Research paperAn improved colorimetric assay for cell proliferation and viability utilizing the tetrazolium salt XTT

Add time:08/27/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

A new tetrazolium salt XTT, sodium 3′-[1-[(phenylamino)-carbony]-3,4-tetrazolium]-bis(4-methoxy-6-nitro)benzene-sulfonic acid hydrate, was evaluated for use in a colorimetric assay for cell viability and proliferation by normal activated T cells and several cytokine dependent cell lines. Cleavage of XTT by dehydrogenase enzymes of metabolically active cells yields a highly colored formazan product which is water soluble. This feature obviates the need for formazan crystal solubilization prior to absorbance measurements, as required when using other tetrazolium salts such as MTT. Bioreduction of XTT by all the murine cells examined was not particularly efficient, but could be potentiated by addition of electron coupling agents such as phenazine methosulfate (PMS) or menadione (MEN). Optimal concentrations of PMS or MEN were determined for the metabolism of XTT by the T cell lines HT-2 and 11.6, NFS-60 a myeloid leukemia, MC/9 a mast cell line and mitogen activated splenic T cells. When used in combination with PMS, each of these cells generated higher formazan absorbance values with XTT than were observed with MTT. Thus the use of XTT in colorimetric proliferation assays offer significant advantages over MTT, resulting from reduced assay time and sample handling, while offering equivalent sensitivity.

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