Lactate dehydrogenase assay for assessment of polycation cytotoxicity

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  • Ladan Parhamifar
  • Helene Andersen
  • Seyed Moien Moghimi
Cellular toxicity and/or cell death entail complex mechanisms that require detailed evaluation for proper characterization. A detailed mechanistic assessment of cytotoxicity is essential for design and construction of more effective polycations for nucleic acid delivery. A single toxicity assay cannot stand alone in determining the type and extent of damage or cell death mechanism. In this chapter we describe a lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay for high-throughput screening that can be used as a starting point for further detailed cytotoxicity determination. LDH release is considered an early event in necrosis but a late event in apoptosis. An accurate temporal assessment of the toxic responses is crucial as late apoptosis may convert into necrosis as well as in situations where cell death is initiated without any visible cell morphological changes or responses in assays measuring late events, resulting in early ongoing toxicity being overlooked.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNanotechnology for Nucleic Acid Delivery
Number of pages10
Volume948
Publication date2013
Pages13-22
Chapter2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
SeriesMethods in Molecular Biology
ISSN1064-3745

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