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An Automated Differential Nuclear Staining Assay for Accurate Determination of Mitocan Cytotoxicity
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Cancer Research
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JoVE Journal Cancer Research
An Automated Differential Nuclear Staining Assay for Accurate Determination of Mitocan Cytotoxicity
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07:58 min

May 12, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:05Introduction
  • 00:54Cytotoxicity Assay Setup and Staining
  • 03:36Cytotoxicity Assay Data Acquisition
  • 05:43Results: Validation of Hoechst/PI Cytotoxicity Assay in Leukemia Cells
  • 07:08Conclusion

Summary

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The protocol describes a rapid, high-throughput, reliable, inexpensive, and unbiased assay for efficiently determining cellular viability. This assay is particularly useful when cells' mitochondria have been damaged, which interferes with other assays. The assay uses automated counting of cells stained with two nuclear dyes – Hoechst 33342 and propidium iodide.

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