Considerations and Technical Pitfalls in the Employment of the MTT Assay to Evaluate Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

dc.creatorCarreño, Edith Alejandra
dc.creatorAlberto, Anael Viana Pinto
dc.creatorSouza, Cristina Alves Magalhães de
dc.creatorMello, Heber Lopes de
dc.creatorPons, Andrea Henriques
dc.creatorAlves, Luiz Anastacio
dc.date2021-08-01T14:09:46Z
dc.date2021-08-01T14:09:46Z
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:18:45Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:18:45Z
dc.identifierCARREÑO, Edith Alejandra et al. Considerations and Technical Pitfalls in the Employment of the MTT Assay to Evaluate Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy. Applied Sciences, v. 11, 2603, 16 p, Mar. 2021.
dc.identifier2076-3417
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/48455
dc.identifier10.3390/app11062603
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8853956
dc.descriptionPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) combines light, a photosensitizing chemical substance, and molecular oxygen to elicit cell death and is employed in the treatment of a variety of diseases, in cluding cancer. The development of PDT treatment strategies requires in vitro assays to develop new photosensitizers. One such assay is the MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide developed in 1983 and widely used in PDT studies. Despite the exponential growth in the number of publications, a uniform MTT protocol for use in the PDT area is lacking. Herein, we list and standardize the conditions to evaluate the photosensitizer methylene blue (MB) in glioblastoma and neuroblastoma cell lines. In addition, we review technical pitfalls and identify several variables that must be taken into consideration in order to provide accurate results with MTT. We conclude that for each cell line we must have a dose-response curve using the MTT assay and good controls for the standardization. Additionally, the optimal values of the time and cell density must be in the linear range of the curve to avoid errors. We describe all relevant points and outline the best normalization techniques to observe the differences between treatments.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectEnsaio MTT
dc.subjectAtividade metabólica MTT celular
dc.subjectTerapia fotodinâmica
dc.subjectMTT assay
dc.subjectcell MTT metabolic activity
dc.subjectPhotodynamic therapy
dc.titleConsiderations and Technical Pitfalls in the Employment of the MTT Assay to Evaluate Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy
dc.typeArticle


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