Other membrane exclusion dyes
As well as propidium iodide, other fluorescent membrane exclusion dyes can be used to measure cell viability.
Jurkat cells - 7AAD
Bone marrow - ethidium bromide
PC3 cells - DRAQ7
CHO cells - SYTOX green
Jurkat cells - SYTOX red
Jurkat cells - DAPI
Publications using Cellometer for cell viability and necrosis measurement
- Yedjou C, Izevbigie E, Tchounwou P. (2013) Vernonia amygdalina—Induced Growth Arrest and Apoptosis of Breast Cancer (MCF-7) Cells. Pharmacology & Pharmacy 4 (1): 93-99
- Chan LL, Wilkinson AR, Paradis BD, Lai N. (2012) Rapid Image-based Cytometry for Comparison of Fluorescent Viability Staining Methods. Journal of Fluorescence22(5):1301-1311
- Holmuhamedov EL, Czerny C, Beeson CC, et al. Ethanol suppresses ureagenesis in rat hepatocytes: role of acetaldehyde. (2012) Journal of Biological Chemistry287(10):7692-7700
- Ranguelova K, Rice AB, Khajo A, et al. Mason RP. (2012) Formation of reactive sulfite-derived free radicals by the activation of human neutrophils: An ESR study. Free Radical Biology & Medicine 52:1264-1271
- Lugli E, Gattinoni L, Roberto A, et al. (2012) Identification, isolation and invitro expansion of human and nonhuman primate T stem cell memory cells. Nature Protocols8(1):33-42
- Chan LLY, Laverty DJ, Smith T, et al. (2013) Accurate measurement of peripheral blood mononuclear cell concentration using image cytometry to eliminate RBC-induced counting error. Journal of Immunological Methods 388(1-2):25-32
For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.