What are the fluorescence excitation/emission maxima for the FAM-VAD-FMK FLICA reagent, Hoechst 33342, and propidium iodide supplied in the Vybrant FAM Poly Caspases Assay Kit, for flow cytometry?
'Functional assays allowing phenotypic characterization of different cell death parameters at a single-cell level are important tools for preclinical anticancer drug screening. Currently, the selection of cytometric assays is limited by the availability of fluorescent probes with overlapping spectral characteristics. Following on our earlier reports on green and orange fluorescent ... More
Mapping mechanisms and charting the time course of premature cell senescence and apoptosis: lysosomal dysfunction and ganglioside accumulation in endothelial cells.
Authors:Patschan S, Chen J, Gealekman O, Krupincza K, Wang M, Shu L, Shayman JA, Goligorsky MS,
Journal:Am J Physiol Renal Physiol
PubMed ID:17928415
'Endothelial cells subjected to glycated collagen I develop premature senescence within 3-5 days, as revealed by increased senescence-associated beta-galactosidase activity, decreased proliferation, and an increase in cell size. Here, we analyzed the time course and possible mechanisms of this process. Lysosomal integrity studies revealed a rapid collapse of pH gradient ... More
Activation of caspases measured in situ by binding of fluorochrome-labeled inhibitors of caspases (FLICA): correlation with DNA fragmentation.
Authors:Bedner E, Smolewski P, Amstad P, Darzynkiewicz Z
Journal:Exp Cell Res
PubMed ID:10942603
'Activation of caspases is the key event of apoptosis and new methods are needed to assay this event, particularly in situ, in individual cells. To measure in situ caspases activation in the present study we employed fam-VAD-fmk and fam-VEID-fmk, the fluorochrome (fam)-labeled inhibitors of caspases (FLICA), which through the fluoromethylketone ... More
Multiparametric evaluation of apoptosis: effects of standard cytotoxic agents and the cyanoguanidine CHS 828.
Authors:Lövborg H, Nygren P, Larsson R
Journal:Mol Cancer Ther
PubMed ID:15141009
'A multiparametric high-content screening assay for measurement of apoptosis was developed. HeLa cells and lymphoma U-937 cells were exposed to cytotoxic drugs in flat-bottomed optical microtiter plates. After incubation, the DNA-binding dye Hoechst 33342, fluorescein-tagged probes that covalently bind active caspases and chloromethyl-X-rosamine to detect mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were ... More
Flow cytometry-based apoptosis detection.
Authors:Wlodkowic D, Skommer J, Darzynkiewicz Z,
Journal:Methods Mol Biol
PubMed ID:19609746
'An apoptosing cell demonstrates multitude of characteristic morphological and biochemical features, which vary depending on the stimuli and the cell type. The gross majority of classical apoptotic hallmarks can be rapidly examined by flow and image cytometry. Cytometry thus became a technology of choice in diverse studies of cellular demise. ... More