 8 at the level of the second face 40.
- the funnel-shaped wall structure of the cavity 9 connects the internal edge of the opening 8 located at the top of the cavity 9 to the external edge of the annular groove 4 located at the base of the cavity 9.
- the cavity 9 comprises the groove 4 which is arranged in a bottom 50 of the cavity.
- the groove 4 forms a culture portion arranged to receive cells 7 and allow their culture.
- the cavity 9 further comprises a guide 60 which comprises at least one inclined plane 3.
- the inclined plane 3 connects the second face 40 to the groove 4.
- the inclined plane 3 has a surface condition arranged to guide cells deposited on the second face 40 substantially to the level of the groove 4. The cells thus migrate into the culture portion by gravity in the manner of a funnel.
- the funnel-shaped wall structure guides the cells towards the groove 4 of annular shape, which leads to the spontaneous formation of a three-dimensional aggregate of ring-shaped cells.
- the guide 60 includes an inclined plane 3.
- the conical tip of the central pillar 5 helps the cells to slide downwards towards the groove 4 and prevents them from clinging to the wall structure, especially when this is made of material with a low coefficient of friction.
- the tip 5 is conical and preferably has an apex angle equal to or substantially equal to the apex angle of the funnel.
- the dimensions of the annular groove can vary in large proportions in order to facilitate the formation of cell aggregates according to the invention.
- the depth hl of the annular groove may vary between 0 and 3000 microns, preferably between 50 and 200 microns, the external diameter of the groove dl between 10 and 10000 microns, preferably between 200 and 700 microns, the width of the annular groove W 1 between 3 and 3000 microns, preferably between 50 and 200 microns.
- the cavity 9 preferably having the shape of a conical funnel along its walls will have a height h2 between the opening 8 and the outer edge of the ring of between 0 and 2000 microns, preferably between 100 and 300 microns.
- h2 is equal to 0 the device has a configuration limited to the annular groove which allows the formation of the cell ring, but without directing the cells towards groove 4, which reduces the number of cells in the device.
- the angle at the top Alpha 1 can vary between 0 and 90 degrees, preferably between 40 and 50 degrees so as to allow the cells introduced into the cavity 9 to slide into the annular groove.
- the central pillar preferably defining a vertical axis of symmetry of the device according to the invention, will have a height h3 between 1 and 4000 microns, preferably between 150 and 550 microns, a diameter d2 between 1 and 5000 microns, preferably between 100 and 350 microns, a vertical part of height h4 between 1 and 3000 microns, preferably between 60 and 150 microns, and an Alpha 2 vertex angle between 0 and 180 degrees, preferably between 80 and 100 degrees, (an angle zero or 180 corresponding to a pillar with a flat top), height hl.
- the device can also take the form described in Figures 8 and 9.
- the wall structure of the conical cavity 9 has an inclined plane 13 which ends at the edge of the annular groove 4; the central pillar 6 has two side faces 15 extending to the groove 4 which, unlike those of the pillar 6 shown in [Fig.l], are not straight but have an S shape, giving the groove 4 a greater width at its lower part than that of this groove at the base of pillar 6 (in this figure).
- this particular shape allows the formation of an organoid which can slide upwards under the action of the cells, while remaining fixed on the central pillar thanks to its geometric shape forming a protuberance 16 in [Fig.8].
- Alpha 3 can vary between 0 and 90 degrees, preferably between 40 and 50 degrees, rl and r2 can vary between 0.01 mm and 0.9 mm, preferably between 0.05 and 0.1 mm.
- the cells can be cultured in two ways: either simply suspended in a cell culture medium, or mixed with an extracellular matrix, either natural or synthetic, such as for example type I, II, III, IV and V collagen.
- an extracellular matrix either natural or synthetic, such as for example type I, II, III, IV and V collagen.
- Collagen is the main compound of the natural extracellular matrix in the human body, this protein is present between cells in many connecting tissues. It can also be a matrigel, a hydrogel or other extracellular matrices.
- the concentration or quantity of cells which must be seeded on the substrate depends on the type of cells and the diameter of the cavity compared to the surface of the ring.
- the manufacture of the structured substrate can be carried out simply by molding using a mold making it possible to print the desired structure (see for example below [Fig.4]) in the material used.
- This molding process being simple, it is easy to mold a plurality of devices in a single step to produce multi-well plates.
- FIG.4 illustrates a method of manufacturing the device according to the invention.
- a preferably flat support 23 glass plate petri dish, multi-well plate, etc.
