Applications in Toxicology & Hepatobiology
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Screening for Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Toxicity
A sensitive and robust cell-based screening assay.
Mitochondrial damage compromises ATP production and consequentially cellular viability. Given the central role that mitochondria play in regulating cellular function, drugs that undermine mitochondrial function frequently elicit toxic effects...
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Publications
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Assessed Quantitatively in Real Time by Measuring the Extracellular Flux of Oxygen and Protons
Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction; 2008 Jan 22. :Ch 14.
In vitro assessment of mitochondrial dysfunction and cytotoxicity of nefazodone, trazodone, and buspirone
Toxicol Sci; 2008 Jun 1. 103 (2):335-345.
Biguanide-induced mitochondrial dysfunction yields increased lactate production and cytotoxicity of aerobically-poised HepG2 cells and human hepatocytes in vitro
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol; 2008 Dec 1. 233 (2):203-210.
The role of CYP3A4 in amiodarone-associated toxicity on HepG2 cells
Biochem Pharmacol; 2011 Feb 1. 81 (3):432-441.
Metabolic profiles show specific mitochondrial toxicities in vitro in myotube cells
J Biomol NMR; 2011 Apr 1. 49 (4-Mar):207-219.
Molecular imaging of intracellular drug-membrane aggregate formation
Mol Pharm; 2011 Oct 3. 8 (5):1742-1749.
Mitochondrial development of the in vitro hepatic organogenesis model with simultaneous cardiac mesoderm differentiation from murine induced pluripotent stem cells
J Biosci Bioeng; 2011 Nov 1. 112 (5):495-500.
Susceptibility to simvastatin-induced toxicity is partly determined by mitochondrial respiration and phosphorylation state of Akt
Biochim Biophys Acta; 2011 Dec 1. 1813 (12):2079-87.
Nitric oxide and hypoxia exacerbate alcohol-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in hepatocytes
Biochim Biophys Acta; 2011 Dec 1. 1807 (12):1573-82.
Gene-dose influences cellular and calcium channel dysregulation in heterozygous and homozygous T4826I-RYR1 malignant hyperthermia susceptible muscle
J Biol Chem; 2012 Jan 20. 287 (4):2863-76.
The impact of assay technology as applied to safety assessment in reducing compound attrition in drug discovery
Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery; 2012 Feb 1. 7 (2):109-122.
Ethanol Suppresses Ureagenesis in Rat Hepatocytes: Role of Acetaldehyde
J Biol Chem; 2012 Mar 2. 287 (10):7692-700.
Hemin causes mitochondrial dysfunction in endothelial cells through promoting lipid peroxidation: The protective role of autophagy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol; 2012 Apr 1. 302 (7):H1394-409.
Caveolin-1 orchestrates the balance between glucose and lipid-dependent energy metabolism: implications for liver regeneration
Hepatology; 2012 May 1. 55 (5):1574-84.
Additive effects of mitochondria-targeted Cytochrome P4502E1 and alcohol toxicity on cytochrome c oxidase function and the stability of respirosome complexes
J Biol Chem; 2012 May 4. 287 (19):15284-97.
Additive Effects of Mitochondrion-targeted Cytochrome CYP2E1 and Alcohol Toxicity on Cytochrome c Oxidase Function and Stability of Respirosome Complexes
J Biol Chem; 2012 May 4. 287 (19):15284-15297.
Molecular Analysis of Mitochondrial Compromise in Rodent Cardiomyocytes Exposed Long Term to Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
Cardiovasc Toxicol; 2012 Jun 1. 12 (2):123-34.
Cyclosporine A and palmitic acid treatment synergistically induce cytotoxicity in HepG2 cells
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol; 2012 Jun 1. 261 (2):172-80.
BNip3 regulates mitochondrial function and lipid metabolism in the liver.
Mol Cell Biol; 2012 Jul 1. 32 (13):2570-84.
Assessment of drug-induced mitochondrial dysfunction via altered cellular respiration and acidification measured in a 96-well platform
J Bioenerg Biomembr; 2012 Aug 1. 44 (4):421-37.
Overexpression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity and Regulates Adipocyte Phenotype
Circ Res; 2012 Oct 12. 111 (9):1176-89.
Mitochondrial bioenergetics and drug-induced toxicity in a panel of mouse embryonic fibroblasts with mitochondrial DNA single nucleotide polymorphisms
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol; 2012 Oct 15. 264 (2):167-81.
Oxidative damage to DNA by diesel exhaust particle exposure in co-cultures of human lung epithelial cells and macrophages
Mutagenesis; 2012 Nov 1. 27 (6):693-701.
Characterization of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes: Bioenergetics and Utilization in Safety Screening
Toxicol Sci; 2012 Nov 1. 130 (1):117-31.
An indole-derivative protects against acetaminophen-induced liver injury by directly binding to N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine in mice
Antioxid Redox Signal. 2012 Nov 2; [Epub ahead of print].
