Quantifying Intracellular Single Vesicular Catecholamine Concentration with Open Carbon Nanopipettes to Unveil the Effect of L-DOPA on Vesicular Structure

Keke Hu, Kim Long Le Vo, Amir Hatamie, Andrew G. Ewing

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Abstract

Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of exocytosis is essential for uncovering the pathologies of neuronal disorders and developing related pharmaceuticals. In this work intracellular vesicle impact electrochemical cytometry (IVIEC) measurements with different-sized (50–500 nm radius) open carbon nanopipettes (CNPs) were performed to quantify the vesicular content and release kinetics of specific vesicle populations grouped by orifice sizes. Intracellular vesicles with radius below 100 nm were captured and narrowed between 50 and 100 nm. On the basis of this, single vesicular catecholamine concentrations in the intracellular environment were quantified as 0.23–1.1 M. Our results with L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA)-exposure indicate that L-DOPA regulates exocytosis by increasing the dense core size and vesicular content while catecholamine concentrations did not show obvious alterations. These were all achieved simultaneously and relatively noninvasively with open CNPs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere202113406
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 3 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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