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Long Term and Standard Incubations of WST-1 Reagent Reflect the Same Inhibitory Trend of Cell Viability in Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Lei-Miao Yin, Yin Wei, Yu Wang, Yu-Dong Xu, Yong-Qing Yang

Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.

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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
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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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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.

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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

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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.

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