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PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATIONS OF
CELL VIABILITY,
GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND
CALCIUM UPTAKE ASSAYS
A Seminar as a part of curricular requirement
for I year M. Pharm I semester
Presented by
B. KRANTHI KUMAR
(Reg. No. 20L81S0108)
Under the guidance/Mentorship of
Dr. K. SOMASEKHAR REDDY M.Pharm, Ph.D,
Associate Professor And
Head Dept. of Pharmacology
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Contents
• TERMS
• CELL VIALBILITY ASSAY
 Tetrazolium reduction assay
 MTT tetrazolium assay concept
 Real time viability assay
 ATP assay
 Applications
• GLUCOSE UPTAKE ASSAY
 Principle
 Procedure
 Applications
• CALCIUM UPTAKE ASSAY
 Principle
 Procedure
 Applications
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TERMS
 An assay is a process of analyzing a substance to determine its
composition or quality.
 Cell viability ,defined as the number of healthy cells in a sample,
determines the amount of cells that are living or dead, based on a total
cell sample.
CELL VIALBILITY ASSAY
 This is a homogenous method used to estimate (or) determine the number
of viable cells in culture (or) multi-well plate.
 The mainly used CVA’s - Tetrazolium Reduction Assay (TRA), Real Time
Viability Assay(RVA), ATP Assay(ATPA).
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Tetrazolium Reduction Assay
For the detection of viable cells, a variety of tetrazolium compounds are used .
They are: MTT, MTS, XTT and WST-1.
These compounds fall into two basic categories:
1) MTT which is positively charged and readily penetrates viable eukaryotic
cells
2) Those such as MTS,XTT, and WST-1 which are negatively charged and do
not readily penetrate cells.
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MTT Tetrazolium Assay Concept
• The MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium
bromide) tetrazolium reduction assay was the first homogeneous cell
viability assay.
Principle:
This colorimetric assay is based on the reduction of a yellow
tetrazolium salt (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium
bromide or MTT) to purple formazan crystals. The viable cells contain
NAD(P)H- dependent oxidoreductase enzymes which reduce the MTT
to formazan.
MTT FORMAZAN
OXIDO REDUCTASE
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Procedure
 The MTT substrate is prepared in a physiologically biological solution,
added to cells in culture medium, usually at concentration of 5mg/ml,
and incubated for 1 to 4hrs.
 The quantity of formazan measured by recording changes in
absorbance at 570nm using a plate reading spectrophotometer.
 A reference wavelength of 630 nm is sometimes used.
In Detail
 Viable cells with active metabolism convert MTT into a purple colored
formazan product with an absorbance maximum near 570nm when
cells die, they lose the ability to convert MTT into formazan.
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The formazan product of the MTT tetrazolium accumulates as an insoluble
precipitate inside cells as well as being deposited near the cell surface and in
the culture medium.
The formazan must be solubilized prior to recording absorbance readings.
A variety of methods have been used to solubilize the formazan product,
various solubilization methods include using: acidified isopropanal, DMSO,
dimethylformamide, SDS, and combinations of detergent and organic solvent.
The pH of the solubilization solution can be adjusted to provide maximum
absorbance.
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 The amount of signal generated is dependent on several parametres
including:
o The concentration of MTT
o The length of the incubation period
o The number of viable cells and their metabolic activity
 All of these parameteres should be considered when optimizing the
assay conditions to generate a sufficient amount of product that can be
detected.
 The conversation of MTT to formazan by cells in culture is time
dependent .
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1) 2)
3) 4)
5)
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Real time viability assay
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Applications
 CVA are used for measuring the results of cell proliferation
 Used in testing for cytotoxic effects of compounds and for multiplexing to
determine cell viable number.
 In vitro CVS’s with cultured cells are widely used for cytotoxicty cells of
chemicals and for drug screening.
 Currently these assays are also used in oncological researches.
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Glucose Uptake Assay
Principle
• Glucose uptake activity was analyzed by measuring the rate of uptake of
radioactively tagged 2-deoxy glucose in differentiated 3T3 L1 cells.
• After starvation the cells were treated with insulin and other plant
extracts.
• Then these ligands will bind to the receptors on the surface of the cells.
• These triggered the translocation of glucose transporters to the cell
surface.
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• Then we treat it with radioactive cocktail containing 10µ M 2-deoxy
glucose and 0.25µ Ci of 2 deoxy-D-(3H)-glucose.
• So the radioactively tagged glucose will enter the cell along with the
normal glucose.
• By measuring this uptake rate by using liquid scintillation counter
help to analyze the glucose uptake activity and the effect of plant
extract on the glucose uptake activity.
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Procedure
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Applications
 To study the effect of insulin and insulin like substance on muscle tissue.
 To study glycogen synthesis
 To study glucose transport
 To study glycogen synthase activity.
 The glucose uptake assay is a plate-based, homogeneous bioluminiscent
method for measuring glucose uptake in cells, based on the detection of 2-
deoxyglucose-6-phosphate.
 Glucose uptake experiments are commonly used to measure cellular metabolic
activity and glucose transport.
