Cell–Electrode Models for Impedance Analysis of Epithelial and Endothelial Monolayers Cultured on Microelectrodes

Wei Chih Chiu, Wei Ling Chen, Yi Ting Lai, Yu Han Hung*, Chun Min Lo*

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Abstract

Electric cell–substrate impedance sensing has been used to measure transepithelial and transendothelial impedances of cultured cell layers and extract cell parameters such as junctional resistance, cell–substrate separation, and membrane capacitance. Previously, a three-path cell–electrode model comprising two transcellular pathways and one paracellular pathway was developed for the impedance analysis of MDCK cells. By ignoring the resistances of the lateral intercellular spaces, we develop a simplified three-path model for the impedance analysis of epithelial cells and solve the model equations in a closed form. The calculated impedance values obtained from this simplified cell–electrode model at frequencies ranging from 31.25 Hz to 100 kHz agree well with the experimental data obtained from MDCK and OVCA429 cells. We also describe how the change in each model-fitting parameter influences the electrical impedance spectra of MDCK cell layers. By assuming that the junctional resistance is much smaller than the specific impedance through the lateral cell membrane, the simplified three-path model reduces to a two-path model, which can be used for the impedance analysis of endothelial cells and other disk-shaped cells with low junctional resistances. The measured impedance spectra of HUVEC and HaCaT cell monolayers nearly coincide with the impedance data calculated from the two-path model.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4214
JournalSensors
Volume24
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2024

Keywords

  • cell–electrode model
  • electric cell–substrate impedance sensing (ECIS)
  • endothelial cells
  • epithelial cells
  • impedance analysis

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