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An in vitro study using human cultured cells was conducted to determine the reliability of fluorescence-based cell viability indicators with traditional in vitro cytotoxicity testing methods. Human lung epithelial carcinoma (A549) cells, and human embryonic skin (WS1) and lung (HFL1) fibroblasts were studied in culture to evaluate their potential to screen for cytotoxicity and to compare to previous protocols conducted in our laboratory. Confluent monolayers were incubated in the absence or presence of increasing concentrations of test chemicals for 24 h, and fluorescent-labeled probes were used to assess toxicity. Eight chemicals, including mercuric chloride, copper sulfate, sodium fluoride, thioridazine HCl, paraquat, amitriptyline-HCl, verapamil-HCl and chloroquine sulfate, were tested with each cell line using calcein-AM and Sytox®. The data suggest that fluorescent probes are sensitive indicators of cytotoxicity and contribute to understanding the mechanisms for each chemical. In combination with previously published reports, the similarity of results among cell lines may be explained by the origin of the cell lines rather than by the diversity of the methods and indicators employed.
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Yang, A., Cardona, D. & Barile, F. In VitroCytotoxicity Testing with Fluorescence-Based Assays in Cultured Human Lung and Dermal Cells. Cell Biol Toxicol 18, 97–108 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015328100876
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