Ultra-sensitive detection of tumorigenic cellular impurities in human cell-processed therapeutic products by digital analysis of soft agar colony formation
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E-Artikel
Titel:
Ultra-sensitive detection of tumorigenic cellular impurities in human cell-processed therapeutic products by digital analysis of soft agar colony formation
Erschienen:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015
Erschienen in:Scientific Reports
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1038/srep17892
ISSN:
2045-2322
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Contamination with tumorigenic cellular impurities is one of the most pressing concerns for human cell-processed therapeutic products (hCTPs). The soft agar colony formation (SACF) assay, which is a well-known <jats:italic>in vitro</jats:italic> assay for the detection of malignant transformed cells, is applicable for the quality assessment of hCTPs. Here we established an image-based screening system for the SACF assay using a high-content cell analyzer termed the digital SACF assay. Dual fluorescence staining of formed colonies and the dissolution of soft agar led to accurate detection of transformed cells with the imaging cytometer. Partitioning a cell sample into multiple wells of culture plates enabled digital readout of the presence of colonies and elevated the sensitivity for their detection. In practice, the digital SACF assay detected impurity levels as low as 0.00001% of the hCTPs, i.e. only one HeLa cell contained in 10,000,000 human mesenchymal stem cells, within 30 days. The digital SACF assay saves time, is more sensitive than <jats:italic>in vivo</jats:italic> tumorigenicity tests and would be useful for the quality control of hCTPs in the manufacturing process.</jats:p>