A protocol for quantifying lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity using an impedance-based real-time cell analyzer

Summary: Current standard assays to analyze lymphocyte-mediated antitumor cytotoxicity employ radioisotopic or fluorescent labels. However, such assays are not suitable for real-time analysis. Here we describe a protocol that facilitates the analysis of lymphocyte-mediated toxicity using a label-fre...

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Main Authors: Hisashi Kanemaru, Yukari Mizukami, Akira Kaneko, Ikko Kajihara, Satoshi Fukushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166722000089
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Summary:Summary: Current standard assays to analyze lymphocyte-mediated antitumor cytotoxicity employ radioisotopic or fluorescent labels. However, such assays are not suitable for real-time analysis. Here we describe a protocol that facilitates the analysis of lymphocyte-mediated toxicity using a label-free, impedance-based real-time cell analyzer. This analyzer measures cellular electrical impedance, expressed as the cell index value, noninvasively and continuously. In contrast with label-dependent assays, this protocol simultaneously generates real-time killing curves useful for quantifying lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity in real time.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Kanemaru et al. (2021).
ISSN:2666-1667