Comparison of Rheological Properties of Healthy versus Dupuytren Fibroblasts When Treated with a Cell Contraction Inhibitor by Atomic Force Microscope

Autor: Sandra Pérez-Domínguez, Javier López-Alonso, Frank Lafont, Manfred Radmacher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 24
Issue 3
Pages: 2043
International Journal of Molecular Science
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032043
Popis: Mechanical properties of healthy and Dupuytren fibroblasts were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). In addition to standard force curves, rheological properties were assessed using an oscillatory testing methodology, in which the frequency was swept from 1 Hz to 1 kHz, and data were analyzed using the structural damping model. Dupuytren fibroblasts showed larger apparent Young’s modulus values than healthy ones, which is in agreement with previous results. Moreover, cell mechanics were compared before and after ML-7 treatment, which is a myosin light chain kinase inhibitor (MLCK) that reduces myosin activity and hence cell contraction. We employed two different concentrations of ML-7 inhibitor and could observe distinct cell reactions. At 1 µM, healthy and scar fibroblasts did not show measurable changes in stiffness, but Dupuytren fibroblasts displayed a softening and recovery after some time. When increasing ML-7 concentration (3 µM), the majority of cells reacted, Dupuytren fibroblasts were the most susceptible, not being able to recover from the drug and dying. These results suggested that ML-7 is a potent inhibitor for MLCK and that myosin II is essential for cytoskeleton stabilization and cell survival.
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