Impedance Study of Dopamine Effects after Application on 2D and 3D Neuroblastoma Cell Cultures Developed on a 3D-Printed Well

• Main Authors: Georgia Paivana, Theofylaktos Apostolou, Sophie Mavrikou, Dimitris Barmpakos, Grigoris Kaltsas, Spyridon Kintzios
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
• Series: Chemosensors
• Subjects: impedance study; dopamine; immobilization; N2a cells
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/7/1/6

In this work, the assessment of the interactions of a bioactive substance applied to immobilized cells in either a two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) arrangement mimicking in vivo tissue conditions is presented. In particular, dopamine (DA) was selected as a stimulant for the implementation of an impedance analysis with a specific type of neural cells (murine neuroblastoma). The aim of this study was the extraction of calibration curves at various frequencies with different known dopamine concentrations for the description of the behavior of dopamine applied to 2D and 3D cell cultures. The results present the evaluation of the mean impedance value for each immobilization technique in each frequency. The differential responses showed the importance of the impedance when frequency is applied in both 2D and 3D immobilization cases. More specifically, in 2D immobilization matrix impedance shows higher values in comparison with the 3D cell culture. Additionally, in the 3D case, the impedance decreases with increasing concentration, while in the 2D case, an opposite behavior was observed.