Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10900287 | Cancer Letters | 2005 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
A study was performed to improve cytotoxicity determinations by eliminating flavin-mediated photosensitization from tests with KB cells, NCI-H69 cells, P-glycoprotein expressing KBC5-8 cells, MRP1-expressing H69AR cells, and A240286S human lung adenocarcinoma cells. Growth inhibition by cis-platin, doxorubicin, etoposide, gemcitabine, taxol, vincristine, vinblastine, and vinorelbine was determined under flavin-protecting conditions using flavin-free culture media with fetal bovine serum as the only source of flavins. As compared to conventional tests, the IC50 values determined under flavin-protecting conditions reflected increased apparent drug cytotoxicities, and were flawlessly reproducible. Flavin-mediated photosensitization should, therefore, be strictly eliminated from in vitro experiments involving cytotoxic and other drugs.
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Authors
Michael Heuser, Marijana Kopun, Werner Rittgen, Christof Granzow,