Analysis of Synchronized Developmental Conditions for Caenorhabditis elegans Suitable for Microfluidic Chip Loading
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摘要: 随着空间生物实验逐步由短期飞行返回后观测向长期在轨观测方向发展和宇航员出舱任务的逐渐增多,对于舱外环境所造成的生物损伤是空间生命科学亟待研究的方向。为了实现舱外在轨长期观测线虫的个体发育实验,需根据搭载线虫的微流控芯片系统要求,制备符合芯片加样需求的样品。线虫芯片是通过通道的大小控制进入培养池内线虫的个体,因此对样品的生长发育状态有精确的要求,与线虫体宽直接相关(需满足体宽范围为24μm -29μm)。为了分析辐射和微重力响应线虫的加载发育条件以此提高未来中国空间站上微流控芯片中不同品系线虫的加样效率,本文建立了针对微流控芯片线虫样品制备、扩繁和同步化后发育时间确认的操作流程和确认方式。采用灼烧法对不同品系线虫不同扩繁时间和发育时间下进行体宽测量,确定不同品系线虫的适宜的扩繁时间和最适发育时间。实验得到结果,野生型为扩繁3周发育至104-110h,体宽为25.41μm -26.41μm;AM141为扩繁3周发育至96h,体宽为20.26μm;SSM264为扩繁4周发育至144h,体宽为23.51μm;TG11为扩繁4周发育至144h,体宽为26.16μm,符合芯片加样需求。通过对微流控芯片加样前后样品状态进行确认,四种品系加入芯片的样品体宽范围为27.71μm -28.02μm,验证样品有效性。Abstract: With the progressive shift of space biological experiments from post-flight observations following short-term missions to long-term in-orbit observations, coupled with the increasing frequency of extravehicular activities by astronauts, the study of biological damage induced by the external space environment has emerged as a pressing and pivotal direction in the field of space life sciences. To achieve long-term in-orbit observation of individual nematode development in the extravehicular environment, it is necessary to prepare samples that meet the requirements of the microfluidic chip system used for nematode encapsulation, ensuring compatibility with the chip's loading specifications. The nematode chip regulates the entry of individual nematodes into the cultivation chambers through the precise dimensions of its microchannels. Consequently, the developmental stage of the samples must meet exacting criteria, which are directly correlated with the nematode's body width (requiring a body width range of 24~29 μm). To analyze the loading and developmental conditions of nematodes responsive to radiation and microgravity, thereby enhancing the sample loading efficiency of various nematode strains in microfluidic chips on the future Chinese Space Station, this study establishes a standardized operational protocol and verification method for the preparation, propagation, and post-synchronization developmental timing confirmation of nematode samples for microfluidic chip applications. The incineration method was employed to measure the body width of various nematode strains under different propagation and development periods, aiming to ascertain the optimal propagation time and the most suitable developmental stage for each nematode strain. The experimental results revealed the following findings: the wild-type strain exhibited a body width ranging from 25.41~26.41 μm after 3 weeks of propagation and 104-110 hours of development; the AM141 strain displayed a body width of 20.26 μm after 3 weeks of propagation and 96 hours of development; the SSM264 strain showed a body width of 23.51 μm after 4 weeks of propagation and 144 hours of development; and the TG11 strain demonstrated a body width of 26.16 μm under the same conditions of 4 weeks of propagation and 144 hours of development. These measurements meet the requirements for chip loading. By confirming the sample conditions before and after loading into the microfluidic chip, it was determined that the body width range of the samples from the four strains added to the chip was 27.71~28.02 μm, thereby verifying the validity of the samples.
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Caenorhabditis elegans / - Liquid sterile culture /
- Microfluidic /
- Development
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