- a layer 24 of the chosen polymer in the unpolymerized state
- the coated layer 24 takes the desired form of positive structure of the micro-structured substrate 1.
- demolding [Fig.4]
- the final 3D micro-structured substrate 1 is obtained.
- the surface of the mold will preferably be very smooth with a roughness of less than one micron.
- the molds will preferably be manufactured by high-resolution processes (digital milling, 3D printing using two-photon lithography.)
- the device according to the invention makes it possible to use any type of biological cells which can adhere to each other, such as endothelial cells, cardiac cells, smooth muscle cells, epithelial cells, chondrocytes, fibroblasts...
- the structured substrate of the device according to the invention can be manufactured using any type of material which has the capacity to polymerize and which is biocompatible.
- the monomer molecules react so as to form a three-dimensional network or polymer chain by polymerization and forming polymers which can be synthetic or natural in nature.
- the cells can be cultured in two ways: either simply suspended in a cell culture medium, or mixed with an extracellular matrix, either natural or synthetic, such as for example type I, II, III, IV and V collagen.
- an extracellular matrix either natural or synthetic, such as for example type I, II, III, IV and V collagen.
- Collagen is the main compound of the natural extracellular matrix in the human body, this protein is present between cells in many connecting tissues. It can also be a matrigel, a hydrogel or other extracellular matrices.
- the concentration or quantity of cells which must be seeded on the substrate depends on the type of cells and the diameter of the cavity compared to the surface of the ring.
- FIG.5 represents a mold making it possible to produce a plurality of devices according to the invention.
- Microfabrication or micromachining plays a major role in the manufacture of the device of the invention.
- miniaturization has seen technological advances in recent years.
- the transposition of this miniaturization into the field of the invention is generally infeasible or even incompatible.
- the Applicant thus first turned towards photolithography which is a technique used to transfer a certain shape or pattern onto a material or surface, by selectively exposing light-sensitive polymers using a photomask. Dry etching or wet etching methods can then be used to remove the material from the previously selected areas.
- Etching by “wet etching” is a chemical procedure which is relatively simple and quick to implement.
- the material can be etched isotropically (orientation-independent) or anisotropically (orientation-dependent). Isotropic etching is the most common. In this method the material is removed evenly in all directions, which can result in material being removed from under areas that should not be etched. Anisotropic etching (when using substrates that are crystalline) results in less material under the mask, allowing better control of wall geometry. Dry etching techniques use ion bombardment towards the surface to selectively remove material. This method can be used to manufacture smaller structures than wet etching, which allows high aspect ratio structures to be obtained with very good surface quality. Both of these techniques are commonly used, but are heavily limited to simple designs, such as straight or vertical walls.
- CNC machining is a subtractive technique. It starts from a block of material, for example plastic or metal, which is sculpted using specific tools such as forests. It has high dimensional precision and makes it possible to manufacture mechanically robust parts, with a high reproducibility rate from the very small to the very large scale.
- the minimum size and complexity of the structures are influenced by the size and shape of the drilling head (all machined points must be accessible), the adaptability of the stage (degree of freedom - in particular, 5 axes), as well as the speed and sensitivity of response or maneuver. It can also be used as a post-processing tool, when the base has primarily been 3D printed or manufactured in any other way and needs to be adjusted precisely.
- the cell culture device described in the present invention is manufactured by molding. This means that the mold has the negative shape of the final cell culture device.
- the mold of the invention is thus made of stainless steel having a surface having a roughness Ra of between 0.2 and 0.3 pm. It thus makes it possible to obtain a device of the invention having a roughness Ra of between 0.2 and 0.3 pm.
- the interior cavity is produced in two stages: a first stage during which a drill bit with a diameter less than that of the central pillar is used to dig a cylindrical hole, and a second stage during which a drill with a spherical profile is used to finely adjust the profile of the walls, allowing the manufacture of "S" shaped or curved profiles and a sharp conical hole which gives the conical profile of the central pillar.
- CNC computer numerical control
- the example below uses a substrate based on polyacrylamide.
- the starting support consists of glass strips 16 mm in diameter which are cleaned and silanized to promote adhesion.
- UV radiation of appropriate wavelength for example, 365 nm
- 365 nm UV radiation of appropriate wavelength
- the following reagents are used in the formulation of these types of gels: C3H5O Acrylamide 40%; C7H10O2N2 N,N’-Methylenebisacrylamide 2%; Irgacure 2959 (1% v/v) - UV sensitive (wavelength 365 nm);
- the polymerization was carried out by UV photopolymerization.
- the gel formulation was based on an aqueous solution containing 30% of C3H5O- Acrylamide 40% + 12.5% C7H10O2N2 N,N’-Methylenebisacrylamide 2%; 0.5% Irgacure 2959 (1% v/v).
- the mold is placed above the lamellae, on the drop of pre-hydrogel solution, and directly irradiated with a UV source of wavelength 365 nm (90 mW, 3 minutes).
- the gel is unmolded then stored in water.
- the glass slides thus prepared are assembled on a multi-well plate.
- the mold used included 23 microstructures allowing the manufacture of 23 cavities comprising annular grooves, and therefore to carry out several tests in the same well.
- the width (wl) of the rings is 100 pm and the diameter of the central pillars is 240 pm.
- Fibroblasts derived from human cells from abdominal skin were resuspended in an extracellular matrix of purified type 1 collagen with a collagen concentration of 160,000 cells/ml.
- a 15 microliter drop of the mixture of cells was deposited on the upper face of the structured substrate previously incubated in cell culture medium.
- the substrate was then centrifuged for 2 min at 100 G. The cells are naturally guided towards the annular groove under the effect of centrifugal acceleration. Then the collagen mixture polymerizes at 37 degrees for 1 hour, then cell culture medium is added to the wells.
- FIG.7 is an image of the fibroblast cells after centrifugation while [Fig.8] is an image of the same cells after collagen polymerization (1 hour, 37 degrees) showing that the individual fibroblast cells form a perfect ring around of the central pillar.
- This example shows the rapid and spontaneous assembly of a 3D organoid in an annular shape using the device of the invention.
- MEF cells are first dissociated from their substrate using trypsin, then centrifuged. The cell pellet is then resuspended in a new cell culture medium at a concentration of 160,000 cells per ml. 15 microliters of this cell suspension are spiked on top of the gel structure (the structures are incubated in cell culture medium for 15 minutes beforehand). The substrate containing the cells is then incubated at 37°C, 5% CO2. After 22 hours, the ring-shaped organoids are observed by conventional optical microscopy. A self-assembled organoid is visible at this stage, as shown in [Fig.10]. The organoids are maintained in culture for 12 days and the medium is changed every two days. After 12 days, the MEF cell aggregate formed a more compact ring-shaped structure, as shown in [Fig.10].
- This example demonstrates the rapid self-assembly of ring-shaped organoids. As no extracellular matrix was used in this case, the cells sedimented on the ring-shaped cavity by themselves and no centrifugation step was necessary. In this case, the funnel-shaped structure helps guide the cells towards the ring-shaped cavity.
- This example also demonstrates that the organoid can be preserved in structured substrates for a long period.
- the "s" shaped mold plays an important role, as it allows the ring-shaped organoid to stay in place even when the cells contract and could possibly slide down the central pillar, or when fluid is agitated, for example when changing the environment. Maintaining the organoid in place allows stable observation over a long period while allowing the surrounding environment to be easily changed.
- Measuring the variation in the diameter of the pillar (in other words the internal diameter of the ring) is used to evaluate the variation in the contraction force applied by the cellular structure on the central pillar.
- a drug such as Latrunculin A (actin depolymerization inducer) can be used to inhibit cell contraction and thus deduce the force of contraction before application of the drug.
- Latrunculin A actin depolymerization inducer
- the C2C12 cells are dissociated with trypsin, then centrifuged. The cell pellet is then resuspended in a new culture medium at a concentration of 500,000 cells per ml. 200 ⁇ l of this cell suspension are pipetted on top of the gel structure (previously incubated in culture medium for 15 minutes). The plate is then centrifuged and incubated at 37°C, 5% CO2. [0163] After 6 hours, the structures are imaged and the diameter of the central pillars measured. To evaluate the force applied by the organoid on the central pillar, the cells are exposed to medium containing Latrunculin A (1:1000). After 30 minutes of incubation, the structures are imaged again and the diameter of the central pillars measured.
- the diameter of the central pillar increases by approximately 1.5% in the presence of Latrunculin A compared to the control experiment without the drug. This is demonstrated in [Fig. He],
- the groove has a bottom and two sides; the groove is arranged in a rectilinear, open or closed curvilinear, ovoid or circular shape; the groove is closed type.
- the receptacle comprises a central pillar surrounded by said groove (this is a so-called annular groove). In a particular mode, the central pillar has a constriction at its lower part.
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