Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Sensors (Basel). 2012;12(9):12347-60. doi: 10.3390/s120912347. Epub 2012 Sep 10.
Accurate prediction of the adverse effects of test compounds on living systems, detection of toxic thresholds, and expansion of experimental data sets to include multiple toxicity end-point analysis are required for any robust screening regime. Alamar Blue is an important redox indicator that is used to evaluate metabolic function and cellular health. The Alamar Blue bioassay has been utilized over the past 50 years to assess cell viability and cytotoxicity in a range of biological and environmental systems and in a number of cell types including bacteria, yeast, fungi, protozoa and cultured mammalian and piscine cells. It offers several advantages over other metabolic indicators and other cytotoxicity assays. However, as with any bioassay, suitability must be determined for each application and cell model. This review seeks to highlight many of the important considerations involved in assay use and design in addition to the potential pitfalls.
准确预测测试化合物对生命系统的不良影响、检测毒性阈值以及扩大实验数据集以包括多种毒性终点分析,这些都是任何稳健筛选方案所必需的。Alamar Blue 是一种重要的氧化还原指示剂,用于评估代谢功能和细胞健康。在过去的 50 年中,Alamar Blue 生物测定法已被用于评估一系列生物和环境系统以及多种细胞类型(包括细菌、酵母、真菌、原生动物以及培养的哺乳动物和鱼类细胞)中的细胞活力和细胞毒性。它与其他代谢指示剂和其他细胞毒性测定法相比具有几个优点。但是,与任何生物测定法一样,必须为每种应用和细胞模型确定适用性。本综述旨在除了潜在的陷阱之外,还强调了测定使用和设计中涉及的许多重要考虑因素。