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Impedance-based microfluidic assay for automated antischistosomal drug screening

Chawla, Ketki and Modena, Mario M. and Ravaynia, Paolo S. and Lombardo, Flavio C. and Leonhardt, Martin and Panic, Gordana and Bürgel, Sebastian C. and Keiser, Jennifer and Hierlemann, Andreas. (2018) Impedance-based microfluidic assay for automated antischistosomal drug screening. ACS Sensors, 3 (12). pp. 2613-2620.

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Abstract

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease, caused by parasitic worms, which affects almost 200 million people worldwide. For over 40 years, chemotherapeutic treatment has relied on the administration of praziquantel, an efficacious drug against schistosomiasis. However, concerns about developing drug resistance require the discovery of novel drug compounds. Currently, the drug-screening process is mostly based on the visual evaluation of drug effects on worm larvae in vitro by a trained operator. This manual process is extremely labor-intensive, has limited throughput, and may be affected by subjectivity of the operator evaluation. In this paper, we introduce a microfluidic platform with integrated electrodes for the automated detection of worm larvae viability using an impedance-based approach. The microfluidic analysis unit consists of two sets of electrodes and a channel of variable geometry to enable counting and size detection of single parasite larvae and the collective evaluation of the motility of the larvae as an unbiased estimator for their viability. The current platform also allows for multiplexing of the analysis units resulting in increased throughput. We used our platform to record size and motility variations of Schistosoma mansoni larvae exposed to different concentrations of mefloquine, a drug with established in vitro antischistosomal properties. The developed platform demonstrates the potential of integrated microfluidic platforms for high-throughput antischistosomal drug screening.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Helminth Drug Development (Keiser)
UniBasel Contributors:Lombardo, Flavio and Panic, Gordana and Keiser, Jennifer and Hierlemann, Andreas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Chemical Society
e-ISSN:2379-3694
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:29 Jan 2019 15:37
Deposited On:29 Jan 2019 15:37

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