A method of treating a subject with a microbially-based infection, comprising the administration of a compound to the subject. The compound is able to decrease ATP levels in the microbe by at least 10% compared to controls after 24 hours in an in vitro test, without killing mammalian cells during the same time period. The decrease in ATP levels is measured by: (1) removing the cells from the testing location and putting them on ice; (2) harvesting the cells at 4 degrees C. by centrifugation and disrupting it with bead-beating in an ATP extraction buffer; (3) removing cellular debris by centrifugation at 4 degrees C., leaving an ATP-containing supernatant; (4) measuring the amount of ATP present in the supernatant by a bioluminescence assay at 4 degrees C.
一种治疗微
生物感染患者的方法,包括向患者施用一种化合物。在体外试验中,与对照组相比,该化合物能够在 24 小时后将微
生物中的
ATP 水平降低至少 10%,而不会在同一期间杀死哺乳动物细胞。
ATP 水平的降低是通过以下方法测量的:(1) 将细胞从测试地点移出并置于冰上;(2) 在 4 摄氏度下离心收获细胞,并在
ATP 提取缓冲液中以打珠方式破坏细胞;(3) 在 4 摄氏度下离心去除细胞碎片,留下含
ATP 的上清液;(4) 在 4 摄氏度下通过
生物发光检测法测量上清液中的
ATP 含量。