MATSUURA Katsuhisa
   Department   School of Medicine, School of Medicine
   Position   Professor and Division head
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Non-coating method for non-adherent cell culture using high molecular weight dextran sulfate and bovine serum albumin.
Journal Formal name:Journal of bioscience and bioengineering
Abbreviation:J Biosci Bioeng
ISSN code:13474421/13474421
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 132(5),pp.537-542
Author and coauthor KIKUCHI Tetsutaro†*, MATSUURA Katsuhisa, SHIMIZU Tatsuya
Authorship 2nd author
Publication date 2021/09/10
Summary Non-adherent cell culture surface has been widely used for producing cell spheroids and cell aggregates. The purpose of this study was to formulate a new method for non-adherent cell culture without coating or surface-modification that has been needed. We found that high-molecular-weight dextran sulfate (DS) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) synergistically prevented cell adhesion in media supplemented with no or low serum. This method worked on tissue culture-treated polystyrene surfaces as well as on commercially available low-attachment- and untreated polystyrene surfaces. Further investigation revealed that BSA may mediate the adsorption of DS to the surface. In addition, as the adsorption of fluorescently labeled fibronectin was inhibited by BSA alone, it appears that protein adsorption and cell adhesion do not always correlate. Finally, we demonstrated the successful formation of HepG2 spheroids and cardiomyocyte aggregates using this method. In conclusion, cell adhesion can be effectively suppressed by simply adding DS and BSA to the culture medium without coating or surface modification, and it may be useful for generating cell spheroids and aggregates.
DOI 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2021.08.006
PMID 34518107