Disordered purinergic signaling and abnormal cellular metabolism are associated with development of liver cancer in Cd39/Entpd1 null mice
Hepatology; 2013 Jan 1. 57 (1):205-16.
Mechanisms of hepatocellular toxicity associated with dronedarone--a comparison to amiodarone
Toxicol Sci; 2013 Feb 1. 131 (2):480-490.
Amphiphilic silver-delaminated clay nanohybrids and their composites with polyurethane: physico-chemical and biological evaluations
J Mater Chem B; 2013 Mar 11. 1 (16):2178-2189.
Licochalcone A regulates hepatic lipid metabolism through activation of AMP-activated protein kinase
Fitoterapia. 2013 Mar 14; [Epub ahead of print].
Metabolic effects of TiO2 nanoparticles, a common component of sunscreens and cosmetics, on human keratinocytes
Cell Death Dis; 2013 Mar 21. 4:e549.
Identification of the molecular basis of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity
Nature medicine; 2013 Nov 1. 18 (11):1639-1642.
Technical Posters
Striatal synaptosome mitochondrial function is not altered following a 6mo MeHg treatment in male BALB/c mice
Society of Toxicology 2013
March 10-14, 2013
San Antonio, TXAn in vitro framework to investigate mitochondrial idiosyncratic drug-responses in a panel of genetically diverse mouse embryonic fibroblasts
European Bioenergetic Conference (EBEC 2012)
September 15-20, 2012
Freiberg, DEEffect of mitochondrial ATP binding cassette transporter B6 (ABCB6) in arsenic toxicity and mitochondrial function
Society for Toxicology 2012 Annual Meeting
March 11-15, 2012
San Francisco, CAChronic ethanol consumption increases the sensitivity of hepatocyte mitochondria to NO-dependent bioenergetic dysfunction.
Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM) 2011
November 16-20, 2011
Atlanta, GAAssessment of mitochondrial dysfunction and cytotoxicity of bisphenol A in isolated hepatocytes
Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM) 2011
November 16-20, 2011
Atlanta, GAAbrupt Alcohol Withdrawal suppresses Mitochondrial Repiration in an Estrogen Preventable Manner
Neuroscience 2010
November 13-17, 2010
San Diego, CA, USSimvastatin: The Enemy Within?
European Muscle Conference, XXXIX
September 14, 2010
Padua, ITIn vitro detection of pharmaceutical compounds that disturb mitochondrial functions
46th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology
September 13-16, 2009
Dresden, Germany
Webinars

Using Reserve Capacity to Screen for Mitochondrial Toxicities and Biogenesis
Craig C. Beeson, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
March 23, 2011
Primary Renal Proximal Tubules as a Platform for Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Toxicity Assays
Craig Beeson, PhD , Medical University of South Carolina
June 24, 2009
Fluorescent Reporters of Mitochondrial Function in the Life and Death of Cells
John J. LeMasters, MD, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
February 18, 2009
Achieving Higher Throughput and Greater Content When Measuring Mitochondrial Function
David Ferrick, PhD, CSO, Seahorse Bioscience
January 22, 2009
Mitochondrial Toxicity: Designing Novel Screening Methods to Reduce NCE Attrition
Yvonne Will, PhD, Cell Based Assays, Pfizer
September 24, 2008
Tutorial: Measuring Bioenergetics in a Variety of Cell Types
David Ferrick, PhD, CSO, Seahorse Bioscience
July 17, 2008
In vitro toxicity testing is the scientific analysis of the effects of toxic chemical substances on cultured cells. In vitro testing methods are used to confirm the lack of certain toxic properties in the early stages of the development of potentially useful new substances such as therapeutic drugs. The XF Analyzer allows the measurement of cellular metabolism in real time, in a microplate.
The XF Analyzer generates data that can provide new understanding in relation to in vitro toxicity and mitochondrial dysfunction, by allowing the measurement of cellular metabolism in real-time, in a microplate. By measuring the oxygen consumption rate (OCR) - a measure of mitochondrial respiration; as well as the extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) - a measure of glycolysis, you will be provided with the most physiologically relevant in vitro measurement for your bioenergetic studies.
- Aging
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular
- Cell Physiology
- Immunology
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Model Organisms
- Neurodegeneration
- Obesity, Diabetes, & Metabolic Disorders
- Screening
- Stem Cell Biology
- Toxicology & Hepatobiology
- Translational Medicine
Next Seahorse Webinar
Metabolic Adaptations in Fumarate Hydratase Deficient Cells

Christian Frezza, PhD,
Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Cambridge, UK
May 29, 2013
Advanced XF Training
Understanding When and How to Use Intact Cells and Isolated Mitochondria in Investigating Bioenergetics
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XF Stress Test Kits
XF Glycolysis Stress Test Kit
Now it's easy to measure glycolytic function in cells.
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Everything you need to measure mitochondrial function in cells.
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