Inhibitory Effects of Fungal Bis(naphtho-.GAMMA.-pyrone) Derivatives on Nitric Oxide Production by a Murine Macrophage-Like Cell Line, RAW 264.7, Activated by Lipopolysaccharide and Interferon-.GAMMA.
NOVEL METHODS FOR RAPID DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING AND DRUG SCREENS FOR GROWING AND NON-GROWING CELLS OF PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC ORIGIN
申请人:Zhang, Ying
公开号:EP3321371A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-16
The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods, compositions, and kits for extremely rapid assessment of drug susceptibility of growing as well as non-growing cells of prokaryotic and also eukaryotic origins, without the need for organism growth, which is in contrast to the current growth-dependent methods.This growth-independent new methodology achieves extremely rapid drug susceptibility testing results previously not possible. Methods for rapidly identifying compounds with inhibitory activity against both growing and non-growing cells in real-time continuous manner with previously unachievable efficiency in drug screens using the novel methodology are also provided. Cell cultures are incubated with a drug or test agent and with a staining mixture containing a first fluorescent dye indicative the emission of which is indicative of live cells (e.g. SYBR Green I) and a second fluorescent dye indicative emitting a different color, the emission of which is indicative of dead cells (e.g. Propidium iodide). The ratio of the intensities of the emitted fluorescence of the dyes is indicative of the percentage live and dead cells in the culture.