Research Article

“Redox Imaging” to Distinguish Cells with Different Proliferative Indexes: Superoxide, Hydroperoxides, and Their Ratio as Potential Biomarkers

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Representative EPR spectra of mito-TEMPO (0.1 mM) before and after incubation with cells ( cells/mL) at different time intervals. (a) Normal lymphocytes and (c) leukemic lymphocytes. Tables indicate the EPR signal intensity of mito-TEMPO, incubated with different numbers of cells for 2 hours, in a humidified atmosphere. (b) Normal lymphocytes and (d) leukemic lymphocytes. Control: mito-TEMPO in cultured (cell-free) medium. The data are the from six independent experiments. The cell viability did not change at 2-hour incubation and was ~92-95% (for normal lymphocytes) or 96-99% (for leukemic lymphocytes).
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