title: Phenylenevinylene conjugated oligoelectrolytes as fluorescent dyes for mammalian cell imaging.
abstract: Conjugated phenylenevinylene oligoelectrolytes, which consist of a phenylenevinylene core equipped at each end with hydrophilic pendent groups, are shown to be good candidates for mammalian cell membrane staining. When used in the micromolar concentration range, they express low to moderate cell toxicity for selected regular and cancerous cell lines as tested for adherent and suspension cells.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90363 Lodz, Poland. achworos@cbmm.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gwozdzinska
authors.forename: Roza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pawlowska
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milczarek
authors.forename: Logan E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Alexander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Guillermo C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bazan
authors.forename: Arkadiusz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chworos
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011145:Polyvinyls