Sulforhodamine B Assay to Determine Cytotoxicity of Vibrio vulnificus Against Human Intestinal Cells
2004
Lee, B.C. (Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Republic of Korea) | Choi, S.H. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Kim, T.S. (Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Republic of Korea), E-mail: taekim@chonnam.ac.kr
Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay is a rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive method for measuring cell proliferation and chemosensitivity. However, the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assay is generally used to measure cytototoxicity of infectious microorganisms against host cells. In this study, we investigated the possibility of applying the SRB assay to determine cytotoxicity for infectious microorganisms, and compared the results with those obtained by the LDH release assay. We used Vibrio vulnificus as a model of infectious microorganisms. The SRB assay showed that V vulnificus strongly induced cytotoxic activity against human intestinal cells, Caco-2 and INT-407 cells.
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