Bioengineering a miniaturized in vitro 3D myotube contraction monitoring chip to model muscular dystrophies
Rose N, Estrada Chavez B, Sonam S, Nguyen T, Grenci G, Bigot A, Muchir A, Ladoux B, Cadot B, Le Grand F, Trichet L (2023)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2023
Journal
Book Volume: 293
Article Number: 121935
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121935
Abstract
Quantification of skeletal muscle functional contraction is essential to assess the outcomes of therapeutic procedures for neuromuscular disorders. Muscle three-dimensional “Organ-on-chip” models usually require a substantial amount of biological material, which rarely can be obtained from patient biopsies. Here, we developed a miniaturized 3D myotube culture chip with contraction monitoring capacity at the single cell level. Optimized micropatterned substrate design enabled to obtain high culture yields in tightly controlled microenvironments, with myotubes derived from primary human myoblasts displaying spontaneous contractions. Analysis of nuclear morphology confirmed similar myonuclei structure between obtained myotubes and in vivo myofibers, as compared to 2D monolayers. LMNA-related Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (L-CMD) was modeled with successful development of diseased 3D myotubes displaying reduced contraction. The miniaturized myotube technology can thus be used to study contraction characteristics and evaluate how diseases affect muscle organization and force generation. Importantly, it requires significantly fewer starting materials than current systems, which should substantially improve drug screening capability.
Involved external institutions
Université Paris Cité
France (FR)
Sorbonne Université
France (FR)
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCB)
France (FR)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore (SG)
France (FR)
Sorbonne Université
France (FR)
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCB)
France (FR)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore (SG)
How to cite
APA:
Rose, N., Estrada Chavez, B., Sonam, S., Nguyen, T., Grenci, G., Bigot, A.,... Trichet, L. (2023). Bioengineering a miniaturized in vitro 3D myotube contraction monitoring chip to model muscular dystrophies. Biomaterials, 293. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121935
MLA:
Rose, Nicolas, et al. "Bioengineering a miniaturized in vitro 3D myotube contraction monitoring chip to model muscular dystrophies." Biomaterials 293 (2023).
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