Multinuclear NMR studies of an actively dividing artificial tumor

Authors

Eric G. Shankland, University of Washington
John C. Livesey, University of the PacificFollow
R. W. Wiseman, University of Washington
Kenneth A. Krohn, University of Washington

ORCiD

0000-0001-9010-5970

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Physiological Research // Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca

ISSN

0862-8408

Volume

51

Issue

1

First Page

49

Last Page

58

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Abstract

Growth of the A549 cell line in a perfusion system suitable for use in a magnetic resonance study has been characterized and shown to be stable physiologically and hence appropriate for serial observations. Several methods of monitoring cell growth were compared to assess the behavior of the cells in this system. Comparison between NMR metabolite data and cell growth via cell counting showed that 31P NMR signals accurately reported cell doubling time. In contrast to most NMR cell culture systems, viable cells can be recovered from the perfusion system after the NMR measurements for further biochemical studies. These data further suggest that this system will be useful for studying the physiology and biochemistry of exponentially growing cells for at least two days in NMR tube culture.

Recommended Citation

Shankland, E. G., Livesey, J. C., Wiseman, R. W., & Krohn, K. A. (2002). Multinuclear NMR studies of an actively dividing artificial tumor. Physiological Research // Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca, 51(1), 49–58.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/phs-facarticles/200