Btk
0.5 nM [1]
MTT (3'[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) assays are performed to determine cytotoxicity. Briefly, cells (CLL B cells or healthy volunteer T cells or NK cells) are incubated for 48 hours with different concentrations of PCI-32765, or vehicle control. MTT reagent is then added, and plates are incubated for an additional 20 hours before washing with protamine sulfate in phosphate-buffered saline. Dimethyl sulfoxide is added, and absorbance is measured by spectrophotometry at 540 nm in a Labsystems plate reader. Cell viability is also measured at various time points with the use of annexin/PI flow cytometry. Data are analyzed with Expo-ADC32 software package. Results are expressed as the percentage of total positive cells over untreated control. Experiments examining caspase-dependent apoptosis includes the addition of 100μM Z-VAD.