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. 1995 Jul 24;368(3):425-8.
doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00700-j.

Improved detection of nitric oxide radical (NO.) production in an activated macrophage culture with a radical scavenger, carboxy PTIO and Griess reagent

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Improved detection of nitric oxide radical (NO.) production in an activated macrophage culture with a radical scavenger, carboxy PTIO and Griess reagent

F Amano et al. FEBS Lett. .
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Abstract

An improved method for the detection of nitric oxide radicals (NO. in cultures of activated macrophages was developed, involving a nitric oxide radical scavenger, 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5- tetramethylimidazoline-3-oxide-1-oxyl (carboxy PTIO) and Griess reagent. A murine macrophage-like cell line, J774.1, was activated with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which induced the production and secretion of NO2- into the culture supernatant. Addition of carboxy PTIO to the activated macrophages increased the amount of NO2- to 4- to 5-fold without cell damages, probably because carboxy PTIO rapidly reacted with NO. to form NO2-, which was finally assayed by the Griess reaction.

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