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TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO
Volume 75, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2021.105178
Keywords
Standard operating procedure; In vitro model; Alveolar epithelial cells; Lung model; Inter-laboratory assessment
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- PATROLS project, European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme [760813]
- Adolphe Merkle Foundation
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The study compared the response of A549 cells grown in submerged and air-liquid interface (ALI) conditions in different laboratories, finding high variability in results. By repeating the experiment and improving the protocol, it was shown that using detailed protocols, identical reagents, personnel training, and endpoint analysis are crucial for obtaining reproducible results in independent laboratories.
In vitro cell models offer a unique opportunity for conducting toxicology research, and the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549 is commonly used for toxicology testing strategies. It is essential to determine whether the response of these cells grown in different laboratories is consistent. In this study, A549 cells were grown under both submerged and air-liquid interface (ALI) conditions following an identical cell seeding protocol in two independent laboratories. The cells were switched to the ALI after four days of submerged growth, and their behaviour was compared to submerged conditions. The membrane integrity, cell viability, morphology, and (pro)inflammatory response upon positive control stimuli were assessed at days 3, 5, and 7 under submerged conditions and at days 5, 7, and 10 at the ALI. Due to the high variability of the results between the two laboratories, the experiment was subsequently repeated using identical reagents at one specific time point and condition (day 5 at the ALI). Despite some variability, the results were more comparable, proving that the original protocol necessitated improvements. In conclusion, the use of detailed protocols and consumables from the same providers, special training of personnel for cell handling, and endpoint analysis are critical to obtain reproducible results across independent laboratories.
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