title: Scintillation autofluorographic assessment of isotope uptake in human glioma cells grown on microtitration plates using sodium salicylate.
abstract: We describe a simple method for detecting [35S]methionine-labeled protein in fixed human astrocytoma cells grown in 96-well microtitration plates using a modified scintillation autofluorographic method. Following isotopic labeling, cells are fixed in situ and a solution of salicylic acid in methanol is dried onto the cell layer. The fluorographic image is detected using blue-sensitive X-ray film attached to the base of the plate which, following development, can be quantitated using a scanning densitometer. The relationship between cell number and optical density is linear, and there is a close correlation between the dose-response curves generated by this method and alternative isotopic detection methods and cell counting. This assay provides a suitable alternative to the use of potentially toxic scintillation fluids based on organic solvents like toluene or xylene in chemosensitivity testing of human brain tumors.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, University College London, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK. J.Darling@ion.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Darling
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002452:Cell Count; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012588:Scintillation Counting; D012980:Sodium Salicylate; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D008715:Methionine; D012980:Sodium Salicylate