Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays

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Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays. / Fischer, Janine; Prosenc, Marc H.; Wolff, Martin et al.
in: Acta Biomaterialia, Jahrgang 6, Nr. 5, 05.2010, S. 1813-1823.

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Fischer, J, Prosenc, MH, Wolff, M, Hort, N, Willumeit, R & Feyerabend, F 2010, 'Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays', Acta Biomaterialia, Jg. 6, Nr. 5, S. 1813-1823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.020

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Fischer, J., Prosenc, M. H., Wolff, M., Hort, N., Willumeit, R., & Feyerabend, F. (2010). Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays. Acta Biomaterialia, 6(5), 1813-1823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.020

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Fischer J, Prosenc MH, Wolff M, Hort N, Willumeit R, Feyerabend F. Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays. Acta Biomaterialia. 2010 Mai;6(5):1813-1823. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.020

Bibtex

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title = "Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays",
abstract = "Magnesium (Mg) alloys are promising materials for the development of biodegradable implants. However, the current in vitro test procedures for cytotoxicity, cell viability and proliferation are not always suitable for this class of materials. In this paper we show that tetrazolium-salt-based assays, which are widely used in practice, are influenced by the corrosion products of Mg-based alloys. Corroded Mg converts tetrazolium salts to formazan, leading to a higher background and falsifying the results of cell viability. Tetrazolium-based assays are therefore not a useful tool for testing the cytotoxicity of Mg in static in vitro assays.",
keywords = "Cytotoxicity, Magnesium, MTT, Tetrazolium-based assays, XTT, Engineering",
author = "Janine Fischer and Prosenc, {Marc H.} and Martin Wolff and Norbert Hort and Regine Willumeit and Frank Feyerabend",
year = "2010",
month = may,
doi = "10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.020",
language = "English",
volume = "6",
pages = "1813--1823",
journal = "Acta Biomaterialia",
issn = "1742-7061",
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T1 - Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays

AU - Fischer, Janine

AU - Prosenc, Marc H.

AU - Wolff, Martin

AU - Hort, Norbert

AU - Willumeit, Regine

AU - Feyerabend, Frank

PY - 2010/5

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N2 - Magnesium (Mg) alloys are promising materials for the development of biodegradable implants. However, the current in vitro test procedures for cytotoxicity, cell viability and proliferation are not always suitable for this class of materials. In this paper we show that tetrazolium-salt-based assays, which are widely used in practice, are influenced by the corrosion products of Mg-based alloys. Corroded Mg converts tetrazolium salts to formazan, leading to a higher background and falsifying the results of cell viability. Tetrazolium-based assays are therefore not a useful tool for testing the cytotoxicity of Mg in static in vitro assays.

AB - Magnesium (Mg) alloys are promising materials for the development of biodegradable implants. However, the current in vitro test procedures for cytotoxicity, cell viability and proliferation are not always suitable for this class of materials. In this paper we show that tetrazolium-salt-based assays, which are widely used in practice, are influenced by the corrosion products of Mg-based alloys. Corroded Mg converts tetrazolium salts to formazan, leading to a higher background and falsifying the results of cell viability. Tetrazolium-based assays are therefore not a useful tool for testing the cytotoxicity of Mg in static in vitro assays.

KW - Cytotoxicity

KW - Magnesium

KW - MTT

KW - Tetrazolium-based assays

KW - XTT

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EP - 1823

JO - Acta Biomaterialia

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