Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Yin LM, Wei Y, Wang Y, Xu YD, Yang YQ. Long Term and Standard Incubations of WST-1 Reagent Reflect the Same Inhibitory Trend of Cell Viability in Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(1):68-72. doi:10.7150/ijms.5256. https://www.medsci.org/v10p0068.htm
The WST-1 assay is an efficient test for cell viability measurement and the standard incubation time is 2h. In order to test if one-time addition of WST-1 reagent can reflect the relative cell viability trend of the testing agents at different time points, the effects of 2h standard incubation time and long term incubation time (2h+24h, 2h+48h) of WST-1 were compared in the rat airway smooth muscle cells (ASM cells) after adding of the testing protein MRP-14. Our study demonstrated that the effect of different dosages of the protein after 2h WST-1 incubation on ASM cells showed a tendency of inhibition and achieved the maximal inhibition effect at 72h. The relative cell viability trend of the 2h+24h group was the same to that of the 2h WST-1 incubation, which means that 24h prolonged incubation time of WST-1 reagent could still reflect the relative cell viability trend. In conclusion, the study suggested that the WST-1 is a proper candidate reagent for continuous monitation of cell viability.
Keywords: WST-1, Cell viability, Rat airway smooth muscle cells.
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APA
Yin, L.M., Wei, Y., Wang, Y., Xu, Y.D., Yang, Y.Q. (2013). Long Term and Standard Incubations of WST-1 Reagent Reflect the Same Inhibitory Trend of Cell Viability in Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(1), 68-72. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.5256.
ACS
Yin, L.M.; Wei, Y.; Wang, Y.; Xu, Y.D.; Yang, Y.Q. Long Term and Standard Incubations of WST-1 Reagent Reflect the Same Inhibitory Trend of Cell Viability in Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013, 10 (1), 68-72. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5256.
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Yin LM, Wei Y, Wang Y, Xu YD, Yang YQ. Long Term and Standard Incubations of WST-1 Reagent Reflect the Same Inhibitory Trend of Cell Viability in Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(1):68-72. doi:10.7150/ijms.5256. https://www.medsci.org/v10p0068.htm
CSE
Yin LM, Wei Y, Wang Y, Xu YD, Yang YQ. 2013. Long Term and Standard Incubations of WST-1 Reagent Reflect the Same Inhibitory Trend of Cell Viability in Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. Int J Med Sci. 10(1):68-72.