 Glucose uptake can be studied using radiolabeled glucose itself, or
radiolabeledglucose analogs such as 2-deoxy-D-glucose(DOG) or 3-O-methyl-
D-glucose.
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Calcium Uptake Assay
• Calcium is a ubiquitous second messenger, involved in everything from
the contractility of the cardiac and skeletal muscles to blood clotting, bone
mineralization and the functioning of the nervous system.
• Calcium ions contribute to signal transduction by affecting local
electrostatic fields and interacting with proteins to alter their
conformations.
• For instance, calcium is important in the transmission of nerve impluse
via neurotransmitter release, but also aids in triggering muscle contraction
by communicating with regulatory proteins that allow the interaction of
actin and myosin.
• It even acts as a cofactor for certain enzymes.
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Principle
The Principle of flow cytometric calcium flux measurment is based on
changes in fluorescence intensity or emission wavelength of a fluorophore
following chelating of calcium ions. This is commonly reported as a plot of the
fluorescence intensity against time.
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Procedure
 This method utilizes a calcium sensitive fluorescent dye that is taken up into
the cytoplasm of most cells.
 In some cells anion transporter are particularly active.
 The addition of probenicide, an inhibitor of anion transporter, is required for
retention of this dye in the cell.
 The dye binds the calcium released from intracellular store and its fluorescence
intensity increases.
 The change in the fluorescence intensity is directly correlated to the amount of
intracellular calcium that is released into cytoplasm in response to ligand
activation of receptor.
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Applications
Calcium detection assays used to diagnose
o Bone diseases
o Osteoporosis
o Kidney disease
o Hypercalciuria
o Thyroid disease
o Hyperparathyroidism
o Hypertension
o Alzheimer’s disease
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References
1. Mosmann T. Rapid colorimetric assay for cellular growth and
survival: Application to proliferation and cytotoxicity
assays.1983;65:55-63.
2. Mashall N J. Goodwin C J. Holt SJ. A critical assessment of the use
of microculture tetrazolium assay to measure cell growth and
function. Growth regul.1995;5(2):69-84.
3. Sasson S. Oron R. Cerasi E. Enzymatic assy of 2-deoxyglucose 6-
phosphate for assessing hexose uptake rates in cultured cells, Anal.
Biochem.1993;215:309-311.
4. Saarabia V. Ramlal T. Klip A. Glucose uptake in human and animal
muscle cells in culture. Biochem. Cell Biol.1990:68:536-542.
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PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATIONS OF CELL VIABILITY, GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND CALCIUM UPTAKE ASSAYS

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    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 1 PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATIONS OF CELL VIABILITY, GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND CALCIUM UPTAKE ASSAYS A Seminar as a part of curricular requirement for I year M. Pharm I semester Presented by B. KRANTHI KUMAR (Reg. No. 20L81S0108) Under the guidance/Mentorship of Dr. K. SOMASEKHAR REDDY M.Pharm, Ph.D, Associate Professor And Head Dept. of Pharmacology
  • 2.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 2 Contents • TERMS • CELL VIALBILITY ASSAY  Tetrazolium reduction assay  MTT tetrazolium assay concept  Real time viability assay  ATP assay  Applications • GLUCOSE UPTAKE ASSAY  Principle  Procedure  Applications • CALCIUM UPTAKE ASSAY  Principle  Procedure  Applications
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    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 3 TERMS  An assay is a process of analyzing a substance to determine its composition or quality.  Cell viability ,defined as the number of healthy cells in a sample, determines the amount of cells that are living or dead, based on a total cell sample. CELL VIALBILITY ASSAY  This is a homogenous method used to estimate (or) determine the number of viable cells in culture (or) multi-well plate.  The mainly used CVA’s - Tetrazolium Reduction Assay (TRA), Real Time Viability Assay(RVA), ATP Assay(ATPA).
  • 4.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 4 Tetrazolium Reduction Assay For the detection of viable cells, a variety of tetrazolium compounds are used . They are: MTT, MTS, XTT and WST-1. These compounds fall into two basic categories: 1) MTT which is positively charged and readily penetrates viable eukaryotic cells 2) Those such as MTS,XTT, and WST-1 which are negatively charged and do not readily penetrate cells.
  • 5.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 5 MTT Tetrazolium Assay Concept • The MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) tetrazolium reduction assay was the first homogeneous cell viability assay. Principle: This colorimetric assay is based on the reduction of a yellow tetrazolium salt (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide or MTT) to purple formazan crystals. The viable cells contain NAD(P)H- dependent oxidoreductase enzymes which reduce the MTT to formazan. MTT FORMAZAN OXIDO REDUCTASE
  • 6.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 6 Procedure  The MTT substrate is prepared in a physiologically biological solution, added to cells in culture medium, usually at concentration of 5mg/ml, and incubated for 1 to 4hrs.  The quantity of formazan measured by recording changes in absorbance at 570nm using a plate reading spectrophotometer.  A reference wavelength of 630 nm is sometimes used. In Detail  Viable cells with active metabolism convert MTT into a purple colored formazan product with an absorbance maximum near 570nm when cells die, they lose the ability to convert MTT into formazan.
