| Assay Method Information | |
| | IL-1beta release assay |
| Description: | The activation of P2X7 by ATP leads to a fast transient activation of cells resulting in influx of Ca2+ followed by conversion of pro-IL-1β to active IL-1β. The functional activity of P2X7 compounds was measured by the release of mature IL-13 in the culture medium of THP-1 cells, detected by sandwich ELISA. Cells were maintained in complete growth medium (RPMI 1640+10% HI-FCS+2 mM L-glutamine+1×PS). Every 3 days, the medium was renewed by diluting the cells 1/3 to 1/4 as cell density did not exceed 0.5 million cells per ml (seeding cell density @1×105/ml). THP-1 cells were harvested from the flask in 50 ml by centrifugation for 3 min at 100 g. The cells were resuspended to 2×105 cells/ml in medium supplemented with 0.5 μM PMA and incubated. The cells were washed and resuspended to 1.5×105 cells/ml in medium complemented with 10 ng/ml LPS, and the cells were primed for 4 h at 37° C., 5% CO2. After addition of 20 μL of prediluted test compounds, blank, standard and control reagents, cells were incubated for a further 20 min at 37° C. and stimulated with 0.8 mM BzATP for 30 minutes. The cells were centrifuged, supernatant was collected and the presence of mature IL-1β was detected using Dual human IL-1b kit following manufacturer's instruction. The tetrahydrobenzodiazepine analogs effectively modulated the activity of P2X7 in the cells as measured by the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, which is released by the activation of P2X7 receptor. |
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