Negar Gharavi1, Ayman O S El-Kadi. 1. Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Nitric oxide (NO) is produced by various cell types in picomolar to nanomolar range and has important roles in a variety of biological functions. The aim of the present study was to investigate a sensitive and reproducible fluorometric HPLC method for measuring nitrite, one of the stable oxidation products of nitric oxide, in murine hepatoma Hepa 1c1c7 cells. METHODS: Hepa 1c1c7 cells were incubated with vehicle or recombinant murine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha, 10 ng/ml) in Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS) for 10 hours. Thereafter, the HBSS medium was collected for nitrite analysis. NO production was examined by measuring the conversion of 2, 3-diaminonaphthalene (DAN) to its fluorescent product, 2, 3-naphthotriazole (NAT). NAT was analyzed after elution with 60% of 15 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH = 7.5) and 40% methanol through a 10-microm reversed-phase C18 column (250 x 4.00 mm, I.D.) at a flow rate of 1 ml /min. Fluorescence was monitored with excitation at 375 nm and emission at 415 nm. RESULTS: NAT appeared in approximately 16 min with no interference peaks. The assay yielded linear response within the examined range of 10 - 200 pM (r(2) >0.99) with an intra and inter-day variability of <10 % and accuracy of > 90%. The detection limit for nitrite was 10 pM. NO production by TNF- alpha treated Hepa 1c1c7 cells is estimated to be approximately 2 folds more than untreated cells. CONCLUSION: This fluorometric HPLC assay offers a sensitive and reliable measurement of NO production in cell culture medium.
PURPOSE:Nitric oxide (NO) is produced by various cell types in picomolar to nanomolar range and has important roles in a variety of biological functions. The aim of the present study was to investigate a sensitive and reproducible fluorometric HPLC method for measuring nitrite, one of the stable oxidation products of nitric oxide, in murinehepatoma Hepa 1c1c7 cells. METHODS: Hepa 1c1c7 cells were incubated with vehicle or recombinant murinetumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha, 10 ng/ml) in Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS) for 10 hours. Thereafter, the HBSS medium was collected for nitrite analysis. NO production was examined by measuring the conversion of 2, 3-diaminonaphthalene (DAN) to its fluorescent product, 2, 3-naphthotriazole (NAT). NAT was analyzed after elution with 60% of 15 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH = 7.5) and 40% methanol through a 10-microm reversed-phase C18 column (250 x 4.00 mm, I.D.) at a flow rate of 1 ml /min. Fluorescence was monitored with excitation at 375 nm and emission at 415 nm. RESULTS:NAT appeared in approximately 16 min with no interference peaks. The assay yielded linear response within the examined range of 10 - 200 pM (r(2) >0.99) with an intra and inter-day variability of <10 % and accuracy of > 90%. The detection limit for nitrite was 10 pM. NO production by TNF- alpha treated Hepa 1c1c7 cells is estimated to be approximately 2 folds more than untreated cells. CONCLUSION: This fluorometric HPLC assay offers a sensitive and reliable measurement of NO production in cell culture medium.
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