This invention provides a
concentration gradient cell culture
system that solves the problem of large errors in manual
drug addition and the difficulty in constructing a stable, continuous
concentration gradient in studies on the control of
osteoclast progenitor cell differentiation using propionic acid-GPR43. [Solution] The
system comprises a housing
assembly with an inner container, a first
liquid storage cylinder 2, a second
liquid storage cylinder 3, a tuned crossbeam 4, an adjustable screw rod 5, a flow-dividing
branch pipe array frame, a spiral mixing unit, a porous
diffusion plate, and a culture tray 9. The tuned crossbeam is driven by the adjustable screw rod to synchronously supply liquid from both
liquid storage cylinders. After gradient distribution by the flow-dividing
branch pipe array frame and mixing by the spiral mixing unit, the porous
diffusion plate forms a continuous and stable propionic
acid concentration gradient field on the culture tray. This avoids manual errors, provides accurate concentration gradients to RAW264.7 and BMMs cells in a single experiment, and supports the calculation of
dose-effect curves and IC50, as well as the elucidation of the mechanism of
osteoclast differentiation control by propionic acid-GPR43 signaling.