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Microfluidics-based side view flow chamber reveals tether-to-sling transition in rolling neutrophils.

ABSTRACT: Neutrophils rolling at high shear stress (above 6?dyn/cm(2)) form tethers in the rear and slings in the front. Here, we developed a novel photo-lithographically fabricated, silicone(PDMS)-based side-view flow chamber to dynamically visualize tether and sling formation. Fluorescently membrane-labeled mouse neutrophils rolled on P-selectin substrate at 10?dyn/cm(2). Most rolling cells formed 5 tethers that were 2-30??m long. Breaking of a single tether caused a reproducible forward microjump of the cell, showing that the tether was load-bearing. About 15% of all tether-breaking events resulted in slings. The tether-to-sling transition was fast (<100?ms) with no visible material extending above the rolling cell, suggesting a very low bending modulus of the tether. The sling downstream of the rolling cell aligned according to the streamlines before landing on the flow chamber. These new observations explain how slings form from tethers and provide insight into their biomechanical properties.

SUBMITTER: Marki A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4928115 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Microfluidics-based side view flow chamber reveals tether-to-sling transition in rolling neutrophils.

Marki Alex A Gutierrez Edgar E Mikulski Zbigniew Z Groisman Alex A Ley Klaus K

Scientific reports 20160630

Neutrophils rolling at high shear stress (above 6 dyn/cm(2)) form tethers in the rear and slings in the front. Here, we developed a novel photo-lithographically fabricated, silicone(PDMS)-based side-view flow chamber to dynamically visualize tether and sling formation. Fluorescently membrane-labeled mouse neutrophils rolled on P-selectin substrate at 10 dyn/cm(2). Most rolling cells formed 5 tethers that were 2-30 μm long. Breaking of a single tether caused a reproducible forward microjump of th ...[more]

PMID: 27357741

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Microfluidics-based side view flow chamber reveals tether-to-sling transition in rolling neutrophils.

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