Abstract
A cellular biosensing system has been constructed to assess the biological safety/toxicity of chemicals. Detection of nitric oxide (NO) by the cellular biosensing system was used as a readout for assessing the immunomodulating effects of various chemicals, because some are known to induce NO synthase (iNOS) activity thereby increasing NO production. The macrophage-like cell line, RAW264.7, was cultured on the electrode coated with a polyion complex layer. The potent immune activating abilities of lipopolysaccharide could be verified by the cellular biosensing system: NO release from cells was detected within 600 ms by double potential step chronoamperometry.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 321-325 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biotechnology Letters |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2003 |
Keywords
- Cellular biosensing system
- Inducible nitric oxide synthase
- Lipopolysaccharide
- Macrophage cell line
- Nitric oxide
- Polyion complex
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology