Bioelectrospray methodology for dissection of the host-pathogen interaction in human tuberculosis
Bioelectrospray methodology for dissection of the host-pathogen interaction in human tuberculosis
Standard cell culture models have been used to investigate disease pathology and to test new therapies for over fifty years. However, these model systems have often failed to mimic the changes occurring within three-dimensional (3-D) space where pathology occurs in vivo. To truthfully represent this, an emerging paradigm in biology is the importance of modelling disease in a physiologically relevant 3-D environment. One of the approaches for 3-D cell culture is bioelectrospray technology. This technique uses an alginate-based 3-D environment as an inert backbone within which mammalian cells and extracellular matrix can be incorporated. These alginate-based matrices produce highly reproducible results and can be mixed with different extracellular matrix components. This protocol describes a 3-D system incorporating mycobacteria, primary human blood mononuclear cells and collagen-alginate matrix to dissect the host-pathogen interaction in tuberculosis.
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Tezera, Liku B.
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Bielecka, Magdalena K.
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Tezera, Liku B.
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Bielecka, Magdalena K.
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Tezera, Liku B., Bielecka, Magdalena K. and Elkington, Paul T.
(2017)
Bioelectrospray methodology for dissection of the host-pathogen interaction in human tuberculosis.
Bio-protocol, 7 (14), .
(doi:10.21769/BioProtoc.2418).
Abstract
Standard cell culture models have been used to investigate disease pathology and to test new therapies for over fifty years. However, these model systems have often failed to mimic the changes occurring within three-dimensional (3-D) space where pathology occurs in vivo. To truthfully represent this, an emerging paradigm in biology is the importance of modelling disease in a physiologically relevant 3-D environment. One of the approaches for 3-D cell culture is bioelectrospray technology. This technique uses an alginate-based 3-D environment as an inert backbone within which mammalian cells and extracellular matrix can be incorporated. These alginate-based matrices produce highly reproducible results and can be mixed with different extracellular matrix components. This protocol describes a 3-D system incorporating mycobacteria, primary human blood mononuclear cells and collagen-alginate matrix to dissect the host-pathogen interaction in tuberculosis.
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Published date: 20 July 2017
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