Lactate dehydrogenase assay for assessment of polycation cytotoxicity
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Lactate dehydrogenase assay for assessment of polycation cytotoxicity. / Parhamifar, Ladan; Andersen, Helene; Moghimi, Seyed Moien.
Nanotechnology for Nucleic Acid Delivery. Vol. 948 2013. p. 13-22 (Methods in Molecular Biology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Lactate dehydrogenase assay for assessment of polycation cytotoxicity
AU - Parhamifar, Ladan
AU - Andersen, Helene
AU - Moghimi, Seyed Moien
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Cellular toxicity and/or cell death entail complex mechanisms that require detailed evaluation for proper characterization. A detailed mechanistic assessment of cytotoxicity is essential for design and construction of more effective polycations for nucleic acid delivery. A single toxicity assay cannot stand alone in determining the type and extent of damage or cell death mechanism. In this chapter we describe a lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay for high-throughput screening that can be used as a starting point for further detailed cytotoxicity determination. LDH release is considered an early event in necrosis but a late event in apoptosis. An accurate temporal assessment of the toxic responses is crucial as late apoptosis may convert into necrosis as well as in situations where cell death is initiated without any visible cell morphological changes or responses in assays measuring late events, resulting in early ongoing toxicity being overlooked.
AB - Cellular toxicity and/or cell death entail complex mechanisms that require detailed evaluation for proper characterization. A detailed mechanistic assessment of cytotoxicity is essential for design and construction of more effective polycations for nucleic acid delivery. A single toxicity assay cannot stand alone in determining the type and extent of damage or cell death mechanism. In this chapter we describe a lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay for high-throughput screening that can be used as a starting point for further detailed cytotoxicity determination. LDH release is considered an early event in necrosis but a late event in apoptosis. An accurate temporal assessment of the toxic responses is crucial as late apoptosis may convert into necrosis as well as in situations where cell death is initiated without any visible cell morphological changes or responses in assays measuring late events, resulting in early ongoing toxicity being overlooked.
KW - Former Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-62703-140-0_2
DO - 10.1007/978-1-62703-140-0_2
M3 - Book chapter
C2 - 23070760
VL - 948
T3 - Methods in Molecular Biology
SP - 13
EP - 22
BT - Nanotechnology for Nucleic Acid Delivery
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