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Phenotypic screening using waveform analysis of synchronized calcium oscillations in primary cortical cultures

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  • Richi Sakaguchi
  • Saki Nakamura
  • Hiroyuki Iha
  • Masaki Tanaka

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At present, in vitro phenotypic screening methods are widely used for drug discovery. In the field of epilepsy research, measurements of neuronal activities have been utilized for predicting efficacy of anti-epileptic drugs. Fluorescence measurements of calcium oscillations in neurons are commonly used for measurement of neuronal activities, and some anti-epileptic drugs have been evaluated using this assay technique. However, changes in waveforms were not quantified in previous reports. Here, we have developed a high-throughput screening system containing a new analysis method for quantifying waveforms, and our method has successfully enabled simultaneous measurement of calcium oscillations in a 96-well plate. Features of waveforms were extracted automatically and allowed the characterization of some anti-epileptic drugs using principal component analysis. Moreover, we have shown that trajectories in accordance with the concentrations of compounds in principal component analysis plots were unique to the mechanism of anti-epileptic drugs. We believe that an approach that focuses on the features of calcium oscillations will lead to better understanding of the characteristics of existing anti-epileptic drugs and allow to predict the mechanism of action of novel drug candidates.

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  • Richi Sakaguchi & Saki Nakamura & Hiroyuki Iha & Masaki Tanaka, 2023. "Phenotypic screening using waveform analysis of synchronized calcium oscillations in primary cortical cultures," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(4), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0271782
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271782
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