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Article Dans Une Revue European Physical Journal E: Soft matter and biological physics Année : 2009

The impact of environmental changes upon the microrheological response of adherent cells

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The mechanical behaviour of adherent cells cultured in vitro is known to be dependent on the mechanical properties of the substrate. We show that this mechanical behaviour is also strongly affected by the cells' environment. We focus here on the impact of temperature and pH. Experiments carried out on individual cells in a tuneable environment reveal that the intra-cellular mechanical behaviour exhibits large and fast changes when the external cell environment is changed. Fast passive microrheometry measurements allow for the precise characterisation of the transient regime observed during a temperature drop. When maintained at a non physiological temperature, the cells reach a stabilised state distinct from the state observed in physiological conditions. The perturbation can be reversed but exhibits hysteretic behaviour when physiological conditions are restored. The transient regime observed during the recovery process is found to be different from the transient regime observed when leaving physiological conditions. A modified generalized Stokes-Einstein equation taking into account the cell activity through an effective temperature is proposed here to fit the experimental results. Excellent agreement between the model and the measurements is obtained for time lags from 10 −3 to 1 s considered in this study. PACS. 87.17.Rt Cell adhesion and cell mechanics – 87.16.dm Mechanical properties and rheology – 87.16.Ln Cytoskeleton
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hal-01267689 , version 1 (04-02-2016)

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Cyril Picard, Athene Donald. The impact of environmental changes upon the microrheological response of adherent cells. European Physical Journal E: Soft matter and biological physics, 2009, 30, pp.127-134. ⟨10.1140/epje/i2009-10473-y⟩. ⟨hal-01267689⟩

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