Name: Nutrient Regulation by Continuous Feeding for Large-scale Expansion of Mammalian Cells in Spheroids (Video) | JoVE Journal
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Description: Learn continuous growth adjusted feeding for large-scale mammalian cell spheroid culture using stirred suspension bioreactors. This method improves growth rates and enables uniform nutrient distribution for cellular therapies.

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The authors thank Michael Garwood and Sam Stein for their helpful comments, and Kristen M. Maynard for assistance with manuscript preparation.

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Generating mammalian cell products for the production of biological agents and for cell therapies requires the culture and monitoring of mammalian cells in large scale55&#8211;58. Further, these applications call for defined and validated culture conditions. Simply increasing the volume of cells using research technologies will not meet all of these requirements. Manual medium changes causing fluctuations in nutrients and buildup of waste products reduce cell quality, viability and yield....

In order to generate large numbers of viable and functional human cells for transplantation, regulation of the culture conditions is imperative. Depletion of nutrients, along with buildup of metabolic waste are major contributors to senescence and metabolic changes that reduce the quality of the cell product1&#8211;3. This procedure demonstrates a method to culture mammalian cells in spheroids using a stirred bioreactor combined with an adjusted rate perfusion feeding system to regulate glucose in a physiological range4 throughout the duration of the culture. For the purpose of these studies, the physiological range was defined as between 100 and 200 mg/dl. The same methods can be used to regulate other nutrients and metabolic wastes such as lactate.
Static cultures in small volumes (1 - 30 ml) are typically used in the laboratory setting to maintain and differentiate cell lines for experimental purposes. Cell passaging is performed with complete medium changes as needed at regular intervals. Most &#8220;conventional&#8221; culture medium has a high glucose concentration (450 mg/dl for DMEM used in these studies) to allow for less frequent medium changes without the risk of nutrient limitations. However, this batch-feeding method still requires frequent manipulation, introduces variability in the cell environment, and increases the risk of contamination5&#8211;9. Stirred suspension bioreactors (SSB) provide better mixing and decreased handling3,10&#8211;20, but like static cultures, require manual medium changes that contribute to potentially damaging fluctuations in nutrient and waste product levels. Perfusion feeding of SSB cultures reduces these problems by continuous infusion and removal of medium, but large changes in nutrient levels due to cell growth remain an issue. The use of an adjusted feeding rate from calculations of nutrient usage based on estimated cell requirements can provide the stable cell environment required to optimize cell viability and function21&#8211;24.
There is a large body of literature describing methods for scalable SSB cultures of mammalian cells specifically for culture and expansion of pluripotent cells25&#8211;32, with others focused on islet (beta) cells17,33,34, or production of biological products24,35&#8211;38. Many of these investigated cell types may be grown in spheroid cultures, and specific procedures for the cell type being used should be optimized prior to implementing a continuous feeding system. In this demonstration, a perfusion feeding method was used to expand a beta cell line grown as spheroids in a stirred bioreactor39&#8211;43. The method described herein provides a straightforward implementation of feeding rate adjustments based on off-line glucose measurements to achieve targeted culture conditions. Adjusting the feed rate with this method to maintain a physiological glucose level is shown to increases cell yields. Mammalian cells are dependent on a key nutrient, glucose, for energy production, so the use of this cell line represents a model for many cultured mammalian cells44. In addition, this line exemplifies the further complexity of beta cells, which are sensitive to chronic high levels of glucose45. For this study, &#946;-TC6 cells were allowed to form spheroids in culture to approximate the average size of islets of Langerhans in vivo. The perfusion bioreactor system17&#8211;19,21,46 with a feed rate adjusted to glucose consumption, resulted in maintaining physiological conditions and higher cell yields without changes in viability.

