Molecule

Cell Lines

SkBr3 cells

Concentrations

~100 nM

Incubation Time

6 days

Methods

For the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, cells are cultured in plastic 96-well plates under 200 μL of growth medium and at an initial density of 10,000 cells per well. Cells are washed once they have attached and further incubated in medium containing 2.5% charcoal-stripped FBS with the indicated treatment. The medium is changed every 2 days (with treatment). Where applicable, 200 ng of the indicated plasmids are transfected every 2 days before treatments using Fugene6 Reagent, as recommended by the manufacturer. Following 6 days of incubation, the assay mixture (10μL per well) containing 1mg/mL 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) is added to each well and incubated at 37 ?C for 4 h in a 5% CO₂ atmosphere. The yellow tetrazolium MTT, reduced by metabolically active cells, results in intracellular purple formazan, which is released after overnight incubation with 200 μL 1% sodium dodecyl sulfate in 0.01N HCL and quantified spectrophotometrically by reading absorbance at 570nm using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay plate reader.

Animal Models

mPTEN+/- and wild-type mice

Formulation

Estriol is dissolved in ethanol and corn oil.

Doses

4 μg/g/day

Administration

Administrated via s.c.