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Label-Free Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring of Resveratrol Effect on Mechanical Changes and Folate Receptor Expression Levels of Living MCF‑7 Cells: A Model for Screening of Drugs
Quartz
crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) monitoring was used
for real-time and label-free detection of changes and folate receptor
(FR) expression levels on living MCF-7 cells for evaluating the anticancer
activity of resveratrol. Here, the mechanical changes of cellular
responses to resveratrol were tracked by a polyÂ(l-lysine)
(PLL) modified QCM-D sensor, and the inhibition effect of resveratrol
on FR expression levels on MCF-7 cells was monitored by chitosan-folic
acid (CS-FA) composite membrane functionalized Au substrate for the
first time. Changes in morphology and the cellular state of MCF-7
cells stimulated by resveratrol at different concentrations were detected
by inverted fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. Atomic force
microscopy confirmed that resveratrol influenced the cellular mechanical
properties. The results indicated that the MCF-7 cells lose their
original elasticity and increase their stiffness induced by resveratrol.
It was further observed by confocal fluorescence imaging that resveratrol
reduced the FR expression levels on the living cells surface. This
study established a typical model of the QCM-D biosensor to evaluate
the protein biomarker expression levels on the cells surface. QCM-D,
which was used to investigate potential targets for an antitumor drug
on living cells and realize a better understanding of the drug action
mechanism, was expected to be developed into a promising tool for
the screening of drugs