<table><tbody><tr><td>&amp;#946; TC-6 Cells</td><td>ATCC, Manassas, VA</td><td>CRL-11506</td><td>Mouse Insulinoma cell line (adherent cell type)</td></tr><tr><td>DPBS No Ca, No Mg</td><td>Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA</td><td>14190-144</td><td>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/14190144?ICID=search-14190144&quot;&gt;https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/14190144?ICID=search-14190144&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Dulbecco&#039;s Modified Eagles Medium</td><td>Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA</td><td></td><td>See below for product numbers&amp;nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>DMEM High Glucose (500 mM)</td><td>Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA</td><td>11965-092</td><td>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/11965092&quot;&gt;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/11965092&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>DMEM Low Glucose (100 mM)</td><td>Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA</td><td>11885-084</td><td>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/11885084%20(note%20that%20this%20medium%20already%20contains%20pyruvate)&quot;&gt;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/11885084 (note that this medium already contains pyruvate)&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>L-glutamine</td><td>Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA</td><td>25030081</td><td>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/25030081?ICID=search-product&quot;&gt;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/25030081?ICID=search-product&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Sodium Pyruvate</td><td>Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA</td><td>11360070</td><td>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/11360070?ICID=search-product&quot;&gt;https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/11360070?ICID=search-product&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Heat Inactivated Porcine Serum</td><td>Gibco - Life Technologies</td><td>10082147</td><td>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/10082147&quot;&gt;http://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/10082147&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Trypsin-EDTA</td><td>Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA</td><td>25200056</td><td>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/25200056?ICID=search-product&quot;&gt;https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/25200056?ICID=search-product&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>T-150 Tissue Culture Treated Flasks</td><td>Corning, Corning, NY</td><td>430825</td><td>http://catalog2.corning.com/LifeSciences/en-US/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=430825(Lifesciences)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;amp;categoryname=</td></tr><tr><td>NuAire Cell culture incubator</td><td>Princeton, MN</td><td></td><td>US Autoflow. Any water-jacketed CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; regulating cell culture incubator could be used.</td></tr><tr><td>Centrifuge</td><td></td><td></td><td>Sorvall RT 7 (Any similar benchtop centrifuge may be used)</td></tr><tr><td>Refrigerator</td><td></td><td></td><td>Any laboratory refrigerator could be used (a small table-top version was used for these studies)</td></tr><tr><td>1 L Glass Bottle</td><td>Corning, Corning, NY</td><td>1395-1L</td><td>Any vendor could be used. http://catalog2.corning.com/LifeSciences/en-US/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=1395-1L(Lifesciences)&lt;br/&gt; &amp;amp;categoryname=</td></tr><tr><td>2 L Glass Bottle</td><td>Corning, Corning, NY</td><td>1395-2L</td><td>Any vendor could be used</td></tr><tr><td>250 ml stirred bioreactors&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Corning, Corning, NY</td><td>4500-250</td><td>http://catalog2.corning.com/LifeSciences/en-US/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=4500-250(Lifesciences)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;amp;categoryname=</td></tr><tr><td>Stir Plate</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>11-496-104A</td><td>Any incubator safe stir-plate can be used, any vendor</td></tr><tr><td>Tissue Culture Dishes 100 mm Diameter</td><td>Nunc, Rochester, NY (Fisher Scientific)</td><td>1256598&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Any vendor could be used (ordered through Fisher Sci)</td></tr><tr><td>FALCON 50 ml Conical Tubes</td><td>Falcon, San Jose, CA</td><td>1256598</td><td>Any vendor could be used</td></tr><tr><td>Delran Plastic Used for Custom Parts</td><td>McMaster Carr</td><td>Various</td><td>Any material of choice could be used, but Deran is chosen because it is autoclave safe, non-reactive, and easy to machine. http://www.mcmaster.com/#acetal-homopolymer-sheets/=rjrcac</td></tr><tr><td>Stainless Steel Pipe for custom lids</td><td>McMaster Carr</td><td>Various</td><td>Any vendor could be used. http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-stainless-steel-tubing/=rjrd91</td></tr><tr><td>Custom Modified Delran Bioreactor Lids for Continuous Feeding</td><td>Custom made</td><td></td><td>Not aware of any vendors producing a similar product</td></tr><tr><td>Custom Modified Glass Bottle Lids for Continuous feeding</td><td>Custom made</td><td></td><td>Some vendors (&lt;em&gt;e.g.