Cytotoxicity of Quillaja saponaria Saponins towards Lung Cells Is Higher for Cholesterol-Rich Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Cell Lines
2.3. Cholesterol Content
2.4. Microfluidic Setup
2.5. Cytotoxicity Measurement in the Micro Scale
2.6. Cytotoxicity Measurement in the Macro Scale Using MTT Test
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kozińska, N.; Tokarska, K.; Chudy, M.; Wojciechowski, K. Cytotoxicity of Quillaja saponaria Saponins towards Lung Cells Is Higher for Cholesterol-Rich Cells. Biophysica 2021, 1, 126-136. https://doi.org/10.3390/biophysica1020010
Kozińska N, Tokarska K, Chudy M, Wojciechowski K. Cytotoxicity of Quillaja saponaria Saponins towards Lung Cells Is Higher for Cholesterol-Rich Cells. Biophysica. 2021; 1(2):126-136. https://doi.org/10.3390/biophysica1020010
Chicago/Turabian StyleKozińska, Natalia, Katarzyna Tokarska, Michał Chudy, and Kamil Wojciechowski. 2021. "Cytotoxicity of Quillaja saponaria Saponins towards Lung Cells Is Higher for Cholesterol-Rich Cells" Biophysica 1, no. 2: 126-136. https://doi.org/10.3390/biophysica1020010