title: Enhanced adhesion/spreading and proliferation of mammalian cells on electropolymerized porphyrin film for biosensing applications.
abstract: A polymer film of porphyrin was formed through electropolymerization of p-amino-substituted tetraphenylporphyrin on indium tin oxide (ITO) surfaces. The adhesion and proliferation of MCF-7 cells (human breast cancer cell line) on the film were investigated. It was found that cells cultured on this film could attach and spread more rapidly than on glass, ITO and tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS), and thus the film was demonstrated to be a good adhering substrate. MTT experimental results show that the viability of cells cultured on this film is higher than on TCPS, and fluorescence microscopic observation indicates that cells cultured on the film are not under apoptosis. Based on its excellent cytocompatibility, the polyporphyrin film was used to modify the gold electrode surface of a piezoelectric quartz crystal, and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique was applied for real-time monitoring of MCF-7 cell growth and assessment of chemical cytotoxicity. The proliferation and condition of cells on the surface of the film-modified quartz crystal gold electrode were investigated through fluorescence microscopic observation. The results obtained from QCM experiments are consistent with that from microscopic observation. Additionally, the polymerized film on gold surface can be removed completely and easily, which greatly improves the reproducibility of the quartz crystal gold electrode.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
authors.forename: Manli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jinhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yingjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chunfeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Shouzhuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004566:Electrodes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011791:Quartz; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D011166:Porphyrins; D011791:Quartz