"Organ-in-a-column" coupled on-line with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Stan Kogler, Aleksandra Aizenshtadt, Sean Harrison, Froydis Sved Skottvoll, Henriette Engen Berg, Shadab Abadpour, Hanne Scholz, Gareth Sullivan, Bernd Thiede, Elsa Lundanes, Inger Lise Bogen, Stefan Krauss, Hanne Roberg-Larsen, Steven Ray Wilson*

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Abstract

Organoids, i.e., laboratory-grown organ models developed from stem cells, are emerging tools for studying organ physiology, disease modeling, and drug development. On-line analysis of organoids with mass spectrometry would provide analytical versatility and automation. To achieve these features with robust hardware, we have loaded liquid chromatography column housings with induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived liver organoids and coupled the “organ-in-a-column” units on-line with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Liver organoids were coloaded with glass beads to achieve an even distribution of organoids throughout the column while preventing clogging. The liver organoids were interrogated “on column” with heroin, followed by on-line monitoring of the drug’s phase 1 metabolism. Enzymatic metabolism of heroin produced in the “organ-in-a-column” units was detected and monitored using a triple quadrupole MS instrument, serving as a proof-of-concept for on-line coupling of liver organoids and mass spectrometry. Taken together, the technology allows direct integration of liver organoids with LC-MS, allowing selective and automated tracking of drug metabolism over time.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17677-17684
Number of pages8
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume94
Issue number50
Early online date9 Dec 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Dec 2022

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