To characterize the role of plating densities and alpha difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) on the proliferation of IEC 6 cells in vitro Methods IEC 6 cells were seeded in 96 well microplates at various densitie...To characterize the role of plating densities and alpha difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) on the proliferation of IEC 6 cells in vitro Methods IEC 6 cells were seeded in 96 well microplates at various densities in the pre sence or absence of DFMO Cells were counted and their proliferative capabilit y was monitored Days 1 to 7 with MTT assay at an optical density of 570?nm Results There was a positive relationship between cell number and OD value ( r =0 954 , P 【0 01) Higher plating densities (】0 5×10 4 cells/well) inhibited the growth of cells on Day 2 When the density reaches 4×10 4 cells/well, the O D value increased gradually and reached a peak on Day 5 After that, the OD va lue began to fall The growth of IEC 6 cells was limited at a low density (0 2×10 4 cells/well) on Day 4 DFMO caused a complete inhibition of proliferati on of IEC 6 cells on Days 1 to 3 Conclusion Proliferation of IEC 6 cells is related to plating density and incubation time It is inhibited by DFMO, but is reversible when the incubation time is prolon ged展开更多
基金theNationalEmphasisDevelopingProgramofBasicResearch (973 ) (No G19990 5 44 )theNationalNaturalscienceFoundationofChina (No 3 9970 90 6)
文摘To characterize the role of plating densities and alpha difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) on the proliferation of IEC 6 cells in vitro Methods IEC 6 cells were seeded in 96 well microplates at various densities in the pre sence or absence of DFMO Cells were counted and their proliferative capabilit y was monitored Days 1 to 7 with MTT assay at an optical density of 570?nm Results There was a positive relationship between cell number and OD value ( r =0 954 , P 【0 01) Higher plating densities (】0 5×10 4 cells/well) inhibited the growth of cells on Day 2 When the density reaches 4×10 4 cells/well, the O D value increased gradually and reached a peak on Day 5 After that, the OD va lue began to fall The growth of IEC 6 cells was limited at a low density (0 2×10 4 cells/well) on Day 4 DFMO caused a complete inhibition of proliferati on of IEC 6 cells on Days 1 to 3 Conclusion Proliferation of IEC 6 cells is related to plating density and incubation time It is inhibited by DFMO, but is reversible when the incubation time is prolon ged