  • 7.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 7 The formazan product of the MTT tetrazolium accumulates as an insoluble precipitate inside cells as well as being deposited near the cell surface and in the culture medium. The formazan must be solubilized prior to recording absorbance readings. A variety of methods have been used to solubilize the formazan product, various solubilization methods include using: acidified isopropanal, DMSO, dimethylformamide, SDS, and combinations of detergent and organic solvent. The pH of the solubilization solution can be adjusted to provide maximum absorbance.
  • 8.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 8  The amount of signal generated is dependent on several parametres including: o The concentration of MTT o The length of the incubation period o The number of viable cells and their metabolic activity  All of these parameteres should be considered when optimizing the assay conditions to generate a sufficient amount of product that can be detected.  The conversation of MTT to formazan by cells in culture is time dependent .
  • 9.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 9 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
  • 10.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 10 Real time viability assay
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    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 12 Applications  CVA are used for measuring the results of cell proliferation  Used in testing for cytotoxic effects of compounds and for multiplexing to determine cell viable number.  In vitro CVS’s with cultured cells are widely used for cytotoxicty cells of chemicals and for drug screening.  Currently these assays are also used in oncological researches.
  • 13.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 13 Glucose Uptake Assay Principle • Glucose uptake activity was analyzed by measuring the rate of uptake of radioactively tagged 2-deoxy glucose in differentiated 3T3 L1 cells. • After starvation the cells were treated with insulin and other plant extracts. • Then these ligands will bind to the receptors on the surface of the cells. • These triggered the translocation of glucose transporters to the cell surface.
  • 14.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 14 • Then we treat it with radioactive cocktail containing 10µ M 2-deoxy glucose and 0.25µ Ci of 2 deoxy-D-(3H)-glucose. • So the radioactively tagged glucose will enter the cell along with the normal glucose. • By measuring this uptake rate by using liquid scintillation counter help to analyze the glucose uptake activity and the effect of plant extract on the glucose uptake activity.
  • 15.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 15
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    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 16 Procedure
  • 17.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 17 Applications  To study the effect of insulin and insulin like substance on muscle tissue.  To study glycogen synthesis  To study glucose transport  To study glycogen synthase activity.  The glucose uptake assay is a plate-based, homogeneous bioluminiscent method for measuring glucose uptake in cells, based on the detection of 2- deoxyglucose-6-phosphate.  Glucose uptake experiments are commonly used to measure cellular metabolic activity and glucose transport.  Glucose uptake can be studied using radiolabeled glucose itself, or radiolabeledglucose analogs such as 2-deoxy-D-glucose(DOG) or 3-O-methyl- D-glucose.
  • 18.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 18 Calcium Uptake Assay • Calcium is a ubiquitous second messenger, involved in everything from the contractility of the cardiac and skeletal muscles to blood clotting, bone mineralization and the functioning of the nervous system. • Calcium ions contribute to signal transduction by affecting local electrostatic fields and interacting with proteins to alter their conformations. • For instance, calcium is important in the transmission of nerve impluse via neurotransmitter release, but also aids in triggering muscle contraction by communicating with regulatory proteins that allow the interaction of actin and myosin. • It even acts as a cofactor for certain enzymes.
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    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 20 Principle The Principle of flow cytometric calcium flux measurment is based on changes in fluorescence intensity or emission wavelength of a fluorophore following chelating of calcium ions. This is commonly reported as a plot of the fluorescence intensity against time.
  • 21.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 21 Procedure  This method utilizes a calcium sensitive fluorescent dye that is taken up into the cytoplasm of most cells.  In some cells anion transporter are particularly active.  The addition of probenicide, an inhibitor of anion transporter, is required for retention of this dye in the cell.  The dye binds the calcium released from intracellular store and its fluorescence intensity increases.  The change in the fluorescence intensity is directly correlated to the amount of intracellular calcium that is released into cytoplasm in response to ligand activation of receptor.
  • 22.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 22 Applications Calcium detection assays used to diagnose o Bone diseases o Osteoporosis o Kidney disease o Hypercalciuria o Thyroid disease o Hyperparathyroidism o Hypertension o Alzheimer’s disease
  • 23.
    RIPER AUTONOMOUS NAAC & NBA (UG) SIRO-DSIR Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721 23 References 1. Mosmann T. Rapid colorimetric assay for cellular growth and survival: Application to proliferation and cytotoxicity assays.1983;65:55-63. 2. Mashall N J. Goodwin C J. Holt SJ. A critical assessment of the use of microculture tetrazolium assay to measure cell growth and function. Growth regul.1995;5(2):69-84. 3. Sasson S. Oron R. Cerasi E. Enzymatic assy of 2-deoxyglucose 6- phosphate for assessing hexose uptake rates in cultured cells, Anal. Biochem.1993;215:309-311. 4. Saarabia V. Ramlal T. Klip A. Glucose uptake in human and animal muscle cells in culture. Biochem. Cell Biol.1990:68:536-542.
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