&lt;/em&gt;, Fischer Sci, Corning) make similar products in the links below.</td></tr><tr><td>Masterflex Digital Peristaltic Pump</td><td>Cole Parmer, Vernon Hills, IL</td><td>EW-77919-25</td><td>Any precision peristaltic pump could be used. http://www.coleparmer.com/Product/L_S_Eight_Channel_Four_Roller_&lt;br/&gt; Cartridge_Pump_System_115_230&lt;br/&gt; _VAC/EW-77919-25</td></tr><tr><td>PVDF Tubing Connectors (various)</td><td>Cole Parmer, Vernon Hills, IL</td><td>see link</td><td>Any vendor could be used. http://www.coleparmer.com/Category/Cole_Parmer_PVDF_Premium&lt;br/&gt; _Luer_Fittings/55889</td></tr><tr><td>Pharmed BPT Tubing L/S 16</td><td>Cole Parmer, Vernon Hills, IL</td><td>WU-06508-16</td><td>Any vendor could be used. http://www.coleparmer.com/Product/Masterflex_PharMed_BPT_Tubing&lt;br/&gt; _L_S_13_25/WU-06508-16</td></tr><tr><td>Pharmed BPT Tubing L/S 14</td><td>Cole Parmer, Vernon Hills, IL</td><td>WU-06508-14</td><td>Any vendor could be used. http://www.coleparmer.com/Product/Masterflex_PharMed_BPT_Tubing&lt;br/&gt; _L_S_13_25/WU-06508-14</td></tr><tr><td>Pharmed BPT Tubing L/S 13</td><td>Cole Parmer, Vernon Hills, IL</td><td>WU-06508-13</td><td>Any vendor could be used. http://www.coleparmer.com/Product/Masterflex_PharMed_BPT_Tubing&lt;br/&gt; _L_S_13_25/WU-06508-13</td></tr><tr><td>Millipore Millex GP PES membrane 0.22 &amp;#181;l sterile syringe filter (used for venting, and medium filtration)</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>SLGP033RS</td><td>Any vendor could be used</td></tr><tr><td>25 ml Graduated Pipette</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>13-678-11</td><td>Any vendor could be used, and various sizes may be used</td></tr><tr><td>Pipetter</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>13-681-15E</td><td>Any vendor, or similar product could be used</td></tr><tr><td>Hemocytometer</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>02-671-6</td><td>Any vendor, or similar product could be used</td></tr><tr><td>Trypan Blue</td><td>Gibco - Life Technologies</td><td>15250-061</td><td>Any vendor, or similar product could be used. https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/15250061</td></tr><tr><td>Inverted Light Microscope</td><td>Leica</td><td></td><td>Any vendor, or similar product could be used</td></tr><tr><td>One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Meter</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>22-029-293</td><td>Any vendor, or similar product could be used (&lt;i&gt;e.g.&lt;/i&gt;, Bayer)</td></tr><tr><td>One Touch Ultra-Strips</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>22-029-292&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Any vendor, or similar product could be used (&lt;i&gt;e.g.&lt;/i&gt;, Bayer)</td></tr></tbody></table>

nutrient regulation by continuous feeding for large-scale expansion of mammalian cells in spheroids

Nutrient Regulation by Continuous Feeding for Large-scale Expansion of Mammalian Cells in Spheroids

In this demonstration, spheroids formed from the &#946;-TC6 insulinoma cell line were cultured as a model of manufacturing a mammalian islet cell product to demonstrate how regulating nutrient levels can improve cell yields. In previous studies, bioreactors facilitated increased culture volumes over static cultures, but no increase in cell yields were observed. Limitations in key nutrients such as glucose, which were consumed between batch feedings, can lead to limitations in cell expansion. Large fluctuations in glucose levels were observed, despite the increase in glucose concentrations in the media. The use of continuous feeding systems eliminated fluctuations in glucose levels, and improved cell growth rates when compared with batch fed static and SSB culture methods. Additional increases in growth rates were observed by adjusting the feed rate based on calculated nutrient consumption, which allowed the maintenance of physiological glucose over three weeks in culture. This method can also be adapted for other cell types.

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In this demonstration, spheroids formed from the &#946;-TC6 insulinoma cell line were cultured as a model of manufacturing a mammalian islet cell product ...

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