Abstract
The cytotoxicity of menadione on hepatocytes was studied by using the substrate generation/tip collection mode of scanning electrochemical microscopy by exposing the cells to menadione and detecting the menadione-S-glutathione conjugate (thiodione) that is formed during the cellular detoxication process and is exported from the cell by an ATP-dependent pump. This efflux was electrochemically detected and allowed scanning electrochemical microscopy monitoring and imaging of single cells and groups of highly confluent live cells. Based on a constant flux model, ≈6 × 106 molecules of thiodione per cell per second are exported from monolayer cultures of Hep G2 cells.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 17582-17587 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 51 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 21 2004 |
Keywords
- Electrochemistry
- Glutathione
- Oxidative stress
- SECM
- Ultramicroelectrode
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General